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  Empire Sporting Goods Manufacturing Co. Zipper Front Baseball Jersey
 
Empire Sporting Goods Manufacturing Co. Baseball Jersey
Item Details
  • CIRCA - 1940s-1950s
  • MANUFACTURER  -  Empire Sporting Goods Manufacturing Co.
  • SIZE - 38
  • PRICE GUIDE - $75.00-$150.00
     Very Good - Excellent condition

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    This zipper front baseball jersey was made by the Empire Sporting Goods Manufacturing Co., Inc., 92-100 Bleecker Street, New York, N.Y. Established in 1919, the company made athletic uniforms, camping and military clothing. The Empire gold-on-black manufacturer's tag on this jersey was used from the late 1930s to the early 1950s. The zipper style was used in the mid 1940s into the early 1950s. The jersey's pattern is common from the late-WWII and into the 1950s, however the shorter sleeve length pushes the bottom end of the range into post-war. The undersides of the sleeves are reinforced and include vents.

 Zippered uniform jerseys hit the playing field in the 1930s. The 1937 Chicago Cubs were the first major league team to zipper up. By 1940 and ’41, half of all big league clubs had zippered jerseys. But, only a handful of teams wore them into the 1970s. The last major league club to wear a zipper-front jersey was the Philadelphia Phillies in 1986.

 
 
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