• Old Saybrook Connecticut Vintage Retro Unisex Cotton Jersey Tank Top, Red, Black Logo, Merlin Classics
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Old Saybrook Connecticut Vintage Retro Unisex Cotton Jersey Tank Top - Black Logo

Old Saybrook Connecticut Vintage Retro Unisex Cotton Jersey Tank Top - Black Logo

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The Old Saybrook tank, for the town that is Connecticut’s oldest colony. Lightweight Airlume cotton jersey with the Old Saybrook vintage retro logo on the chest in black, for the hottest months of the year.

The tank is the summer Old Saybrook 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.

Saybrook Colony was chartered in 1635, when Lion Gardiner built a fort at the mouth of the Connecticut River, making Old Saybrook the oldest officially chartered settlement in the state. Yale College was founded here in 1701 and met in Saybrook until 1716, and in 1775 David Bushnell built the Turtle, the first American submarine, on this shore.

The 1803 Lynde Point Light is the oldest lighthouse in Connecticut, the 1886 Outer Breakwater Light stands beyond it, and the 1790 James Pharmacy is one of the oldest pharmacy buildings in the country. At Fenwick, Katharine Hepburn kept her lifelong home from 1913 on, and The Kate theater opened in her name in 2009. The mark on this piece is the river mouth.


QUICK FACTS — OLD SAYBROOK CT COTTON JERSEY TANK

Town: Old Saybrook, Connecticut

Founded: 1635 (Saybrook Colony); incorporated 1854

Known for: Connecticut’s oldest colony (1635); Lynde Point Light (1803); Katharine Hepburn’s Fenwick

Art: Old Saybrook 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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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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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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The railroad remade the town's geography in 1873, when the Shore Line route and the Connecticut Valley line met at a junction here, and the shoreline that had launched ships began receiving summer visitors instead. Cottage colonies spread along the beaches, and on the peninsula between South Cove and the Sound the borough of Fenwick took shape in the late nineteenth century — shingled houses, a small golf course, and families who returned every summer for generations, the Hepburns among them from 1913.

The modern town keeps all of it within a few square miles: a Main Street of nineteenth-century storefronts ending at the marsh, the restored theater on Main Street drawing year-round audiences since 2009, the Amtrak station on the old junction, and the boardwalks at Saybrook Point looking out to Lynde Point Light. It is a town of about ten and a half thousand people with more shoreline than size — beaches, coves, two rivers named for oysters and hammocks, and the causeway running out to Fenwick.

Why People Visit Old Saybrook Connecticut

  • Relax at Harveys Beach, shallow waters and soft sand for easy family time on Long Island Sound.
  • Walk Fort Saybrook Monument Park, interpretive signs marking the 1635 fort site near the marsh and the river mouth.
  • Tour the General William Hart House (1767), a Federal-era home with period rooms and gardens reflecting eighteenth-century town life.
  • Stroll Saybrook Point, boardwalks and marinas with views to Lynde Point Lighthouse (1803) at the river mouth.
  • Visit the Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center on Main Street, an intimate restored theater hosting year-round performances.
  • Drive across the causeway to Fenwick borough, a quiet shoreline community of shingled houses on the peninsula between South Cove and the Sound.

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