T-Shirt
Object number2017.43.1
Manufacturer
Gildan Activewear SRL
Date2017
OriginNicaragua
MediumCotton; Paint
Credit LineHeinz History Center Collection
DescriptionLong-sleeve white cotton t-shirt.DimensionsHeight x Width (width is between shoulder seams): 31 × 20.75 in. (78.7 × 52.7 cm)InscriptionsFront and back have same screen printed black text at top "Mike Feinberg Day / 3.26.17" and at center "I partied with / the Party King".
MarksTwo overlapping white maker tags inside collar at back center:
Top tag has text on front "GILDAN / Heavy Cotton / TearAway" and back has import information;
Bottom tag has text on front including "GILDAN ACTIVEWEAR SRL / ... / 100% COTTON / ... / Made in Nicaragua / ... / L..." and back has care instructions and manufacture information.
Historical NotesTshirt from The Mike Feinberg Company. Feinberg’s was a Strip District institution for over 60 years before its 2017 closing. The store specialized in party supplies, Pittsburgh sports themed gifts, and local souvenirs. Originally a toy store at 1736 Penn Avenue. He found it hard to compete with large toy store chains so expanding into party supplies, novelties and souvenirs as well. In 1980 both Feinberg’s and Randall’s were named in a suit by Myron Cope for producing unlicensed copies of the “Terrible Towel.” The WWII veteran grew up in the Hill District and was a salesman for the Minsky Brothers, one of the main toy and novelty distributors in Pittsburgh, before opening his own store.
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The Mike Feinberg Company, Inc.
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