Early 1900 Uniform..Help Identify

[Saco River Auction]

Hello All, I need the experts!!!! I just found this uniform in a home yesterday and it is original from the period 1890-1910 and the team name is "Bostonians"

It is wool, aged and has a label on the pants and shirt. The company label on the shirt is hard to read and the company name is missing, however it does say Boston, Charlotte, Cleveland.

The pants tag says Horace Partridge Company Boston. The jersey has the players number "1" on the back. This is a button down shirt.

Any info would be greatly appreciated as I can not find anything online referencing this team.

[perezfan]

The pants don't match the jersey, because of the pinstripes. They are from 2 separate uniforms. And I would say early 1930s era, because of the material, overall style, and the number on the back.

If it was a pre-1900 jersey (or even 1920s), it would not have a number on the back.

Hope this helps,
Mark

[Nashvol]

Great find! I would guess 1930s for the same reasons. A previous thread had some information about the company: http://www.net54baseball.com/showthread.php?t=113607

[Nashvol]

Here's a little bit of history on the Horace Patridge Company from bostonbaseballhistory.com:

"The quest of sporting goods companies to be the “official” supplier of college and professional team paraphernalia is not a recent phenomenon. The Boston-based Horace Partridge Co. was a long-time purveyor of athletic equipment. It billed itself as the “Oldest Athletic Goods House in America.” The company secured the rights to dress the Boston Braves and proudly boasted of its license on the outfield walls of Braves Field season after season in the 1930s and 1940s. Its usual spot would be in the vicinity of left field where, in large lettering, the Partridge billboard would inform the ballpark’s denizens of its exclusive status as “Athletic Outfitter to the Braves.” Over those years, the Horace Partridge Company migrated from its headquarters at 34 Summer Street to 55 Franklin Street. Both addresses today border on Boston’s Downtown Crossing. Many now-defunct stores that operated in this once vibrant retail core of Boston along Washington and Summer Streets would sell advance reserved seat tickets to Braves games. Included among such remote ticket sale sources were the men’s stores in Filene’s, Jordan Marsh and Kennedy’s."