A sweater with H on chest

[Vitezslav Ivicic]

Hello,

When I see a vintage photo of a man wearing a white sweater as a sporting outfit, it has always a ”žH“ on the chest. I saw them also in shops with vintage clothes. There is always that ”žH“. Can anyone tell what does it mean?

First, I though it could be a mark of the maker, but I think they would not expose it this way. Or maybe it’s H as Harvard? No, I do not think so… Can anyone help me? Are sweaters like tis still being produced in the U.S.A. (or somewhere else)?

Look at the photo of Norris Williams, a Titanic passenger and a well-known tennis player of the time, and at the cover of Saturday Evening Post from the 29. June 1907.

Regards, Vitezslav

 

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[Vitezslav Ivicic]

So is it really "H" as Harvard? But why would Norris Williams wear a Harvard sweater long after he graduated there (if he actually did)?

 

[Martin Williams]

Because - like very many members of the British and American upper crust, both then and now - he liked to identify himself as a former student of a famous school or university. Trust me, this was and remains common practice. With proof of ID, anybody can walk into a Jermyn Street shop and buy an Eton or Marlborough tie, no matter how many years have elapsed since they left. Its all about proving that you 'belong'. Ralph Lauren started his multi-million dollar fortune, selling public school-style ties to people who didn't actually GO to public school.

 

[Vitezslav Ivicic]

Oh, Thank you very much. So that H is nothing other that a sign of Harvard, am I right?

 

[Jason Schleisman]

Correct.

 

[sashka pozzetti]

who was it once said that "only two kinds of men wear an old school tie, those who think it is stylish, and those who know it isn't" !!!