It’s a mystery Australian Joe Winkler set out to solve.
After picking up a vintage varsity jacket that stood out to him at his local thrift store, known as an “op shop” down under, he wanted to know where it came from.
“We don’t really have those sort of varsity style letterman jackets or whatever in Australia so much,” Winkler said, who lives in Melbourne, Australia. “The price tag wasn’t too steep. And so I bought it.”
LISTEN: Australia man sets out to find original owner of second-hand jacket
Joe Winkler of Melbourne, Australia thrifted a unique find down under: a letterman’s jacket from an Ingersoll broomball team. Host Matt Allen hears the story of how Winkler tracked down the jacket’s origins and also speaks to Allan Juett, a teammate on that exact broomball team.
The letterman’s jacket is made of yellow leather and blue mohair, and features the embroidered …