A vintage shop and working archive built around story, craft, and nostalgia. Each piece is selected for the details that make old things worth holding onto.
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Classic mid-century varsity cardigan manufactured by Lowe & Campbell Athletic Goods of Kansas City, a major outfitter for high-school athletics in the Midwest and Ohio Valley during the 1930s–40s. Features a block chenille S, a 1944 sleeve year patch and an original chain-stitched name tab reading Salyers at the bottom hem. This piece shows honest, era-consistent wear including sunfade, marks, and natural patina from decades of use. MADE IN 🇺🇸
Era: c. 1930’s or 40’s (research based estimate)
Size: S (38) (tagged at hem)
Label: none, interior hem personalized chainstitch on ———
Fabric: wool
Color: royal blue with cream chenille “S” and felt “44” year patch
Measurements:
• Chest: 16.5” inches
• Length: 27” inches
• Sleeve: 25” inches
Listing includes the item described above only.
Any additional pieces shown are used for styling, scale, or archive context and are not included.
YALE felt pennant with a screen-printed bulldog at the wide end, “BEAT ’EM YALE” on the blanket, and a large drop-shadowed YALE wordmark running down the body. An old-style football motif sits near the tip, echoing early collegiate pennant design. Off-white header binding with original corner ties is still in place, and the felt fade, softened screen print, and small flaws give it an honest, lived-in Ivy League vintage aesthetic.
BEAT ’EM YALE
Era: c. 1940’s (research based estimate)
Size: full-size wall pennant
Label: none
Tassels: attached at header “barely”
Material: wool felt pennant body with screen-printed graphics and felt header binding
Color: royal blue field with off-white print and header
Measurements:
• Length (tip to wide end): 28” inches
• Width end (top edge): 11” inches
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Any additional pieces shown are used for styling, scale, or archive context and are not included.
A vintage mini felt banner string featuring the original ten Big Ten universities, each rendered as a small swallowtail pennant with printed name and seal. The set reads like a compact wall display, clean typography and period emblems across a consistent format, all unified by the shared header tape. Strong mid century collegiate graphic language, made for dorm and trophy walls.
Era: c. 1950’s - 1970’s (research based estimate)
Size: multi-pennant wall string
Label: none
Tassels: stringer header
Material: felt mini pennants with screen printed graphics, stitched to a fabric header tape with hanging ties
Color: assorted Big Ten school colors
Schools: University of Illinois, Indiana University, University of Iowa, University of Michigan, Michigan State University, University of Minnesota, Northwestern University, Ohio State University, Purdue University, and University of Wisconsin
Pennant Measurements:
• Length: 11.5” inches
• Height: 2” inches
Header Measurements:
• Length: 63” inches
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Any additional pieces shown are used for styling, scale, or archive context and are not included.
Single-stitch Ohio State Snoopy tee with a clean screen print that still reads strong. Classic Schulz art shows Snoopy and Woodstock in full game-day mode with the Ohio State pennant overhead, so the graphic hits both true school spirit and Peanuts nostalgia. United Feature Syndicate copyright line and 1958 / 1965 dates reference the original Peanuts art, while the tee itself dates to the 1980s. MADE IN 🇺🇸
OH-IO
Era: c. 1980s (research based estimate)
Size: M (tagged)
Label: Artex (printed woven), frayed
Fabric: cotton/poly blend
Color: white
Measurements:
• Chest: 16.25” inches
• Length: 25.5” inches
• Sleeve: 10.75” inches
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Any additional pieces shown are used for styling, scale, or archive context and are not included.
Beautifully worn midcentury University of Georgia children’s crewneck with a classic raglan body in soft, sun-faded red. The naturally cracked white screen print sits into the cotton loopback fleece, so the graphic and ground color feel aged together. It is the kind of kids piece that rarely survives this clean, carrying the exact locker room honesty and simple collegiate pride that made these small sizes worth keeping.
G-E-O-R-G-I-A
Era: midcentury (research based estimate)
Size: youth (see measurements)
Label: none (tag removed)
Material: cotton terry sweatshirt knit
Color: UGA sun-faded red
Measurements:
• Chest: 10.5” inches
• Length: 15.5” inches
• Sleeve: 16.25” inches
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Any additional pieces shown are used for styling, scale, or archive context and are not included.
Pocket sized 1961–62 Crest House catalog made for teams, clubs, and schools ordering chenille and felt crests, pennants and banners, and award letters and numbers. The typography and red spot illustrations are the draw: clean, utilitarian pages paired with quirky mascot art that feels straight off a gym wall. A mailing label remains on the back, keeping it anchored as a true working piece.
Era: c. 1961 to 1962
Issued by: The Crest House, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Material: printed paper booklet
Color: tan paper with red and black ink
Dimensions:
• Height: 6” inches
• Width: 4” inches
Listing includes the item described above only.
Any additional pieces shown are used for styling, scale, or archive context and are not included.
