Conservation Cleaining
With these older garments that are made of wool/cotton, you should always be mindful of the potential for foxing. Foxing is a textile term used to describe a type of staining that appears as rust-like spots from fungus or mildew spores growing on or in the fabric). As such, a light conservation cleaning is seldom a bad idea. A mild detergent like Woolite and use of de-ionized or distilled-water can do wonders for these garments. This is all done by hand and garments are dried flat on towels. I have done this in the past and have great success. This particular 1934 Dodgers home uniform was offered originally as road uniform in part because of the rather dingy appearance.
Dave Grob
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