Jersey
Object number2004.128.9
Manufacturer
Physical Culture Supply Company
Date2004
MediumPolyester; Felt
Credit LineGift of Claude Johnson
DescriptionBlack tank-style game jersey with team emblem sewn onto the front. Number sewn onto back. Authentication labels at the hem of the garment also have the team name, player, and year. Tags at neck and below authentication labels have name and logo of manufacturer.Dimensions25.9999 x 36.9999 in. (66 x 94 cm)MarksTags at neck and hem read: "Physical Culture / Supply Co. / Greenwich, CT."
Logo of crossed baseball bats above the word "Supply."
Historical NotesDonated by Black Fives Inc, a company dedicated to researching, preserving, and promoting the history of early all-black basketball teams that played from the 1910s through the late-1940s. The company makes reproductions of uniforms and memorabilia from the teams of this era. The 2nd Story Morrys were a semi-pro Jewish basketball team in the 1920s and won the Pittsburgh City Basketball Championship for the 1922-1923 season.
Previous owner
Charles Davies
Related institution
Second Story Morrys
Subjects
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Pittsburgh Sport Shop
1947
c. 1969
