Baseball Uniform, Worn by Harry B. Mosley, circa 1920

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Artifact Overview

Recreational sports leagues have been an important part of work life from the late 1800s to the present. Company-sponsored teams are thought to provide good advertising as well as a way to have employees "play hard" and work hard. This well-worn uniform was used by a Lincoln Motor Company worker in the greater Detroit area in the 1920s.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Sports uniform

Date Made

circa 1920

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

90.293.1

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Wool (Textile)
Cotton (Textile)
Flannel
Felt (Textile)
Leather

Inscriptions

front of uniform shirt: LINCOLN maker tag in knickers' waistband: W.E. WANDERSEE CO. / SPORTING GOODS / DETROIT, MICH. tag below maker"s tag in knickers' waistband: SIZE 4 / MR. MOSLEY