I seem to have acquired a few vintage jerseys over the years. I'll just focus on a few of the Raleigh jerseys, since that's the main theme.
The oldest is a Raleigh jersey from the early 70's. You can tell it's old by the front pockets. The use of embroidery for the Raleigh text is another hint. It's made of a very heavy wool... almost like a horse blanket.. and is only suitable for cool days.
I got it from a local friend who noticed my habit of riding old Raleighs, and thought I might use it. It's not easy to find a good day to wear it, though.
The jersey is a tiny bit famous due to it being used in an inset photo on the International page of a Raleigh catalog...
here's the jersey itself, hanging from my 1974 Raleigh International....
Another jersey is in the Raleigh Team colors and bearing the sponsor names of Campagnolo and McGregor. I'm not sure if Raleigh shops sold these. Presumably these were team replica jerseys?? Here it is seen hanging from my Raleigh Team bike. I think it's a wool blend, and not nearly as itchy or hot as the white jersey shown earlier. The text is applied flocking... is that the term? I'm not even sure what it is, but that was the usual method of the era.
The third jersey is also in the Raleigh team colors, but belongs to the Skunk River Cyclists, a.k.a. SRC, which was sponsored and led by Michael's Cyclery, a bike shop in Ames, Iowa. I grew up in Iowa and went to college at Ames, so Michael's Cyclery left an impression on me. The SRC had some of the nation's top riders, such as John Howard, Andy Hampsten, Jeff Bradley, and others. Here's a photo of one of the SRC riders leading a lap of the criterium stage of the 1982 Iron Horse Classic in Durango, Colorado.
and here's my jersey...
I've been fortunate enough to visit a couple of NAHBS when they were somewhat local. At the 2015 NAHBS in Louisville, Kentucky, I wore the white Raleigh jersey on Saturday and the SRC jersey on Sunday. The jerseys got a lot more attention than I was expecting! I had someone ask to take a picture of me in the white jersey, and a few folks stop to tell me about their days racing when wearing the SRC jersey. Curiously, I even had Rolland Della Santa pull me over to tell me stories about the SRC and the old days! Pretty cool!
Steve in Peoria