Jacket

Object number2017.35.1 a,b

Manufacturer Saxony Industries

Datec. 1970

OriginNew York, NY

MediumFabric; Plastic; Metal; Paper; Ink

Credit LineGift of Debra Fabrizio-Dudley and John Fabrizio, Jr.

DescriptionMustard yellow usher's uniform jacket with employee badge button.DimensionsHeight x Width (a - width is between shoulder seams): 31.5 × 17.625 in. (80 × 44.8 cm)
Diameter x Depth (b): 3 × 0.375 in. (7.6 × 1 cm)
Inscriptions(a)
Pocket on proper left breast has black and yellow embroidered dimensional "P" patch.

Maker label inside collar at back center has "118" handwritten in faded black ink at center of label.

(b)
Front has black text around perimeter "THREE RIVERS STADIUM" at top and "EMPLOYEE" at bottom.

Front has at top center: Pittsburgh Steelers' logo and Pittsburgh Pirates logo.

"065" is printed on off-white paper that is inserted into back of button and shows through button's front window.
Marks(a)
White fabric label inside collar at back center has black embroidered text "SAXONY / INDUSTRIES / 149-5TH AVE. / NEW YORK / NAME _____ SIZE _____".
Historical NotesThree Rivers Stadium Pittsburgh Pirates usher’s jacket that belonged to donor John Fabrizio, Jr.'s father John Fabrizio. John Fabrizio was the son of Italian immigrants who came from the Abruzzo region of Italy. His father worked construction and so did John, but he, along with his brothers started to usher at Forbes Field around the age of 17. They lived on Dawson Street, close to Forbes Field. All the men on the Fabrizio side of the family ushered. John, like his father, worked construction as his day job for M. O’Herron. He stopped ushering around 2000, when he was in his 80s, and he never ushered at PNC Park. Donor John Fabrizio, Jr. and his brothers also ushered.

Previous owner John Fabrizio

Related institution Pittsburgh Pirates (founded 1887)

Related institution Pittsburgh Steelers

Related institution M. O'Herron Company

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