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Stratford Connecticut Vintage Retro Womens Fitted Ringspun Cotton Tee - Black Logo

Stratford Connecticut Vintage Retro Womens Fitted Ringspun Cotton Tee - Black Logo

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The Stratford women’s fitted tee, for the town that is the birthplace of the American helicopter. Slim, contoured ringspun cotton with the Stratford vintage retro logo on the chest in black, cut for anyone who finds the unisex tee boxy.

The fitted cut is the reason to choose this one over the unisex tee: a longer body, side seams and a slimmer line that still wears soft. It is the Stratford shirt for the weekend, the reunion and the beach-bag, and it runs small, so size up if you are between sizes.

Women’s fitted ringspun cotton t-shirt with a soft, lightweight jersey feel and a classic crewneck. Slim, contoured fit with a longer body length, side-seam construction, and a tear-away label; this style runs smaller than usual. Solid colors are 100% cotton; select heather/blend shades may include a cotton–polyester mix.

Stratford was founded by Puritans in 1639 at the mouth of the Housatonic and named on April 13, 1643, for Shakespeare’s Stratford-upon-Avon. It spent two centuries oystering and shipbuilding on the Sound, and the 1750 Captain David Judson House still stands from that era.

On September 14, 1939, Igor Sikorsky’s VS-300 made the first practical helicopter flight in the world over the Housatonic, and every presidential Marine One since 1957 has been built in town. Boothe Memorial Park keeps a clocktower, a windmill and an old Merritt Parkway tollbooth, and Stratford Point Light marks the river mouth. The mark on this piece is the town that taught America to hover.


QUICK FACTS — STRATFORD CT WOMEN'S FITTED TEE

Town: Stratford, Connecticut

Founded: 1639; named Stratford 1643

Known for: Birthplace of the American helicopter (1939); every Marine One since 1957; Stratford Point Light; Boothe Memorial Park

Art: Stratford vintage retro logo, black (printed)

Blank: Women’s fitted ringspun cotton tee, slim contoured fit, longer body, side-seamed

Fabric: Solids 100% cotton; heather/blend shades cotton–polyester

Fit note: Runs smaller than usual

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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.

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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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Today Stratford is a Connecticut shoreline town in the Bridgeport metro, where colonial harbor history meets twentieth-century aviation. Boothe Memorial Park spreads its salvaged history across 32 acres above the river, Stratford Point Light still marks the mouth of the Housatonic, and the Lordship beaches face out onto Long Island Sound. Our Stratford designs gather that identity into wearable form — the oyster shell, the lighthouse, the harbor, the Sound. From a 1639 oyster harbor to the birthplace of the American helicopter — wear a little of Stratford's Connecticut history.

Our Stratford logo carries that oyster shell over "1636," the year of the Connecticut Colony and the shared emblem of every Merlin Classics Connecticut place. Printed black-and-white with the worn look of an old oyster-crate label or a seaside sign, the shell reads as shoreline Connecticut: the harbor, the Sound, the long maritime past. What makes this one Stratford is the place behind it — the 1639 oyster town, the lighthouse on the Sound, Shakespeare's namesake on the Housatonic, and the birthplace of the American helicopter.

Why People Visit Stratford Connecticut

Stratford draws visitors with a rare mix of colonial harbor history, Long Island Sound shoreline, and aviation heritage. Travelers find it both a 1639 oyster town with a lighthouse and beaches and the birthplace of the American helicopter, with the quiet, layered character of the Connecticut shore. It is historic, maritime, and unmistakably New England.

Stratford Connecticut Merlin Classics retro vintage logo featuring oyster shell over Connecticut Est. 1636