[CarltonHendricks]

Originally Posted by GaryPassamonte

union of morrisania silk.

Gary, Man that is one classic ribbon...I mostly collect bigger things like posters, but that's impressive...The red white and blue patriotic letters are fabulous!...Looks c1880 from the pillbox cap and strapped shoe...or at least post civil war...



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morrisania,_Bronx
Now for us westerners...I had to look up Morrisania....had no idea if it was in Missouri or Kansas or whatever...Makes perfect sense it was/is a section of the Bronx since New York City was really the beginning of baseball starting in the 40's when the merchants and bankers played after work...