Shirt
Object number2012.75.81
Manufacturer
Big Yank
Date1968-1973
Mediumcotton; thread
Credit LineGift of Bernard A. Burns
DescriptionBlue button-up baseball umpire uniform shirt with black buttons and two breast pockets. Embroidered on the back in gold thread is location name. Maker tag on the inside back collar.Dimensions35.625 x 30.5 in. (90.5 x 77.5 cm)InscriptionsEmbroidered on the back in gold thread is "10th Ward".
MarksTag on the inside back collar has "Union Made" embroidered in red. Below that in front of an embroidered red triangle, embroidered in blue is "BIG YANK". Underneath that is "100% COTTON" embroidered in blue. Below that embroidered in red is "SANFORIZED / SHRINKAGE LESS THAN 1%".
On the inside of the back collar is "13827 / L", possibly stamped.
Historical NotesBaseball umpire uniform shirt. Part of a collection belonging to Bernie Burns. The collection documents Firefighters Local No. 1, the firefighting union of which Bernie Burns was the president; his life as a firefighter; and additional items that document growing up in Lawrenceville in the 1960s and 1970s.
Previous owner
Bernard A. Burns
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