Jersey
Object number2011.78.6
Manufacturer
Crown of California
Date1981
MediumNylon
Credit LineGift of Clarke Family
DescriptionRed, white, and blue zip-up jersey made of nylon. Front has three patches related to Soap Box Derby event. Proper right sleeve has a patch with sponsor name. Pocket on left sleeve.Dimensions32.5 x 26.5 in. (82.6 x 67.3 cm)InscriptionsFront has three patches: "City Champion", "Soap Box Derby" shield and an oval patch that reads "44th / All / American / Soap box derby / 1981".
Proper right sleeve has a patch that reads "Novar".
MarksCloth label "Crown of California".
Historical NotesPart of the Soap Box Derby collection of the Clarke family. Gerard Clarke's two children both participated in the soap box derby in the late 1970s and early 1980s. His daughter, Jessie, started in 1979 at the age of eleven and participated for four years. She went to the Akron Championship representing Western Pennsylvania in the Senior Division in 1982. Girls were not allowed to participate in the derby until 1971. His son Jerry also participated, although not to the degree of Jessie, he also went to Akron in the Junior Division. Locally, the Clarke children would race down Cumberland Road in McCandless.
Previous owner
Jessie Clarke
Related person
Gerard J. Clarke
Related person
Jerry Clarke
Related institution
Novar Electronics Corporation
On View
Not on view
c. 1973
Sport Maska Inc.
