• Niantic Connecticut Vintage Retro Unisex Embroidered Cotton Polo, Black, White Logo, Merlin Classics
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Niantic Connecticut Vintage Retro Unisex Embroidered Cotton Polo - White Logo

Niantic Connecticut Vintage Retro Unisex Embroidered Cotton Polo - White Logo

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The Niantic polo, for the town that is the point of land on the water. Soft ring-spun cotton pique with the Niantic vintage retro logo embroidered on the chest in white 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 Niantic gift for fathers, grooms and anyone who already owns too many tees.

A clean, semi-fitted pique polo in soft 100% ring-spun cotton (~5.2 oz/yd²) with our vintage-retro logo embroidered on the chest. Side-seamed construction and a classic 2-button placket with dyed-to-match buttons keep it sharp yet easy for work, golf, or weekends. Breathable, lightweight fabric is comfortable in warm weather; advanced fabric certification adds peace of mind. Care: machine wash cold (gentle), tumble dry low, no bleach, do not iron decoration, no dry clean. Because embroidery uses thread (not ink), slight differences from the digital product image are normal and part of the process. Full details explained in our Embroidery footer.

The Nehantic named this shore for the point of land on the water, and the English settled it in the mid-1600s as part of Lyme. The Shore Line Railway of 1851 turned the stretch once called The Bank into a summer village, and the 1845 Smith-Harris House and 1685 Samuel Smith House survive from the farming years.

Today the Book Barn’s stacks ramble on for buildings, the boardwalk runs a mile along Niantic Bay beside the rails, nine beach communities line the shore, and Rocky Neck State Park is next door. Salt air, used books and Long Island Sound are the mark on this piece.


QUICK FACTS — NIANTIC CT EMBROIDERED COTTON POLO

Town: Niantic, Connecticut

Founded: Settled mid-1600s (village of East Lyme)

Known for: The Book Barn; the mile-long Niantic Bay Boardwalk; white-sand Sound beaches

Art: Niantic vintage retro logo, white (embroidered)

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

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

Decoration: Chest embroidery, white thread

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

Sizes: M, L, XL

Made to order in the USA


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Product FAQs

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.

How do I send a gift?

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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Before it was a resort it was a working waterfront. Through the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries Niantic lived on oystering, fishing, and shipbuilding; at the head of the Niantic River a place called the Golden Spur — once ‘Head of the River’ — had a busy shipyard turning out coastal vessels. The bay gave up oysters and the Sound gave up fish, and the village kept the unfussy, salt-stained rhythm of a place that made its living off the water. That maritime working life is the bedrock under all the summer leisure that came later.

Our Niantic logo carries Connecticut's oyster above ‘Connecticut — Est. 1636,’ the shared retro emblem of our Connecticut towns. The oyster is the state shellfish, a fitting nod to the beds that the Nehantic and the early settlers worked in this bay, and 1636 marks the founding of the Connecticut Colony; the emblem is the through-line that links Niantic to every other Connecticut town we make. It could hardly fit a place better — an oystering shore village — rendered in the black-and-white of an old crate label. What makes this one Niantic is the bay behind it: the boardwalk, the beaches, and the train.

Why People Visit Niantic

Niantic offers straightforward coastal time for families. Visitors mix boardwalk walks with park picnics, beach days, and small museums, all on Long Island Sound. It is easygoing, scenic, and walkable, with year-round appeal in its parks, paths, and public spaces. The vintage feel of a New England beach village is evergreen, and history and everyday shoreline life sit side by side here in a welcoming way.

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