1940-45 Sand Knit Wool Letterman Sweater basketball Foam-backed quilted silk construction

Foam-backed quilted silk construction

Foam-backed silk/rayon construction

Some wear and marks

Total Length: 38

1940-45 Sand Knit Wool Letterman Sweater basketball Foam-backed quilted silk constructionSand Knitting Mills Co. of Chicago, or Sand Knit, is a legendary name amongst American producers of athletic knitwear and sports jerseys. Founded in 1921, Sand Knit was not only one of the only factories producing the actual jerseys used on the field by multiple leagues the NFL and MLB, to name a few but their in house number font was hugely influential and used by the majority of teams in the NFL through the '60s and '70s. Gorgeous early to mid '40s