Through researching and collecting many of the vintage items we sell, we've come across a number of pieces that we've kept either out of historical significance or personal affection.
This is a space to showcase these products as another layer of inspiration and point of reference for the OLD SOLDIER brand, as well as share a bit more about what makes these items so special and worth keeping.
Fire Island Lifeguard Tee
Year: 1980s Significance: Lifeguard tees are about as classic as it gets when it comes to traditional "beachwear". With Fire Island being our hometown beach, it only felt right to have...
Fire Island Lifeguard Tee
Year: 1980s Significance: Lifeguard tees are about as classic as it gets when it comes to traditional "beachwear". With Fire Island being our hometown beach, it only felt right to have...
Sayville Yacht Club Crewneck Sweatshirt
Year: 1990s Significance: The Sayville Yacht Club is located on Long Island's Great South Bay and was founded in 1920 as an evolution of the Southside Yacht Club, which was initially...
Sayville Yacht Club Crewneck Sweatshirt
Year: 1990s Significance: The Sayville Yacht Club is located on Long Island's Great South Bay and was founded in 1920 as an evolution of the Southside Yacht Club, which was initially...
Neptune Beach Club Tee
Year: 1989 Significance: Neptunes was a legendary oceanfront club located on Dune Road in the Hamptons, which stood on the site of a federal life saving station originally built in 1900....
Neptune Beach Club Tee
Year: 1989 Significance: Neptunes was a legendary oceanfront club located on Dune Road in the Hamptons, which stood on the site of a federal life saving station originally built in 1900....
Mako Marine Tee
Year: Late 1980s/Early 1990s Significance: Mako boats was founded in 1966 in Hialeah, Florida. The company is credited with revolutionizing the saltwater sportfishing industry with their 19 foot "bay boat", a...
Mako Marine Tee
Year: Late 1980s/Early 1990s Significance: Mako boats was founded in 1966 in Hialeah, Florida. The company is credited with revolutionizing the saltwater sportfishing industry with their 19 foot "bay boat", a...
Greenport Antique Boat Show Tee
Year: 1993 Significance: The Antique & Classic Boat Society was founded in 1975 and is an organization dedicated to the preservation and enjoyment of classic boats. ACBS Chapters organize more than 100...
Greenport Antique Boat Show Tee
Year: 1993 Significance: The Antique & Classic Boat Society was founded in 1975 and is an organization dedicated to the preservation and enjoyment of classic boats. ACBS Chapters organize more than 100...
Frank Mundus Monster Man Tee
Year: 1970s Significance: Frank Mundus was a prominent captain and sportfisherman out of Montauk, NY, credited with pioneering "monster fishing" for giant sharks. He began operating his vessel Cricket II in...
Frank Mundus Monster Man Tee
Year: 1970s Significance: Frank Mundus was a prominent captain and sportfisherman out of Montauk, NY, credited with pioneering "monster fishing" for giant sharks. He began operating his vessel Cricket II in...
Tumas Dock Crewneck Sweatshirt
Year: Late 1970s/early 1980s Significance: Tuma's Dock opened in the 1940's as the first public charter service for sport fishing in Montauk, NY, effectively starting the sport fishing and tourist business...
Tumas Dock Crewneck Sweatshirt
Year: Late 1970s/early 1980s Significance: Tuma's Dock opened in the 1940's as the first public charter service for sport fishing in Montauk, NY, effectively starting the sport fishing and tourist business...
Bars of Fire Island Tee
Year: 1993 Significance: For all the time we've spent on the beaches of Fire Island, we've also spent our fair share in the bars. As much as the island is know...
Bars of Fire Island Tee
Year: 1993 Significance: For all the time we've spent on the beaches of Fire Island, we've also spent our fair share in the bars. As much as the island is know...
Gar Wood Tee
Year: 1980s Significance: Born in 1880, Garfield "Gar" Wood was a legendary American inventor, entrepreneur and speedboat racer. He won multiple titles and championships throughout his career, and in 1931 became...
Gar Wood Tee
Year: 1980s Significance: Born in 1880, Garfield "Gar" Wood was a legendary American inventor, entrepreneur and speedboat racer. He won multiple titles and championships throughout his career, and in 1931 became...
Montauk Point Tee
Year: 1980s Significance: Montauk Point is the easternmost point of Long Island, jutting out into ocean creating sweeping views of the Atlantic. The lighthouse was commissioned in 1792 under President George...
Montauk Point Tee
Year: 1980s Significance: Montauk Point is the easternmost point of Long Island, jutting out into ocean creating sweeping views of the Atlantic. The lighthouse was commissioned in 1792 under President George...
Earth Day Tee
Year: 1990 Significance: Now named the Ocean Conservancy, the previously know Center for Marine Conservation was founded in 1972 and is a nonprofit organization that works to combat pollution and habitat destruction...
Earth Day Tee
Year: 1990 Significance: Now named the Ocean Conservancy, the previously know Center for Marine Conservation was founded in 1972 and is a nonprofit organization that works to combat pollution and habitat destruction...
Antique Bottle Association Tee
Year: 1990s Significance: Years of beachcombing on the shores of Fire Island and the Great South Bay have led us to all kinds of discoveries - including some incredible antique...
Antique Bottle Association Tee
Year: 1990s Significance: Years of beachcombing on the shores of Fire Island and the Great South Bay have led us to all kinds of discoveries - including some incredible antique...
I Helped Turn It On Tee
Year: 1986 Significance: The Fire Island Lighthouse was relit and reinstated as an official aid to navigation on Memorial Day in May 1986. The relighting brought the historic "flash" of...
I Helped Turn It On Tee
Year: 1986 Significance: The Fire Island Lighthouse was relit and reinstated as an official aid to navigation on Memorial Day in May 1986. The relighting brought the historic "flash" of...
Fire Island Mosquito Tee
Year: 1970s Significance: Mosquitoes are notoriously common and aggressive on Fire Island, particularly at dawn and dusk. The inland salt marshes created when the waves breach the beach are an ideal...
Fire Island Mosquito Tee
Year: 1970s Significance: Mosquitoes are notoriously common and aggressive on Fire Island, particularly at dawn and dusk. The inland salt marshes created when the waves breach the beach are an ideal...
A Summer Place Tee
Year: Late 1970s Significance: Fire Island is the barrier beach protecting Long Island from the Atlantic Ocean, creating the Great South Bay in between. This tee is from a family-run...
A Summer Place Tee
Year: Late 1970s Significance: Fire Island is the barrier beach protecting Long Island from the Atlantic Ocean, creating the Great South Bay in between. This tee is from a family-run...
Barrett Beach Biathlon Tee
Year: 1988 Significance: Barrett Beach is a secluded beach on Fire Island and is part of the Fire Island National Seashore. The beach is only accessible by boat and holds a special...
Barrett Beach Biathlon Tee
Year: 1988 Significance: Barrett Beach is a secluded beach on Fire Island and is part of the Fire Island National Seashore. The beach is only accessible by boat and holds a special...
American Littoral Society Tee
Year: 1990s Significance: The American Littoral Society is an organization dedicated to the study and conservation of marine life and coastal habitats that was founded in 1961. This New York chapter...
American Littoral Society Tee
Year: 1990s Significance: The American Littoral Society is an organization dedicated to the study and conservation of marine life and coastal habitats that was founded in 1961. This New York chapter...
East Hampton Beach Patrol Hoodie
Year: 1990s Significance: East Hampton Main Beach is located on the Atlantic Ocean in East Hampton, NY, and is considered one of the premier beach destinations on Long Island's east...
East Hampton Beach Patrol Hoodie
Year: 1990s Significance: East Hampton Main Beach is located on the Atlantic Ocean in East Hampton, NY, and is considered one of the premier beach destinations on Long Island's east...
The Dory Tee
Year: Early/mid 2000s Significance: The Dory was a historic bar located in Shelter Island, NY that closed in 2021. The bar had been in continuous operation under various names since the early...
The Dory Tee
Year: Early/mid 2000s Significance: The Dory was a historic bar located in Shelter Island, NY that closed in 2021. The bar had been in continuous operation under various names since the early...