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Jersey, Baseball

Object number2012.75.80

MediumCotton; metal

Credit LineGift of Bernard A. Burns

DescriptionCream-colored baseball jersey with gold piping around sleeves, neck, and down the front. Blue and white team name across the front. Sewn in blue on the back is organization acronym.Dimensions26.5 x 26.75 in. (67.3 x 67.9 cm)
InscriptionsSewn in blue across the front is "10th Ward".

Beneath that sewn in white on a blue background is "COLTS".

Sewn in blue on the back is "F.O.P #1".

Handwritten on inside back of jersey is what appears to be "214 / 9/30".
MarksPrinted in green on inside back collar has text "Holloway / DO NOT USE / CHLORINE BLEACH / USE LUKE WARM WATER / WITH MILD SOAP. AIR DRY / DO NOT TUMBLE DRY / SIZE 36".

Tag on proper left inside seam has printed in green "Holloway / DO NOT USE / CHLORINE BLEACH / USE LUKE WARM WATER / WITH MILD SOAP. AIR DRY / DO NOT TUMBLE DRY / SIZE 36".
Historical NotesThis 10th Ward Colts Fraternal Order of Police baseball jersey likely belonged to Pat Burns. It is 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 Patrick Burns

Related institution Fraternal Order of Police

Related person Bernard A. Burns

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