Kelly-Moore Paints Cotton Polo Shirt
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Wear a piece of independent paint-industry history with a Kelly-Moore Paints polo. Founded in San Carlos in 1946, the company grew from a California paint maker into a familiar name across the West and beyond, with company stores, acquisitions, and later Texas operations. This polo gives collectors, former employees, trade professionals, and fans of classic home-improvement brands an easy everyday way to remember that long-running legacy.
Kelly-Moore Paints was founded in 1946 in San Carlos, California, by former paint-industry employees William Kelly and William Moore. Moore bought out Kelly in 1952 and remained closely involved for the next three decades, helping shape production methods and company-owned store planning. By 1984, as Moore retired, the business reported $136 million in revenue and nearly $11 million in profit. Joseph P. Cristiano became chief executive in January 1985. Expansion followed through acquisitions: Preservative Paint Co. of Seattle in 1994 added locations in Alaska and Washington, while K-M Universal in 1995 added an Arizona factory and outlets in Arizona and California. In 1998, an employee stock ownership plan was established. The company later joined the Paints America alliance and acquired Ponderosa Paint Manufacturing in 2000. Manufacturing moved from the San Francisco Bay Area to Hurst, Texas, in 2017, and headquarters moved to Irving, Texas, in 2023. After a 2022 acquisition by Flacks Group, the company announced store closures and an end to operations in January 2024. Its intellectual property assets were acquired by Latex Paint S.A. de C.V. in May 2024.
Kelly-Moore Paints Cotton Polo Shirt
$38.99
Sale price
$38.99
Regular price
| S | M | L | XL | 2XL | 3XL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Body Length, in | 27.75 | 29.00 | 30.50 | 32.00 | 33.60 | 34.50 |
| Body Length Tolerance, in | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Chest Tolerance, in | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Chest Width (Laid Flat), in | 19.75 | 21.00 | 22.00 | 23.25 | 25.50 | 26.00 |
Wear a piece of independent paint-industry history with a Kelly-Moore Paints polo. Founded in San Carlos in 1946, the company grew from a California paint maker into a familiar name across the West and beyond, with company stores, acquisitions, and later Texas operations. This polo gives collectors, former employees, trade professionals, and fans of classic home-improvement brands an easy everyday way to remember that long-running legacy.
Kelly-Moore Paints was founded in 1946 in San Carlos, California, by former paint-industry employees William Kelly and William Moore. Moore bought out Kelly in 1952 and remained closely involved for the next three decades, helping shape production methods and company-owned store planning. By 1984, as Moore retired, the business reported $136 million in revenue and nearly $11 million in profit. Joseph P. Cristiano became chief executive in January 1985. Expansion followed through acquisitions: Preservative Paint Co. of Seattle in 1994 added locations in Alaska and Washington, while K-M Universal in 1995 added an Arizona factory and outlets in Arizona and California. In 1998, an employee stock ownership plan was established. The company later joined the Paints America alliance and acquired Ponderosa Paint Manufacturing in 2000. Manufacturing moved from the San Francisco Bay Area to Hurst, Texas, in 2017, and headquarters moved to Irving, Texas, in 2023. After a 2022 acquisition by Flacks Group, the company announced store closures and an end to operations in January 2024. Its intellectual property assets were acquired by Latex Paint S.A. de C.V. in May 2024.
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This Napster Polo Shirt gives late-90s internet chaos a cleaner, more polished look. It is perfect for music fans, tech workers, former college dorm downloaders, startup nostalgia people, MP3 collectors, file-sharing veterans, and anyone who wants a shirt that says “I remember when the music industry panicked,” but still works for casual Friday. Napster was founded in 1999 by Shawn Fanning and Sean Parker and became one of the most famous names in early peer-to-peer music sharing. The original service let users search for and share MP3 files, turning dorm rooms, dial-up connections, CD binders, and hard drives full of mislabeled songs into a full-blown cultural moment. It also triggered major legal battles with record labels and artists before the original service was shut down. 👔 The polo style works well for casual Fridays, tech meetups, music events, startup gatherings, retro internet parties, record store trips, DJ nights, and family gatherings where someone will absolutely bring up LimeWire next 🎧 A sharp nod to Napster, Shawn Fanning, Sean Parker, MP3 sharing, peer-to-peer networks, digital music, file sharing, dorm-room internet, CD ripping, Winamp playlists, LimeWire, Kazaa, iTunes, Rhapsody, Roxio, Best Buy, and early streaming history 💿 Napster’s brand lived several lives after the original service ended. Roxio acquired the assets and relaunched Napster as a legal digital music store, Best Buy later owned it, and Rhapsody acquired Napster-related assets in 2011. 📡 The Napster name continued into the streaming era, eventually becoming part of later digital music and subscription-service history. In 2025, Infinite Reality announced a deal to acquire Napster for $207 million, showing that one of the internet’s most notorious music brands still had cultural value decades after its first wave. This Napster polo makes a great gift for him, music fan gift, tech nostalgia gift, internet history gift, startup gift, 90s kid gift, DJ gift, software developer gift, or polished retro web apparel for anyone who remembers when downloading one song could take twenty minutes and still feel like the future. Product features - Durable double-pique fabric designed for crisp embroidery - Modern classic fit with side seams and vents for better shape - Contoured welt collar and cuffs with a clean, topstitched shoulder - Soft Sport Grey option (90/10 cotton/poly) and 100% ring-spun cotton varieties - Tear-away label, dyed-to-match buttons, and finished placket for polished comfort Care instructions
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