FS: Babe Ruth Style Boston Red Sox Sweater

[gnaz01]

Cooperstown collection, I have been told that less than a dozen of each team were made before they were stopped from production. This comes from a smoke free home and is in impeccable condition and is a size Large.

$450 shipped in a large USPS Priority box (this thing is HEAVY). PP FF, cash, check, MO

Thanks,
Greg

[yanks4]

what is the composition...........wool?

[gnaz01]

Originally Posted by yanks4

what is the composition...........wool?

Yes, and quite heavy

[yanks4]

Do you have a New York one ?

[whitehse]

I have nothing to add but to say that is one AWESOME freaking sweater. If I had the bucks I would buy it from you in a heartbeat.

Good luck on the sale.

[GrayGhost]

Same here

[gnaz01]

Originally Posted by yanks4

Do you have a New York one ?

Actually yes I do, if interested, PM me

[gnaz01]

A LOT of members have asked about the NY sweater, here it is:

[GrayGhost]

So nice. Wow

[gnaz01]

6 year bump and price reduction to $400 shipped.....

[MLB_Legends3457]

Originally Posted by gnaz01

6 year bump and price reduction to $400 shipped.....

Messaged you.

[bgar3]

FYI, I bought the Boston sweater and it is extremely high quality. An amazing sweater. If I did not have it I would have gotten the New York one.
Does anyone know the history of these? They seem to handmade.

[Seven]

Originally Posted by bgar3

FYI, I bought the Boston sweater and it is extremely high quality. An amazing sweater. If I did not have it I would have gotten the New York one.
Does anyone know the history of these? They seem to handmade.

They were made by Peter Capolino who was the original founder of Mitchell and Ness. I believe he still makes them every so often, if you contact him, even though he's firmly out of the Jersey game at this point

Ebbetts Field Flannels has taken up the Mantle of making the vintage cardigans now. Still made in the USA as well.

[gnaz01]

Originally Posted by bgar3

FYI, I bought the Boston sweater and it is extremely high quality. An amazing sweater. If I did not have it I would have gotten the New York one.
Does anyone know the history of these? They seem to handmade.

Thanks bud, glad you like it! They are extremely high quality!!

[bgar3]

Thanks James, good info.

[bgar3]

In case anyone other than me is interested in the history of these I found an interesting article on UniWatch from 2010 (thanks to James’ info) that gives a pretty good overview.
Briefly, between 1989 and 2001 Peter Capolino oversaw the design, specifications, knitting and sale of 18-36 sweaters a year using 16 designs. No numbers of of how many of each design was given, but safe to say it was very small. They were all handmade by a woman named Norma Reichert in Maine. They are 100% wool, weigh about 4 pounds and were made “flat bed machines”.
Capolino stopped when Mitchell and Ness took off. A couple of attempts to have them made for every MLB team fell through.

[gnaz01]

Originally Posted by bgar3

In case anyone other than me is interested in the history of these I found an interesting article on UniWatch from 2010 (thanks to James’ info) that gives a pretty good overview.
Briefly, between 1989 and 2001 Peter Capolino oversaw the design, specifications, knitting and sale of 18-36 sweaters a year using 16 designs. No numbers of of how many of each design was given, but safe to say it was very small. They were all handmade by a woman named Norma Reichert in Maine. They are 100% wool, weigh about 4 pounds and were made “flat bed machines”.
Capolino stopped when Mitchell and Ness took off. A couple of attempts to have them made for every MLB team fell through.

Great info!!