1950s Throwback Jerseys
Every season of the 1950s, 1950 to 1959. Pick a year and see what turned up on eBay: championship throwbacks, rookie replicas, deep cuts you forgot existed. Shopping for someone born in the 1950s? Their birth year pins the gift to one season, and that season's champions are right on its page. How to pick the right one.
What did 1950s jerseys look like?
Still flannel, still baggy, but lighter than the war years and finally colorfast enough to survive a season. Baseball ran sleeved flannels with team script across the chest. Basketball moved onto durene, a mercerized cotton that held dye and took a screen print, which is why 1950s basketball shirts have the flat lettering they do.
Player names had not arrived on backs yet, so a 1950s jersey is dated by the team it names rather than the man who wore it. Expansion had not started either: six NHL clubs, sixteen baseball teams, and a pro basketball league still small enough to fold franchises mid-decade. Teams owned only a handful of sets and washed them all season, so genuine wear is normal and a flawless 1950s flannel deserves more scepticism than a battered one.
Who made 1950s jerseys?
The maker on the tag is the first thing to check against a claimed year. It rules a fake out, never in, because a counterfeit copies the tag too.
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