Twin Peaks Prop – Windom Earle’s Fishing Vest

Fisherman Earle in Episode 2019
Fisherman Earle in Episode 2019

In Episode 2019 of Twin Peaks, we’re introduced to one of Windom Earle’s many disguises – Fisherman Earle. This outfit may be one of my favorites, so I was particularly delighted when I found a replica prop of his fishing vest.

WATCHING COOPER AND ANNIE

Earle is seen hiding in the bushes at Easter Park while he watches Dale Cooper and Annie Blackburn share a kiss on the shore.

Episode 2019

Episode 2019

The scene was filmed in a private, residential park on Malibou Lake in Agoura, California.

IDENTIFYING THE PROP

To identify his vest, I concentrated on his patch. From what I could tell, the patch read “Woods Goods Saf-T-Bak.”

Episode 2019

An internet search turned up eBay links for hunting vests. It didn’t take long for me to find a replica fishing vest available for sale.

SafTBak Fishing Vest
SafTBak Fishing Vest

There were a couple of different versions of the vest available on eBay. The one I thought matched has a tag that says “Stock 722.”

Woods Goods SafTBak
Woods Goods SafTBak Patch

Since I could only find eBay links to Saf-T-Bak products, I figured the company must have folded. Luckily, I found this YouTube video which provided a fantastic history of Saf-T-Bak.

Long story short, the company was founded in 1901 as the Altoona Overall Co. & Pants Factory in Altoona, Pennsylvania. Originally, they only made clothing for coal miners, but business expanded to include clothing for a variety of workers and the military. In 1954, the company changed its name to Saf-T-Bak and focused on safety clothing for hunting and fishing. The company ceased operation in November 1991.

Episode 2019

With the acquisition of this replica prop, I’m now one step closer to become Windom Earle. By the way, I love this shot. Kenneth Welsh played this role perfectly!

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  • Steven Miller at Twede's Cafe enjoying cherry pie and coffee

    A "Twin Peaks" fan since October 1993, Steven Miller launched Twin Peaks Blog in February 2018 to document his decades-long fascination with David Lynch and Mark Frost's wonderful and strange show. With his Canon camera in hand, he's visited numerous film locations, attended Twin Peaks events and conducted extensive historical research about this groundbreaking series. Along with fellow Bookhouse Boys, he dreams of creating a complete Twin Peaks Archive of the series and feature film. Steven currently resides in Central Florida.

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