Stopped in the
Mitchell & Ness store at 13th and Chestnut today to oggle their collection of throwback Phillies jerseys. Mitchell & Ness has been a sporting goods company since 1904, when they began selling wooden tennis racquets and golf clubs. By the 1920s they were manufacturing baseball jerseys of local teams and at one point supplied official uniforms for the
Eagles,
Phillies, and the since-departed
Philadelphia Athletics. In the late 1980s, with business struggling, the company decided to focus its efforts into making vintage uniforms, first in baseball and then in other sports.
The authentically made vintage uniforms can be a little pricey, running $200-$300, but you can find throwback jackets, caps, and T-shirts for $50 or less.
Here are some of my favorites:
Philadelphia Phillies Battery Jacket, $60
Philadelphia Athletics 1927 Road Jersey (featuring the
white elephant!), $225
1945 Philadelphia Phillies "4 Jimmy Foxx" jersey (with Blue Jay!), $250
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