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Stratford Connecticut Vintage Retro Unisex Embroidered Fleece Jacket - White Logo

Stratford Connecticut Vintage Retro Unisex Embroidered Fleece Jacket - White Logo

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The Stratford fleece, for the town that is the birthplace of the American helicopter. An authentic Columbia MTR fleece, full-zip, with the Stratford vintage retro logo embroidered on the chest in white thread.

This is the top of the Stratford range: a real Columbia blank, embroidered to order, warm, light and fast-drying. It is the jacket for early mornings, the sideline and the drive home, and the Stratford gift that gets opened and put on immediately. Made to order, so allow the embroidery time before the holidays.

This premium fleece jacket is custom embroidered to order on an authentic Columbia fleece jacket blank. Featuring Columbia’s soft, warm MTR fleece, this jacket combines trusted outdoor quality with personalized design. A warm, lightweight full-zip made from soft MTR-style filament fleece (~7.4 oz/yd²) with an athletic, easy-layering fit, and our vintage-retro logo cleanly embroidered on the chest. It delivers dependable insulation for cool days, dries fast, and moves comfortably for walks, errands, travel, or campfire nights. Classic details include a stand collar and clean lines that pair with everything. Care: Machine wash cold (gentle), dry flat, no bleach, no iron on 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 and care instructions are explained below in the page footer Embroidery note. Columbia® is a registered trademark of Columbia Sportswear Company. This product is independently customized and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Columbia.

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 EMBROIDERED FLEECE JACKET

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, white (embroidered)

Blank: Authentic Columbia full-zip MTR fleece jacket, athletic easy-layering fit, stand collar

Fabric: MTR-style filament fleece, ~7.4 oz/yd²

Decoration: Chest embroidery, white thread

Care: Machine wash cold (gentle), dry flat, no bleach, no iron on decoration

Sizes: S, M, L, XL, 2XL

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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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The first real helicopter on Earth lifted off here. On a September morning in 1939, Igor Sikorsky's VS-300 rose into the air over the Housatonic River, and the American helicopter industry was born in Stratford. But the town is three centuries older than that flight — a 1639 Puritan harbor at the mouth of the river on Long Island Sound, named for Shakespeare's Stratford, with oyster boats, a colonial sea-captain's house, and a lighthouse on the Sound. This is Stratford, Connecticut, and this page tells its story.

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