This lot is closed. Bidding ended on 12/4/2008.
The House of David was a religious commune founded in 1902 Michigan. They operated a famous barnstorming baseball team, which toured small town America from the 1920s to the 1950s, playing major and minor teams and exhibition games. The organization also fielded nationally known musical bands between 1906 and 1927. Additionally, they also fielded a traveling basketball team, and legend has it that when House of David basketball teams played the Harlem Globetrotters in the 1930s the 'Trotters came up with the theme song "Sweet Georgia Brown" to compete with the intro used by the House of David teams. There is a large whole on the inside back neck of the jacket, where a manufacturers tag use to be. In the inside right front of the jacket is the “32 SWANSON 48 plus 2 plus 2” embroidered tag. On the front left breast is the "1954 All American" patch in red, white, and blue embroidery. On the back of the jacket is "HOUSE OF DAVID" in red on blue tackle twill. On the back inside waistband of the pants is the “Wilson” manufacturers tag. Next to this is the “THOMAS 34” embroidered strip tag. The jacket and pants show extensive wear and beside the jacket missing the manufacturers tag appears to have no alterations of any kind. An additional LOA will be provided by MEARS.