• West Haven Connecticut Vintage Style Unisex Cotton Jersey Tank Top - Black Retro Oyster Logo, White
  • West Haven Connecticut Vintage Style Unisex Cotton Jersey Tank Top - Black Retro Oyster Logo, Athletic Heather
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West Haven Connecticut Vintage Retro Unisex Cotton Jersey Tank Top - Black Logo

West Haven Connecticut Vintage Retro Unisex Cotton Jersey Tank Top - Black Logo

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The West Haven tank, for the town that was Connecticut’s Coney Island. Lightweight Airlume cotton jersey with the West Haven vintage retro logo on the chest in black, for the hottest months of the year.

The tank is the summer West Haven piece: light enough for the trail, the boat and the porch, cut in a retail unisex fit that runs true to size. Order it before the warm weather does the deciding for you.

Built to hold its shape: a lightweight unisex tank in Airlume combed and ring-spun cotton jersey with side seams and self-fabric binding. Retail fit, true to size for adults, tear-away label. Solids are 100% cotton; select heather/prism shades may include cotton–poly or cotton–poly–rayon blends.

Settled in 1648 as West Farms of the New Haven Colony, West Haven did not incorporate until 1921, making it Connecticut’s youngest town. By then it was famous: the Savin Rock House hotel of 1838, the trolley and 1,500-foot pier of 1870 and the White City of the early 1900s had made Savin Rock the playground of New England.

At its peak in 1919 the park drew about 1.2 million visitors a year to its wooden coasters, the Thunderbolt and the Racer among them. The rides closed in 1966, but the boardwalk still runs along the state’s longest public shoreline, Jimmies has served since 1925, and the Savin Rock Festival has returned. The mark on this piece is that boardwalk.


QUICK FACTS — WEST HAVEN CT COTTON JERSEY TANK

Town: West Haven, Connecticut

Founded: Settled 1648; incorporated 1921

Known for: Savin Rock, Connecticut’s Coney Island; the state’s longest public shoreline; Connecticut’s youngest town

Art: West Haven vintage retro logo, black (printed)

Blank: Unisex jersey tank, retail fit, side-seamed, self-fabric binding

Fabric: Airlume combed and ring-spun cotton; solids 100% cotton, heather/prism shades blended

Label: Tear-away

Sizes: S, M, L, XL, 2XL

Made to order in the USA


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How does your sizing work?

Every item is made to order, so please check the size chart on this page before you buy. Women's fitted tees run small; size up for a looser fit. Caps are one size with an adjustable strap.

How are items made and when will they arrive?

We make each item to order using premium blanks, embroidery and soft-hand prints. Production takes 2-5 business days (weekends and holidays excluded), then 4-10 days in transit via USPS, UPS or FedEx to U.S. addresses; most orders arrive within 6-15 business days. You'll get a tracking link the moment it ships. Any current shipping offer is shown in the bar at the top of every page and applies automatically at checkout, no code needed.

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What's the return policy?

Made-to-order items can't be returned or exchanged for size or color, so please use the size chart and photos before ordering. If anything arrives defective, misprinted or damaged, send a photo and your order number within 30 days and we'll replace it or refund you.

How do I care for my item?

Apparel: wash cold, inside out, with like colors; no bleach; tumble dry low or hang dry. Embroidered pieces: iron inside out to protect the stitching. Caps: spot clean. Printed glasses and water bottles: hand wash only, no dishwasher, so the artwork lasts. Mugs and engraved glasses are dishwasher safe. Any item-specific care notes are in the description above.

Who makes this?

Merlin Classics is a small Connecticut brand making original retro designs for the towns people love. Every piece is printed, embroidered or engraved to order in the USA, and the business supports hunger relief in the communities our collections celebrate.

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There is more to West Haven than the Rock. The old West Haven Green still anchors the town with its churches and Revolutionary monuments; nineteenth-century buckle shops and, later, the Armstrong Rubber works gave it an industrial backbone; and the University of New Haven — which sits, confusingly, in West Haven rather than New Haven — brings students to the western shore. The city keeps its own identity beside its larger neighbor: not New Haven, but the shore town just to its west, with the longer beach and the older memory of summer.

Our West Haven logo carries Connecticut's oyster above ‘Connecticut — Est. 1636,’ the shared retro emblem of our Connecticut towns. The oyster is the state shellfish, a nod to the shoreline beds the Quinnipiac and the early settlers worked, and 1636 marks the founding of the Connecticut Colony; the emblem is the through-line that links West Haven to every other Connecticut town we make. It fits a place that grew up on the water — oyster beds, shore dinners, and a boardwalk — rendered in the black-and-white style of an old crate label. What makes this one West Haven is Savin Rock underneath: a town that turned its shore into a holiday.

Why People Visit West Haven

West Haven appeals with simple shoreline beauty and strong local pride. Visitors pair long beach and boardwalk walks with small museums, the historic Green, and the nostalgia of Savin Rock. It is relaxed, local, and close to the water, with year-round appeal in its parks, paths, and public spaces. The vintage-summer feeling of the old amusement park is evergreen, and history and everyday shoreline life sit side by side in a welcoming way.

West Haven Connecticut Merlin Classics retro logo — Connecticut oyster, Connecticut Est. 1636