Wool School Blazer with Braided Piping on Collar, 1948

Gray wool school blazer with collar piped in burgundy braid. Accents include an emblem on the left pocket consisting of a G and the year 1948 in burgundy and white. This item was owned by Richard Wilson, the adopted son of Matilda and Alfred Wilson. Matilda was the wife of John Francis Dodge (October 25, 1864 – January 14, 1920), co-founder of the Dodge Motor Car Company in Detroit, Michigan.