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Riverside Connecticut Vintage Retro Cotton Canvas Tote Bag - White Logo

Riverside Connecticut Vintage Retro Cotton Canvas Tote Bag - White Logo

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The Riverside tote, for the town that keeps Greenwich’s quiet where the Mianus meets the Sound. Heavy 12 oz cotton canvas with the Riverside vintage retro logo printed on both sides in white.

The tote is the Riverside piece that gets used daily: groceries, books, a towel for the beach, the farmers’ market on Saturday. It is flat to mail, so it is also the simplest Riverside gift to send to someone out of state. Ships free in the U.S.

Made for errands, books, or groceries, this 100% cotton canvas tote is cut from heavy 12 oz (407 g/m²) canvas in one 15" × 16" size. The 20" self-fabric handles are long enough for comfortable shoulder carry, the label is sewn in, and the retro logo is printed on both sides for a clean, minimalist look.

Riverside began as Mianus Neck, a fishing and oystering village of Greenwich settled in the mid-1600s; the c.1760 Samuel Ferris farmhouse survives from that era. Developers Jeremiah Atwater and Luke Lockwood renamed it Riverside in the late 1800s to draw New Yorkers up the new rail line, and the refined railroad suburb they planned is what stands today.

The 1871 cast-iron Riverside Avenue Bridge, moved here in the 1890s, is Connecticut’s only surviving cast-iron bridge and a National Historic Landmark; St. Paul’s Episcopal dates to 1876 and the Riverside Yacht Club to 1888. Shore roads wind between the Mianus River and Long Island Sound. The mark on this piece is that quiet.


QUICK FACTS — RIVERSIDE CT COTTON CANVAS TOTE

Town: Riverside, Connecticut

Founded: Settled mid-1600s as Mianus Neck; renamed late 1800s

Known for: The cast-iron Riverside Avenue Bridge (1871); the Riverside Yacht Club (1888); the Mianus River and the Sound

Art: Riverside vintage retro logo, white (printed)

Blank: Cotton canvas tote, 15" × 16", 20" self-fabric handles

Fabric: Heavy 12 oz (407 g/m²) 100% cotton canvas

Print: Retro logo both sides, white ink

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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.

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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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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What Atwater and Lockwood built still shapes the place. They laid out winding shoreline lanes, donated land for St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in 1876, and tied Riverside to Manhattan with the New York, New Haven & Hartford line — an hour’s ride that turned a farming neck into a commuter’s Eden. Through the 1880s and into the new century, Victorian cottages and Shingle-style houses rose on leafy lots along Riverside Avenue, the old “Potato Road.” By the 1930s the neighborhood held some of the highest real-estate values in the region.

Look closely at the Riverside crest and you’ll find an oyster, and that is no accident. Mianus Neck lived on the water — fishing and oystering the Mianus River and the shallows of Long Island Sound, where Greenwich and neighboring Cos Cob were part of the great Sound oyster trade that fed New York for a century. The oyster on the logo, over “Connecticut · Est. 1636,” is the shared emblem of every Merlin Classics Connecticut town — a nod to the Sound’s shellfish heritage and the colony’s founding era. On Riverside it points straight back to the Neck, when the day’s living came up out of the river on the half shell.

Why People Visit Riverside

Riverside rewards visitors who like the quiet, watery side of the Gold Coast: sailboats on the Mianus, shaded streets, and a handful of real landmarks close together. Add the Sound-side parks and the easy ride to the city, and the genteel calm makes its own case.

Riverside Connecticut Merlin Classics retro vintage logo featuring the Connecticut oyster over Connecticut Est. 1636