An Honest to Goodness Colonel’s UNIFORM
July 29th, 2008 adminThe call from Keith Jacobson of San Diego was a most welcome surprise. Keith was attempting to research the history of a “uniform” found among the treasures he inherited from his grandfather, Sidney Brockman. A fried of Keith’s had told him it might be a Kentucky Colonel’s uniform. And, indeed it is!! To our knowledge, only a handful of the uniforms were made. The year was 1931. The detail in Keith’s uniform exactly match the uniform description found in the May 1931 minutes of the organizational meeting of what was then The Kentucky Colonels. Here’s the photo(s) Keith was kind enough to send us. The inserts at the bottom show the detail of the braiding, buttons (the seal of Kentucky), and the “aide-de-camp” insignia worn on the sleeve. By the way, a tag inside the jacket indicates the uniform was made for Colonel W. B. Dunlap. THANKS KEITH!
