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Clinton Connecticut Vintage Retro Unisex Cotton Jersey Tank Top - Black Logo

Clinton Connecticut Vintage Retro Unisex Cotton Jersey Tank Top - Black Logo

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The Clinton tank, for the town that is where Yale held its first class. Lightweight Airlume cotton jersey with the Clinton vintage retro logo on the chest in black, for the hottest months of the year.

The tank is the summer Clinton 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.

Unisex jersey tank made from lightweight Airlume combed and ring-spun cotton with a retail fit. Side-seam construction and self-fabric binding help it hold shape, with a tear-away label, and it runs true to size for adults. Solid colors are 100% cotton; select heather/prism shades may include cotton–poly or cotton–poly–rayon blends.

Settled in 1663 and named Kenilworth in 1667, Clinton is where the Collegiate School that became Yale held its first classes from 1701 to 1707 in Reverend Abraham Pierson’s parsonage. Adam Stanton built his Federal mansion and general store on that exact site in 1789–91, and the store’s original stock is still inside; the town took its own name in 1838, for DeWitt Clinton of New York.

The 1750 Elisha White House is the oldest brick house on the shoreline between New Haven and New London, Clinton Harbor and the town beach face the Sound at the mouth of the Hammonasset, and Hammonasset Beach State Park lies next door. The mark on this piece is the town where Yale began.


QUICK FACTS — CLINTON CT COTTON JERSEY TANK

Town: Clinton, Connecticut

Founded: Settled 1663; incorporated as Clinton 1838

Known for: Where Yale held its first classes (1701); the Adam Stanton House and General Store (1789–91); Clinton Harbor

Art: Clinton 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

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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.

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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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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.

What’s with Yale and the lobstermen? Nothing, except that the lobstermen’s town is where Yale was born. On October 9, 1701 the General Court chartered the Collegiate School and named Pierson its rector; the plan was Saybrook, but his congregation would not let him go, so the college came to his house. The first student, Jacob Heminway of East Haven, walked in alone in March 1702 with thirty shillings for a year’s tuition and was, in his own words, all the college for the first half-year. Pierson taught Latin, Greek, logic and divinity at his own table, wrote the physics textbook the school lacked, and kept preaching on Sundays. When he died in March 1707 the trustees sent the students to Saybrook, the seniors to Milford, and in 1716 settled the school in New Haven, which took Elihu Yale’s name two years later. Yale kept the name. Clinton kept the man.

Yale began here: in 1701 the Collegiate School’s first rector, Abraham Pierson, taught its earliest students in his Clinton parsonage; the first, Jacob Heminway, arrived alone in March 1702.

Why People Visit Clinton

Clinton offers the Connecticut shoreline at its most relaxed — a real harbor town with beaches, marinas, and a colonial Main Street, plus the surprising distinction of being where Yale began. Visitors come for the water, the history, and the easy shoreline pace, and stay for the beaches, the harbor, and the oysters.

Clinton Connecticut retro logo with the Connecticut oyster and Est. 1636, Merlin Classics