Sweater
Object number2011.59.1
Manufacturer
The Puritan Sportswear Corporation
Date1945-1950
MediumWool
Credit LineGift of Richard Mascari
DescriptionGreen sweater with yellow stitching. Cropped sleeves with rolled edges. Buttons down the front. Two pockets near the bottom edge of the front. Square patch sewn to the back that depicts a red apple and has company name in a banner across the bottom.Dimensions33 x 24 in. (83.8 x 61 cm)InscriptionsSquare patch sewn to the back that reads "GERBER'S" in a banner across the bottom.
Handwritten in ink across the bottom of the patch is "FRANK-MASCARI"
MarksTag at the back of the collar reads: "PURITAN / "NATCH" / ALL WOOL (42) / THE PURITAN SPORTSWEAR CORP".
Historical NotesSweater from Gerbers Fruit Company which was where the Allegheny Center Mall is currently located (as of 2011). It then moved to North Hills Village before closing in the 1970s. Donor Richard Mascari's uncle, Frank Mascari, worked for the produce store and he believes the employee sweater is c. 1945-1950.
Related person
Frank Mascari
Related institution
Gerbers Fruit Company
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