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1986 World Youth Series Australian baseball team top

1986
Overview

A yellow, short-sleeved top with dark-green cuffs, collar and V-neck opening. An iron-on transfer of the Australian Baseball League and Baseball Australia logos, in black, yellow, white and green, are on the left breast. Embroidered in black thread below the logo is 'Canada 1986'. The manufacturer's logo is transfer-printed on the right breast. It is a white circle with the initials 'GF' in the centre and 'Goodfellows' printed below the circle.

Historical information

This T-shirt was part of the Australian Under-19 representative team's uniform at the 1986 World Youth Baseball Series, held in Canada.

Details

Details

Registration number
cwa-org-100-2020.640
Item type
Material
Inscriptions and markings

[Manufacturer's logo]
'GF'
'Goodfellows'

[ABF logo]
'Baseball Australia'
'Canada 1986'

[Manufacturer's label]
''GF'
'Good Fellows'
'Polyester'
'Australian made'

Contextual Information

The shirt belonged to Neale Harvey, a Western Australian pitcher from the Goldfields, who represented Australia in the 1986 World Youth Baseball Series Under-19 team in Canada. He has donated it to the Baseball WA Museum & Archives. The acquisition of an article of clothing from an Australian representative youth baseball team enhances the Museum's collection of Australian baseball uniform memorabilia.

Place made
Australia
Year
Statement of significance

This well-provenanced shirt has historic and social significance as it represents the participation of a young Western Australian baseball player in an Australian team at an international level.

Primary significance criteria
Historic significance
Social or spiritual significance
Comparative significance criteria
Object’s condition or completeness
Rare or representative
Well provenanced
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1986 Australian Under-19 baseball team T-shirt
1986 Australian Under-19 baseball team T-shirt (front).
1986 Australian Under-19 baseball team T-shirt
1986 Australian Under-19 baseball team T-shirt (back).

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