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Camplin sostiene il Museo Royal Navy Outfitters to the ROYAL NAVY by support to the Royal Naval Museum Peacoat & Naval Tailoring

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The Camplin Family was well known for its Navy supplies and had shops in London and Portsmouth, founded by Edgard Camplin in 1850. Later it was actually Edgard’s dynamic son who started supplying uniforms to the Royal Navy in 1888. The Camplin success story really came from the British Colonies, where Charles understood the need for standardization in uniform production. From that moment on he was the one to supply uniforms to the Royal Navy in their most important Colonial Campaign. This was also the reason why he was awarded the Naval General Service medal (a medal with a blue ribbon with green stripes) and to this day the same blue and green tape is used in finishing touches to the Peacoat.

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Camplin sostiene il Museo Royal Navy

Outfitters to the ROYALNAVY

by support to the Royal Naval Museum

Peacoat & Naval Tailoring

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The Camplin Family was well known for its Navy supplies and had shops in London

and Portsmouth, founded by Edgard Camplin in 1850. Later it was actually Edgard’s

dynamic son who started supplying uniforms to the Royal Navy in 1888. The Camplin

success story really came from the British Colonies, where Charles understood the need

for standardization in uniform production. From that moment on he was the one to

supply uniforms to the Royal Navy in their most important Colonial Campaign.

This was also the reason why he was awarded the Naval General Service medal (a

medal with a blue ribbon with green stripes) and to this day the same blue and green

tape is used in finishing touches to the Peacoat.

THE ORIGIN IN ENGLAND

This photograph was taken on 21st June 1884 for the celebrations of Queen Victoria’s Golden Jubilee- with everyone dressed in their Sunday best.

At the front: the two most successful Camplin brothers: Edgard (right) and Henry (left).Behind: The young men in the background are Henry’s four sons: Henry, Robert, George and William, and

Edgard’s son Charles in the centre. Charles was the “father” of the Peacoat.

Questa foto fu scattata il 21 giugno 1884 durante le celebrazioni per il Giubileo dorato della Regina Vittoria - tutti sono vestiti a festa.

Davanti: i due fratelli Camplin di maggior successo: Edgard (a destra) e Henry (a sinistra)Dietro: i giovani uomini in secondo piano sono i quattro figli di Henry: Henry, Robert, George e William, al

centro Charles, figlio di Henry. Charles fu il “padre” dei peacoat.

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La Famiglia Camplin era molto conosciuta per le forniture marine, con negozi a Londra e Portsmouth

avviati dal fondatore Edgard Camplin dal 1850. Tuttavia fu Charles, il dinamico figlio di Edgard, ad

iniziare le forniture alla Royal Navy nel 1888. Il successo arrivò con le Colonie Inglesi, quando Charles

capì il valore della standardizzazione nella produzione delle uniformi militari. Da quel momento seguì le

vicende della Royal Navy nelle più importante Campagne Coloniali. Per questa ragione Camplin ottenne

l’importante riconoscimento della medaglia della “Naval General Service” (medaglia contraddistinta da un

nastro blu con bande laterali verdi) che ancora oggi è utilizzata per rifinire i peacoat.

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There is no doubt that the Camplin Family sucess was closely linked to the British colonies

as the family business worked alongside the Royal Navy and the Army in all the areas

colonised by the British. However the Camplins had most success in India (they started in

Bombay in 1896) where they not only supplied unifoms to the Royal Navy but also had a

successful fabric and tea trading business between India and Britain.

British Colonial splendour is at its height and Mr Camplin has become well known not

only for his military uniforms but also for that way of life synonymous with British style.

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È certo che il successo della Camplin Family è legato alle Colonie Inglesi, affiancando sempre sia la Royal

Navy che la Royal Army in tutte le aree conquistate. Tuttavia la presenza più significativa della Camplin

è in India (a Bombay dal 1896), dove oltre alle forniture della Royal Navy e della Royal Army, ci fu una

importante attività commerciale con l’Inghilterra per tessuti e tè.

È il culmine dello splendore delle Colonie Inglesi e Mr. Camplin è noto per le uniformi militari ma anche

perché propone quello stile di vita che è sinonimo di British Style.

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ORIGINAL ROYAL NAVY PEACOAT

Mr. Camplin era molto noto per le sue forniture alla Royal Navy. Fu sua l’idea di proporre il Peacoat come divisa per i sottuficiali (Petty Officers). Fino ad allora i sottuficiali erano dotati del medesimo abbigliamento dei marinai semplici. Tuttavia serviva un’uniforme in grado di distinguerli, ma che fosse ben più pratica del Great Coat (il “gran cappotto”) in dotazione agli ufficiali. Per questo Mr. Camplin pensò ad un giaccone che doveva avere l’mportanza di un cappotto, ma la praticità nei mo-vimenti propria di un giubbotto. Così i P. Officers ebbero il loro P. Coat che in seguito, per ragioni di fonetica, divenne Peacoat (dove “Pea” indica la P di Petty Officer). Per questa ragione Mr. Camplin è giustamente ritenuto da molti l’inventore di questo capo.

Mr Camplin was well-known for supplying uniforms to the Royal Navy. It was in fact his idea to suggest the use of the Peacoat as part of the Petty Officer’s uniform. Up until then Petty Officers had the same uniform as ordinary able seamen. However they needed their own uniform to make the di-stinction but something that would be more practical than the Great Coat which senior Officers had. Mr Camplin than came up with the idea of a jacket, having the same important style as a coat but the practical ease in movement of a jacket. So the P. Officers got their P.Coat (P for Petty in Petty Officer) which then for phonetic reasons became the word Peacoat. This is the story behind why Mr Camplin is rightly believed by many to be the inventor of the Peacoat.

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This is a short length of cord used as an extension for buttoning up the double breasted jacket. The cordage was used in colder climates when the layers of clothing under the uniform meant that the jacket couldnt be buttoned up using the buttonhole.Each seaman had his own cordage made to measure for his sea voyages.

Si tratta di un piccola cima di corda che fungeva da prolunga alla abbottonatura del doppio petto. Il “cordige” veniva utilizzato con i climi più rigidi, quando l’aumento di strati di maglieria sotto l’uni-forme non consentivano al bottone di incontrare l’occhiello. Ogni marinaio aveva un “cordage” realizzato a proprio modo nei trasferimenti in mare.

Technical features

- Double breasted buttoning to allow for measured wearability.- Length 80 cms.- Vertical 20 cms hand-warmer pockets.- Wind-cheater flap.- Made from Melton waterproof which can stand on tough marine and rough weather.

Caratteristiche tecniche

- Abbottonatura doppio petto per consentire di calibrare la vestibilità.- Lunghezza totale: 80 cm.- Tasche verticali scaldamani da 20 cm.- Bavero antivento. - Materiale: melton waterproof in grado di resistere ad un duro uso marino e atmosferico.

CORDAGE

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ColoursColori

BlueBlu

GreyGrigio

AzurAzzurro

GreenVerde

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KhakiKhaki

OrangeArancione

MustardSenape

RedRosso

ColoursColori

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The naval general service

This silver medal with its blue ribbon with green stripes was awarded to civilians in Bri-

tish Colonies in recognition of their particular distinguished service in work, their initiati-

ve and diplomacy. They were people who often left an indelible mark on the Colony.

Il servizio navale generaleLa medaglia in argento con nastro blu e bande verdi era riservata a tuttu quei civili che, nelle colonie inglesi, si erano particolarmente distinti nel supporto alla Royal Navy, dimostrando capacità operative, spirito di iniziativa e diplomazia.

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Camplin history

The history of Camplin goes back to the second half of the 1800s when Edgard Camplin,

who came from a family of traders in the nautical sector, began to supply items to the Royal

Navy. He started to offer, not only canvas cloth for sails, but also cloth and uniforms for

the British Navy. The Royal Navy demanded something particular: to make the whole

military attire uniform (hence the word Uniform which at the time meant clothing suited

to the military status). As this need evolved, Mr Camplin also created his own particular

style in clothing. This is the reason why many people feel he was the inventor of the Royal

Navy Peacoat, which was later adopted by the most important Naval forces and customi-

sed in each case.

La storia di camplinLa storia di Camplin inizia nella seconda metà dell’Ottocento, quando Mr. Edgrad Camplin, proveniente da una famiglia di mercanti nel settore nautico, comincia a rifornire la Royal Navy inserendo nelle forniture oltre alle tele per le vele, anche tessuti e divise per la Marina inglese. La richiesta della Marina inglese è tassativa: rendere uniforme le divise dei militari (da qui il nome “uniforme”, intesa da allora come abbigliamento conforme allo status militare). L’evoluzione di tale necessità fa sì che Mr. Camplin proporrà anche uno stile di abbigliamento. Ecco perchè molti riconoscono in lui il ruolo di inventore del Peacoat Royal Navy, che successivamete all’apporto di varie modifiche diventerà sinonimo dell’abbigliamento adottato da tutte le più importanti marine militari.

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Camplin sostiene il Museo Royal Navy

by support to the Royal Naval Museum