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Metadata
Object ID # |
2012.085.008 |
Object Name |
Uniform, Sports |
Other Name |
Jersey |
Title |
Ayton Baseball Team Jersey (c. 1951) |
Lexicon category |
3: Personal Artifacts |
Date |
circa 1951 |
Artist |
Varsity Sports Centre Ltd. |
Made |
Varsity Sports Centre Ltd. |
Place of Origin |
Canada |
Description |
Man's light-grey, woollen baseball uniform jersey. It has a blue satin number "14" machine-appliqued on the back. It fastens with grey plastic buttons. The front has the word "Ayton" applied in bright-blue machine embroidery. There is blue cloth tape trim embellishing the front of the jersey and the ends of the short sleeves. There is a Varsity SPORTS CENTRE LTD. maker's label inside, as well as a red and white "42" size label. See RELATED. |
Makers mark |
Orange / black / white woven label sewn on inside: "Varsity / SPORTS CENTRE LTD. / THE RIGHT EQUIPMENT FOR EVERY SPORT". |
Provenance |
Manufactured by Varsity Sports Center Limited. Dates to circa 1951. Belonged to William "Bill" L. Brusso, who was a long-time Clerk-Treasurer of Normanby Township, Grey County. He played baseball and hockey on Ayton teams in the 20th-century. He died in 1988 and his wife, Verna Brusso (née Becker), succeeded him as Clerk. Last owned by Verna Brusso of Ayton, Grey County. |
Collection |
Textiles, 20th-c Clothing Collection, Men's |
Material |
Wool/Thread/Thread, embroidery/Plastic/Dye |
Dimensions |
W-90.5 L-70.5 D-3.5 cm |
Found |
Ayton, Municipality of West Grey, Grey County |
People |
Brusso, William (Bill) |
Subjects |
Baseball Ayton, Ontario Normanby Township |
Search Terms |
Ayton |