Westinghouse Electric Corporation Cotton Polo Shirt
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Carry a piece of Pittsburgh industrial history into the everyday with this Westinghouse Electric Corporation cotton polo shirt. The Westinghouse name is tied to the rise of alternating-current power, Niagara Falls generators, steam turbines, broadcasting, appliances, and decades of recognizable American design. It is an easy choice for collectors, engineers, former employees, and anyone who appreciates the legacy of a company founded by George Westinghouse in 1886.
Westinghouse Electric Corporation began in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on January 8, 1886, when George Westinghouse founded the business that became Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Company. Building on alternating-current technology, it developed AC infrastructure in the United States, with major factories in East Pittsburgh and Lester, Pennsylvania, and Hamilton, Ontario. The company helped demonstrate transformer-based lighting in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, in 1886, installed AC generators at Niagara Falls in 1895, and put its first commercial steam-turbine generator into service at Hartford Electric Light Co. in 1901. Its work expanded into power equipment, broadcasting, appliances, transportation, aviation, and nuclear technology. Renamed Westinghouse Electric Corporation in 1945, it later changed course through finance and broadcasting. It bought CBS in 1994, became CBS Corporation in 1997, and sold its nuclear business to BNFL in 1999; that business was re-formed as Westinghouse Electric Company. The Westinghouse trademarks were acquired by Westinghouse Electric Corporation in 2021.
Westinghouse Electric Corporation 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 |
Carry a piece of Pittsburgh industrial history into the everyday with this Westinghouse Electric Corporation cotton polo shirt. The Westinghouse name is tied to the rise of alternating-current power, Niagara Falls generators, steam turbines, broadcasting, appliances, and decades of recognizable American design. It is an easy choice for collectors, engineers, former employees, and anyone who appreciates the legacy of a company founded by George Westinghouse in 1886.
Westinghouse Electric Corporation began in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on January 8, 1886, when George Westinghouse founded the business that became Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Company. Building on alternating-current technology, it developed AC infrastructure in the United States, with major factories in East Pittsburgh and Lester, Pennsylvania, and Hamilton, Ontario. The company helped demonstrate transformer-based lighting in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, in 1886, installed AC generators at Niagara Falls in 1895, and put its first commercial steam-turbine generator into service at Hartford Electric Light Co. in 1901. Its work expanded into power equipment, broadcasting, appliances, transportation, aviation, and nuclear technology. Renamed Westinghouse Electric Corporation in 1945, it later changed course through finance and broadcasting. It bought CBS in 1994, became CBS Corporation in 1997, and sold its nuclear business to BNFL in 1999; that business was re-formed as Westinghouse Electric Company. The Westinghouse trademarks were acquired by Westinghouse Electric Corporation in 2021.
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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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Product information: Gildan 85800, 2 year warranty in EU and Northern Ireland as per Directive 1999/44/EC