Baseball uniform, green cotton twill jersey and knickerbocker pants with white short sleeves and trim. Quarter-inch wide white tape serves as piping on jersey front & neck and "stripe" down outside of pant leg. Red plastic buttons; wide belt loops
"PENNSY" in white flannel letters on front of jersey. No name on back. "Empire" on neck tag.
White sleeves stained yellow. Overall moderate wear. Bottom seam of pants worn with a 1.5" long tear at bottom of each pant leg. Two small holes below back pants pocket.
Object ID
2016.005.01
Place of Origin
New York, New York
Usage
Myers, Robert C., 1925-2006
Credit
Gift of Kenneth Flosser in memory of Robert C. Myers
Baseball uniform, red cotton twill jersey and knickerbocker pants with white short sleeves and trim. Quarter-inch wide white tape serves as piping on jersey front & neck and "stripe" down outside of pant leg. Red plastic buttons; zipper fly, wide belt loops
"HUBLEY TOYS" in white flannel letters on front of jersey; Number "6" on back. Neck tag has "Empire" and "Size 38".
White sleeves heavily stained yellow with multiple light and dark smaller stains. Overall moderate wear; number on back is worn, white piping on jersey front soiled and worn.
Losses to stitching on rear pants pocket. Bottom seam of pants worn with a 1.5" long tear at bottom of each pant leg. Two small holes below back pants pocket.
Object ID
2016.005.02
Place of Origin
New York, New York
Usage
Myers, Robert C., 1925-2006
Credit
Gift of Kenneth Flosser in memory of Robert C. Myers
Baseball uniform, white cotton flannel short sleeve jersey and knickerbocker pants with dark blue piping trim and lettering. Vertical side panels of light linen or cotton under arms of jersey were added later to accommodate girth. White plastic buttons on shirt and fly; two wide belt loops on front only; reinforced knees; one back pants pocket.
"LANCASTER" in dark blue letters is on front of jersey; "ED. STUMPF'S / SERVICE" on back. Maker's tag at neck reads: "Shenk Bros. / 'EVERYTHING FOR SPORT', LANCASTER, PENNA."
Overall moderate to strong wear with yellow overall staining. Smaller dark stains on jersey back and especially on front of pantlegs and knees. Lettering detaching. Blue piping worn on pants. Large tears at lower left leg bottom with repairs. Side panels on jersey were later addition.
Object ID
2016.005.03
Place of Origin
New York, New York
Usage
Myers, Robert C., 1925-2006
Credit
Gift of Kenneth Flosser in memory of Robert C. Myers
