numbersix Posted December 7, 2021 Share #1 Posted December 7, 2021 In about 1960/1961 the contract code on uniform labels etc changes from 6/CLO/... to A/78/CLO... With the A/78/CLO/... codes the manufacturers of a specific item are ordered sequentially by contract number. So, for example: A/78/CLO/31615/DC69(1), Trousers Combat, (1960 Pattern), H.Lotery & Co Ltd. A/78/CLO/31616/DC69(1), Trousers Combat, (1960 Pattern), CW Son Ltd A/78/CLO/31617/DC69(1), Smock Combat, (1960 Pattern), James Smith & Co (Derby) Ltd. RHYMNEY A/78/CLO/31617/DC69(1), Smock Combat, (1960 Pattern), James Smith & Co (Derby) Ltd. STAVELEY A/78/CLO/31618/DC69(2), Smock Combat, (1960 Pattern), J.Mandleberg & Co Ltd Using the above sample we can see that: 1. the smock and trousers of the 1960 Pattern Combat Uniform are a single contract item. 2. each manufacturer has it's own contract number in sequence. 3. manufacturer's with multiple factory locations still use the single contract number. A/78/CLO... contract numbers can be more difficult to date as they are less likely to have a date on the label or pheon marking. This can make dating a specific item difficult, below is a rough guide to year dating A/78/CLO... contracts, the contract numbers are the earliest I have found for each year so the list indicates the earliest the item could have been manufactured: 1961= 78/CLO/0324/CT4A 1962= 78/CLO/0764/CT5A 1963= 78/CLO/1748/CT4B 1964= A/78/CLO/5459/CB(CT)3B 1965= A/78/CLO/11101/CT5A 1966= A/78/CLO/14293/CT5A 1967= A/78/CLO/17352/CT5B 1968= A/78/CLO/22922/CT5(A) 1969= A/78/CLO/25321/CT5B 1970= A/78/CLO/30999/DC67 1971= A/78/CLO/33475/DC69(1) 1972= A/78/CLO/37681/DC69(1) 1973= A/78/CLO/40658/CB(CT)2C 1974= A/78/CLO/42217/CB(CT) 1975= A/78/CLO/45147/CB(CT)2B 1976= A/78/CLO/48022/CB(CT)2B 1977= A/78/CLO/52214/CB(CT)2B 1978= A/78/CLO/53062/CB(CT)2A 1979= A/78/CLO/57092/CB(CT)4A 1980= A/78/CLO/58000/CB(CT)2B = this is the last, highest numbered A/78/CLO... number I have found and the item was relabeled to the CT2 type code. In 1979/1980 the contract numbering system changed to CT2, CT3, CT4 system. Link to comment
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