That's all I have... as far as when it was made, I have no clue. I suppose it could be from before 1951 and made as a stadium replica sold at the park, but I just don't know. I've seen period photos of souvenir stands at Ebbets Field and they didn't sell these type of things because they were probably high-dollar items that no one had money for that kind of stuff back then like we do now. I do know that I've seen these passed off in auctions as vintage souvenirs ( a Phillies jersey comes to mind) but I just don't know. All I can add is that Empire was around for years so your guess is as good as mine! Could be a real souvenir or it's a 1950's semi-pro jersey or one of the 1980's collectibles. There's no circle "R" on the tag so I would guess it could be pre-1960's. It's still an nice display item.
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