Helping a good lady....Red Sox sweater info...

[deebro041]

Here's some Spalding tags:http://www.antiquesportscollector.com/TagsMain.html

[Giants00]

While I cannot opine on this sweater, I own a 1914-1916 Harry Hooper sweater with name in the collar and provenance from the family. I of course could have a bad sweater, but the one I have is from a local label and not Spaulding or Wright & Ditson.

[Leon]

Guys, I spoke to this person on the phone for 30'ish minutes. There is no issue in my mind with her getting it at an estate sale. That being said I am sure it will be authenticated, or not, soon.

[BigJJ]

I don't think anyone is attributing mal-action or mal-intent to the lady. just a question of whether she happened to purchase a period professional piece. And IF a repro, there is no indication that whoever created it, had bad intentions either.
I see an equal chance of it being period and professional versus not, not having it in-hand.

[baseballart]

I can't offer any opinions on the Red Sox sweater, but I have a 1927 sweater from Andy Aitkenhead's estate that "looks too new"

[David Atkatz]

No, Max. Actually your sweater doesn't look "too new." It looks old.

[slidekellyslide]

A sweater I used to own...definitely 1930s as the CCC stands for Civilian Conservation Corps. Belonged to a player named Lefty Stimac who was a Cardinals minor leaguer....I wish I had kept better photos of it, but this is all I have.