Peck & Snyder

The Peck & Snyder Sporting Goods Co was originally established in 1866 in New York. At that time, both baseball and photography were in their infancy. The American public was exhausted from the Civil War that nearly tore it apart and they needed a release. Baseball was just the thing people needed to bring them together.
As a sporting goods store, Peck & Snyder sold baseball equipment and supplies, producing baseball cards as advertising material fit right in with the business they had already established.
In 1849, the New York Knickerbockers sported the first known baseball caps which were, in fact, made from straw. Highly ineffective and most likely very itchy, the Knickerbockers ditched the straw caps a few years later for a wool cap produced by Peck & Snyder. This new cap featured a flat, panelled crown made from merino wool and a short visor to help shield the players’ eyes from the sun.
The deisgns used on today's garments are taken from the Peck & Snyder archives. These designs are from legendary boxing and baseball teams that were extremely successful in their era.