[Peak and Pine]

Hickey Freeman and H. Freeman are not the same thing. They are two separate old line companies. H. Freeman until recently was known as H. Freeman & Sons. They are/were quality pieces, comparable to Hickey Freeman, if not better. But scrap the one you have, it's not a suit. Go with the HSM.

 

[Peak and Pine]

I admire your tenacity, truly, but I think the chance of finding matching pants may be less than zero. Try though. Or try this, go up from your $13 budget to $30 and get something like I've pictured below, currently being sold on eBay. H. Freeman is good stuff, I've had a few through the years.

(This picture, just an example, I have no idea your size except that it must be far less than it used to after losing a hundred pounds. Congrats on that.)

 

[Peak and Pine]

For a number of years I had the opportunity to be involved with the development of H. Freeman made-to-measure program. Based on the label, the coat was produced in the Island Ave. facility before moving production to the English American facility in Westminster, MD. H. Freeman garments were and still are full canvas garments. They are about 80-90% hand tailored. The collar, sleeves, buttonholes, and lining are handsewn. They use a hymo canvas, sewn in by machine. However, this was for consistency in the soft feel.

Hart, Shaffner, & Marx typically were half canvas. However, when production was moved to the Peerless facility in the early 2000, after they were sold. I can not speak to.

Clarify something for me please. Was I correct in saying that H Freeman is/was H. Freeman & Son of Philadelphia? I have had a couple of their suits through the years, liked them, knew they were full canvas, but don't recall the 80 to 90% handwork that you speak of, or were you talking about just the Made to Measure program?

 

[Peak and Pine]

Yes. H.Freeman dropped the “Son” part after they moved from Philadelphia. H. Freeman suits were hand-tailored with exception to the pad stitching in the chest, and naturally the long seams. H. Freeman is owned by the same parent company that owns Oxxford Clothing in Chicago. H. Freeman was tailored to be one level below Oxxford. The garments produced in Philadelphia lived up to that. The fit and feel were far superior to that produced at English American. That are still a good value at $995 to $1595, either readymade or made-to-measure.

That was fast. Thanks for the corroboration. Did not know the Oxxford connection, interesting. Thanks again.

 

[Peak and Pine]

I wouldn't recommend used clothing under any circumstances but Oxxford is well worth the price new.

You continue to amaze. The prime reason to buy vintage is because the particular item or the cloth or the style is no longer being made. I tried contacting the 1940s to buy my Dunn & Co. Norfolk, but they didn't respond, so I just had to give up and go to eBay, damn. Read the original post more carefully. The questioner does not have an Oxxford budget. He paid 13 bucks for his jacket and would like to find similar in a related price range. (And on a side note, I will never be old enough to feel comfortable in an Oxxford.)