Restoration: Oakland A's flannels & knit jerseys

Collector Chip Allgrove asked me to exactly restore the player names to these authentic jerseys. I'll show you the techniques I used to make them look just as they should.

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Three Oakland A's jerseys needing name on back restoration.

It was common practice for the A's to send player jerseys down to the minors after their use in the majors was through. Player names were stripped, and expert restoration is desired. Here are the three, with "before and after" photos. Follow along to see the process.