1980s Montauk New York Tee - Robin Blue

Robin blue tee printed Montauk in a jersey script, on Screen Stars 50/50 stock. Single stitch, with a tubular body knitted without side seams.

Fruit of the Loom only branded its blanks Screen Stars from 1980, which is a floor; single stitch and tubular construction put the shirt before the mid-nineties, which is a ceiling. The neck tag carries the red bar, which places it in the middle of the decade - the earlier tag ran a blue bar, and the later one read Screen Stars Best.

Fruit of the Loom itself is older than the trademark law it registered under: the Knight brothers were weaving in Rhode Island from 1851, and in 1871 their mark became number 418 on the new federal register, one of the oldest still in use. Screen Stars was the name the company put on the blanks it sold to printers, which is how a mill town's cloth ended up carrying a beach town's name.

Tagged XL and cut like a modern medium.

The softness of a shirt this age is not something that can be manufactured. This one is particularly soft.

Good condition, with some slight pilling.

Chest 40 in. Length 27 in. Sleeve 6 in. Shoulder 18 in.

50/50 cotton and polyester.

Modern size: Fits like a modern Women's M or Men's S.

One of one. Sold as found.

No returns - as is.