Reflecting the enduring emotion of many Americans during the mid to late 19th century, this unique handmade quilt features a diamond style patchwork layout composed of red, white, and blue cotton fabric squares. While time has run its fair share of miles around this particular quilt, the details and final condition it was discovered in make it truly a remarkable piece of Americana.

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Originating as the Navy's M-422A model in the 1930s and later revised into the G-1 model, this jacket is as iconic of militaria as you can get. The G-1 flight jacket features an all brown goatskin or cowhide leather shell, satin nylon liner, and a mouton sheep or synthetic fiber collar. It also featured notable details such as underarm gussets for ensured movement in the cockpit, a cropped waist fitting design with knitted cuffs, and heavy brass zipper closure. With numerous button-through pockets, the wearer was guaranteed adequate storage for belongings.

While all contracted versions of the G-1 Flight Jacket has perforated 'USN' or 'USCG' inside the wind flap, this particular jacket does not feature it, nor any sort of contract inscriptions or labels. This leads to believe this was a civilian model, made from the same manufacturers of the contracted models during the wartime. Special nonetheless.

During the second World War, the United States commissioned two variations of this suit; one being made of twill as seen here and the other being blended of cotton and wool fibers. The course of its span in action ranges on from April of 1943, when it replaced the previously worn Type A-4 Flight Suit. This improvement was made for a more standardized suit, with implementations into the U.S. Air Force and Navy even well after the war.

For the age of this garment, it’s still very wearable today as the cotton fibers still hold their flexibility and toughness.

The first Crown Point High School, sometimes called South Ward, was built in 1911 on South Court street for an estimated 600 students. It was the center of all student activities around the town in its earlier days. While retaining its honorability and likeness, it wouldn't be until 1939 that a new project be proposed to expand the size of the school in a familiar location. Deciding on what we know now as Wheeler Middle School just across the street, the second Crown Point High School building was used in its entirety from the early 40s until 2003 when the final installment of the high was built on South Main Street.

From the famous afterhood style sweatshirts to flock printed crewnecks and letterman sweaters, Crown Point made their fair share of spirited sportswear long ago, but nowadays that merchandise seems to be lost.

Blended of Navy Blue cotton fibers on the outer and light grey cotton fibers on the interior, this double face hoodie from Chicago Vocational High School is a staple of any collection. With drawstring pulls for the hood, a frontside hand warming pocket, and loud yellow printed lettering across the back. It is the all-around perfect hoodie, product of the boom in academic-based athletics during 1960s America.

A beautiful 1944-1945 Undefeated K.V.C. football champions letterman’s wool cardigan— featuring early varsity chenille patches of a Native American chiefs head on the top of the right sleeve and a star on the left, with a large 'M' and football across the chest area. All woven in the ever-classic maroon wool blend. This sweater was tagged by Dic Neate, Athletic Outfitters of Chicago, Illinois and was discovered just south of the windy city.

This particular letterman was owned by one of the ‘44-‘45 Kankakee Valley Conference Football champions. K.V.C., which was a merger of already existing Northwest Indiana high school football conferences, ran its course from 1933 to 1967.

The Phi Sigma Epsilon fraternity was in steamrolling operations for over seventy five years— when it was eventually merged with Phi Sigma Kappa in the summer of 1985. While it’s house symbol and crest may have been changed with the merger, Phi Sig history can continue to live on through the original fraternity’s triangle symbol and crest shown above.

This particular short sleeved sweatshirt features a beautiful natural fade throughout its entirety, with lightened sun kissed shoulders and detailed distressing that courses down to the elastic waistband.

The Harvard Veritas Shield is widely known today for its function as a common element of the university, sketched of three books containing the word ‘veritas’, meaning verity and truth. Lost for close to 200 years, it wasn’t until 1843 the shielded sketch was discovered buried in Harvard’s college archives to be displayed to the public.

This sweat by Champion Knitwear came in poor condition with heavily wash faded cotton and large tears throughout, but each's placement definingly tell a story of a previous loved life.

Originally knit in white cotton threads, the idea to dye this beautiful sweatshirt came after unsuccessful attempts to remove tough spots throughout. This 1950s Brent Hoodie features a thermal interior lining, raglan style sleeves, large frontside kangaroo pocket, and pointed hood design. And after a good jet black dye bath, the results of my idea were even more satisfying.

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