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Vintage Unis Make a Comeback

Throwback jersey company revives sports history

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(Newser) – Ebbets Field may be long gone, but Ebbets Field Flannels is still bringing back wearable pieces of baseball history. ESPN takes a tour of the vintage jersey company that Jerry Cohen started in 1987 to fulfill special orders for throwback sportswear. Since then, the business has stayed niche but the clients have gotten bigger: major-league teams are catching the vintage bug.

From the Dodgers' Old-Timers celebration to mark their 50th opening day in California, to the Brewers' donning old Negro League uniforms, throwback duds have become a customary sight in the big leagues. But most of Cohen's business still comes from small-scale, mail-order commissions that trickle in, and his favorite projects are the tricky, little-known minor-league uniforms worn by customers' grandfathers.

Milwaukee Brewers' Bill Hall, left, and Corey Hart wore throwback uniforms on June 23, 2007 in a salute to the Negro Leagues.
Milwaukee Brewers' Bill Hall, left, and Corey Hart wore throwback uniforms on June 23, 2007 in a salute to the Negro Leagues.   (AP Photo/Morry Gash)
Toronto Blue Jays' Frank Thomas isn't wearing blue pajamas: that's a vintage throwback uniform he sported for the home opener.
Toronto Blue Jays' Frank Thomas isn't wearing blue pajamas: that's a vintage throwback uniform he sported for the home opener.   (AP Photo/The Canadian Press)
Cincinnati Reds manager Dusty Baker talks with pitcher Edinson Volquez (36) on one of the team's throwback Sundays.
Cincinnati Reds manager Dusty Baker talks with pitcher Edinson Volquez (36) on one of the team's throwback Sundays.   (AP Photo/Al Behrman)
Milwaukee Brewers celebrate a win in throwback uniforms.
Milwaukee Brewers celebrate a win in throwback uniforms.   (AP Photo/Morry Gash)
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