Have you tried asking the question on the RNLI website? Isn't the only item of uniform the dark blue jumper (can't think of the correct term)? Oilskins etc. are much of a muchness. There possibly wasn't a uniform at that time.
Agree with UJ. I don't think there would have been a special uniform, unless they had some kind of agreed dress code for church parades and special occasions. It was, and still is, manned by volunteers, who are in ordinary employment and just down tools and shoot off when the maroon goes off. Oilskins, boots etc are donned at the station when the boat is being launched. Most of them were fisher folk at that time, so it would have been navy serge trousers, ganseys and reefers. I don't know what colour waterproofs they would have had - I think hi-vis yellow & orange are more recent concepts, so that crew members can be seen.
Jay
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http://www.corkjackets.co.uk/ How about this, it is the Story of the loss of lifeboatmen of Southport in 1886
I have seen the show and am going again Friday night but the photo is on the link.
Thanks Jay ... I understand that moleskin trousers were worn by some.
In the pic I'm restoring, the guys are wearing life jackets of some kind, so I'm now considering what colour these may have been.
A couple of them are wearing shorts and I'm guessing at beige/khaki.
http://www.corkjackets.co.uk/ How about this, it is the Story of the loss of lifeboatmen of Southport in 1886
I have seen the show and am going again Friday night but the photo is on the link.
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