Vol.4 "6-125B DENIM WORKING COAT"
6-125B DENIM WORKING COATTags. ⇑ (owned by Teramoto)
●Cont.W-669-qm-12884
Contracts were assigned a unique contract number (contract number).
The contract number is made up of four parts.
「W」
A contract from the Department of War.
「669」
Depot specification code.
Philadeiphia OM Depot
1943Until 2019669 1943year7month1From the day36--030
「qm」
2 letters or3The letter code identifies the branch of the Army that requested the material.
qm...Quartermaster Corps
He is responsible for most uniforms, equipment and tools in the Army. It also includes common items that are not specialized in the Army sector, from soaps to flags.
「12884」
Line order numbers from 4 to 5 digits.
●Dated August 8,1941
Contract date 1941year8month8day
●Stock No. 55-C-72040
All materials carried in the Army supply system are assigned a stock number.
QMCThe stock numbers are separated by dashes.3It consists of two distinct parts.
「55」
"Class"It will tell you the number and what type of material you ordered is.
55... Textile clothing, knitted products
56・・・FOOD Food and water
57...Hospitals, labs, surgical instruments. and all accessories. Costumes, parts, consumables.
...etc.
「C」
The first character in the item's name.
C...COAT
H...HAT
T...TROSERS
...etc.
「72040」
72040is a number or a set of numbers used to identify a particular size or type of an object.
●Spec No. 6-125B
"No.6"
Class number
class6···cotton
class7···silk
class8···wool
class9···leather
...etc.
"125B"
Cotton product class "6」of125The second specification6-125Minor change version of125BIt is
●Specification date
1940year8month7day
●Philla Q.M.Depot
1930The age,QMCwas a huge industrial company. Quartermaster Depots all over the country (QMD) provided shoes, uniforms and equipment to their respective local Army branches and garrisons. Some of these depots were more than just a delivery warehouse, but also had design studios, contract and procurement offices and a vast workshop.
※QMC（United States Army Quartermaster Corps / (USA)
※QMD（Quartermaster Depot / Supply Supply Station）
●[3 major depots]
- Philadelphia specializes in the design, manufacture and procurement of clothing and textile products.
- In Boston, he specializes in shoes and footwear.
(New England was the historic centre of the American shoe industry).
- Jeffersonville, Indiana specializes in web gear, including web belts, leather belts, canvas water bottle covers, and canvas packs.
・CONRO MFG.CO.
Some of the Army equipment was manufactured in-house. What's more common is uniforms manufactured through contracts with private companies.
Example of contracting for 6-125B
・9431...H LANG COMPANY
・9436・・PERFECT MAID DRESS INC
・9443...TANEN SHIRT CO INC
・10884・・CONRO MFG CO
・10236...BLUE RIDGE OVERALLS CO
・16547・・BLUE BELL GLOBE MFG CO