• Branford Connecticut Vintage Style Unisex Embroidered Cotton Polo - Black Retro Oyster Logo, Sport Grey
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Branford Connecticut Vintage Retro Unisex Embroidered Cotton Polo - Black Logo

Branford Connecticut Vintage Retro Unisex Embroidered Cotton Polo - Black Logo

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The Branford polo, for the town that gave Yale its first books and Liberty her granite. Soft ring-spun cotton pique with the Branford vintage retro logo embroidered on the chest in black thread: hometown pride that passes at the office.

Choose the polo when a t-shirt is too casual and a logo too loud: the embroidered crest reads as a club mark, so it works for golf, a summer dinner or a workday. It is the Branford gift for fathers, grooms and anyone who already owns too many tees.

Soft 100% ring-spun cotton pique (~5.2 oz/yd²), a semi-fitted side-seamed cut, and our vintage-retro logo embroidered on the chest make this a clean everyday polo for work, golf, or weekends. It has a classic 2-button placket with dyed-to-match buttons, breathes well in warm weather, and carries advanced fabric certification. Care: machine wash cold (gentle), tumble dry low, no bleach, do not iron decoration, no dry clean. Embroidery uses thread rather than ink, so slight differences from the digital product image are normal; the full details are in our Embroidery footer.

Branford was settled in 1644 as Totoket by families from Wethersfield, on land bought from the Mattabesech in 1638. In 1701 ten ministers met at Reverend Samuel Russell’s house and donated the books that founded the Collegiate School, now Yale. The railroad of 1852 opened the Stony Creek quarries, whose pink granite went into the base of the Statue of Liberty and the Brooklyn Bridge.

The Thimble Islands, glacial pink-granite outcrops off Stony Creek, became a Victorian summer resort, the 1896 Blackstone Memorial Library raised its white-marble dome on Main Street, and the Branford Electric Railway is the oldest continuously operating suburban trolley line in the world. The mark on this piece is the granite town.


QUICK FACTS — BRANFORD CT EMBROIDERED COTTON POLO

Town: Branford, Connecticut

Founded: 1644

Known for: Where Yale’s founding books were given (1701); the Thimble Islands; Stony Creek pink granite; the Blackstone Library

Art: Branford vintage retro logo, black (embroidered)

Blank: Semi-fitted pique polo, side-seamed, 2-button placket

Fabric: 100% ring-spun cotton, ~5.2 oz/yd²

Decoration: Chest embroidery, black thread

Care: Machine wash cold (gentle), tumble dry low, no bleach, do not iron decoration

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

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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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Enter the recipient's address as the shipping address and your own as the billing address at checkout. Nothing ships with a price; the package includes a plain packing slip. Tracking goes to your email, not theirs. For birthdays and holidays, order two weeks ahead to be safe.

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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It has a quieter claim to fame, too: Branford calls itself the birthplace of Yale. In 1701, a group of Connecticut ministers gathered at the Branford home of the Reverend Samuel Russell and gave their books ‘for the founding of a college.’ That collegiate school grew into Yale University, and a monument in town marks the spot. It is a small place that helped start a very large institution.

So Branford gathers the granite that built a nation's monuments, the islands of a pirate's legend, and the books that founded Yale onto one stretch of Long Island Sound. Our Branford designs gather that into wearable form. Wear the history. Where Yale began and the granite went to hold up Liberty — Branford, CT.

Why People Visit Branford

Branford blends village greens with island-dotted coves. Visitors mix easy boat rides with libraries, beaches, and shoreline paths, all on Long Island Sound. It is peaceful, nautical, and neighborly, with year-round appeal in its parks, paths, and public spaces. Colonial shoreline history and everyday Connecticut life sit side by side here in a welcoming way, from the Town Green to the granite docks at Stony Creek.

Branford Connecticut Merlin Classics retro logo — Connecticut oyster, Connecticut Est. 1636