Hello! Hope everyone’s having a good start to the school year, the football season, and autumn.
Before I go any further, let’s hear it for Phil Hecken and Jim Vilk, who are doing a really great job of charting Uni Watch’s post-Paul course. I’m extremely pleased and impressed by how they’re handling things, and the site’s traffic numbers indicate that you folks are pretty pleased as well. Huzzah!
As for me, I’m continuing to have a blast over at Inconspicuous Consumption (which is now publishing at inconspicuous.info, don’tcha know). If you haven’t been over there in a bit, check out the archive — lots of good stuff!
Meanwhile, I’ve been going through my closets and weeding out a bunch of stuff that I’ve decided I can live without, including a nice batch of vintage jerseys. I could list them on eBay, but I wanted to give Uni Watch readers first crack at them, so I’m sharing them with you in this post.
A few things to keep in mind:
- Generally speaking, any stains or blemishes on these items are very small and are barely noticeable unless you really zoom in on them. That said, I’ve tried to be as transparent as possible regarding an item’s condition and have included photographs showing any defects.
- Pit-to-pit measurements are taken across the chest and length measurements are from the top of the rear collar to the rear hem.
- If you’re interested in multiple items, I can come up with a combined shipping price for you.
- You can also avoid shipping charges altogether if you live in NYC and want to pick up an item in person.
- If you have any additional questions or concerns, give me a shout.
Ready? Here we go….
1. Seaside Baseball Jersey 
I got this one at a vintage shop down the Jersey shore around 2009. The advertiser on the back appears to have been from Virginia, so that’s presumably where the team was based. Jersey is likely from the 1960s.
Cotton twill jersey with felt lettering and graphics, blue/white piping, and spectacular white panels across upper sleeves. Ad for local propane company on back. Raglan sleeves. Felco tagging.
Tagged as a 40; measures 21″ from pit to pit, 29″ long.
In extremely good shape, with no blemishes, rips, or other defects.
Price: $50 + $6 shipping. SOLD
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2. Donnelly Electric Baseball Jersey
Pretty sure I got this one on eBay, although I don’t remember when. It’s from St. Paul, Minn., where Donnelly Electric was still in business as recently as 2014 (but not anymore). Jersey is likely from the 1960s.
Wool jersey with tackle twill lettering and yellow/black trim. Number on back. Set-in sleeves. Wilson tagging, plus a bonus tag from Associated Wholesalers in St. Paul.
Tagged as a 40; measures 22″ pit to pit, 30″ long.
Jersey has a few minor blemishes on lower-front region (see photo) but is otherwise in superb condition. A wool flannel beauty!
Price: $75 + $7 shipping. SOLD
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3. Saugerties Mfg. Co. Baseball Jersey
This is one of the older jerseys in my collection. I’m pretty sure it’s from the 1930s. I bought it at a junk shop in Binghamton, N.Y., sometime in the late 1990s. It’s from Saugerties, which is a small town in New York State’s Hudson valley.
Heavy wool jersey, sort of oatmeal-colored, with green felt lettering and green trim. Number on back. Set-in sleeves. Sun collar. Tag has faded to blankness.
No listed size; measures 23.5″ pit to pit, 29″ long.
Jersey is in very good condition, with no holes or rips. Felt letters and numbers have some gaps, and there are two small blemishes — one on the front-left shirttail and one on the left shoulder (see photo). Very rare to find something this old in such good shape.
Price: $90 + $7 shipping. SOLD
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4. Eastover Baseball Jersey
A long-ago eBay find. Eastover was a fairly notorious coal-mining company in Kentucky (they owned the mine at the center of the Oscar-winning documentary Harlan County USA, and left behind some Superfund sites) and Highsplint is a former mining town with an “extinct post office,” so this jersey has a fair amount of innate pathos. I’m pretty sure it’s from the 1970s.
Polyester stretch-knit jersey with yellow trim and green tackle-twill graphics. “Highsplint, Ky” is chain-stitched onto the tail of the script, which is a nice touch and very unusual for this type of polyester pullover jersey. Number on back. Set-in sleeves. Straight hem. The General tagging.
Tagged as a Medium; measures 19″ pit to pit, 29.5″ long.
Jersey is in near-perfect condition, with no defects of any kind.
Price: $35 + $6 shipping. SOLD
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5. St. Catherine Baseball Jersey
Another eBay purchase from at least 15 years ago. The business shown on the back, Jos. Sotolar Tuckpointing, is still operating in St. Louis, so that’s presumably where the jersey is from. As for the “St. Catherine” on the front, it could refer to this Catholic church in the St. Looie suburbs, although I don’t know that for sure. Pretty sure it’s from the 1980s.
Polyester stretch-knit jersey with red/blue trim and blue tackle twill graphics. Raglan sleeves. Scoop hem. No tagging.
Measures 20.5″ pit to pit, 32.5″ long.
Jersey is in good shape, with no rips or holes. Some edges of the chest script are a bit ragged and beginning to come loose, and there’s a small blemish below the front number. Typography on back is in better condition.
Price: $15 + $6 shipping. SOLD
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6. Brown/Green/Red Plaid Pendleton Shirt
I have no idea where or when I got this. Maybe at a yard sale..? I think it’s from this century, but I’m not enough of a Pendleton scholar to be sure.
Wool shirt. Brown base color with various green, red, and beige stripes. Point collar. One chest pocket. Pendleton tagging.
Tagged as a Medium; measures 22″ pit to pit, 32.5″ long.
Shirt is like new. Absolutely no wear or defects of any kind.
Price: $45 + $6 shipping.
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7. Woolrich Brown Plaid Shirt-Jac
I got this at a Brooklyn thrift shop about eight years ago. No idea how old it is.
85% wool, 15% nylon. Sort of an in-between weight — heavier than a shirt, lighter than a jacket. Good for layering. Two button-flap chest pockets. Woolrich tagging.
Tagged as a Medium; measures 20.5″ pit to pit, 31.5″ long.
Item has two small holes on the front (see photos) but is otherwise in very good shape, with no other stains or defects.
Price: $15 + $8 shipping. SOLD
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8. Beige Polo Sweater
I don’t recall how I got this. It’s from the 1960s or early ’70s.
100% Orlon acrylic. Lightweight. Light-beige with beige trim. No tags.
Measures 19.75″ pit to pit, 25.5″ long.
Sweater is in excellent shape, with no stains, rips, pilling, or other defects.
Price: $30 + $6 shipping. SOLD
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If you’re interested in any of these items, send me an email. First come, first served. Thanks for your consideration!
The jerseys are all gorgeous. Too bad not one would fit me.
no idea where I got it, but for you 50 bucks. ebay is a great resource, I hope you’ll let Phil have this. Or, for every post of you selling your stuff (there have been 2 or 3 now in a few months?) you could offer to write a blog post to give him a day off. It obviously doesn’t matter, your site, your relationship with Phil which I’m sure is just fine. and your rules. but feels weird as a reader, at least this reader
I thought he might pop in once a year or so. This seems to be a bi weekly ritual. I get the feeling he’ll be back by this time next year. After all of the farewell tour hype, there was no actual farewell.
It doesn’t feel weird to this reader.
Sorry, prematurely hit post. I like hearing from Paul. Uni watch has always been about community. Even though Paul is not running the show, he is still a part of the community.
so i’m not the only one that’s always found some of it all a big self-aggrandizing?
Very correct.