TalkingCarlton :: View topic - Was it yellow or orange?

Were the tops of our very first guernseys yellow or orange? When we have heritage week the tops have been yellow but i was sure they were orange originally?

The image in bluesum has it as yellow.

Anyone? Anyone?

bluey95 wrote:

The yokes were made from chamois.

So initially they would have looked quite yellow but as they aged they would have turned an orange/brown colour.

The yokes were made from chamois.

According to "The Clubs" our captain wore a dark blue cap in the 1871 Challenge Cup. It also says we wore "tight-fitting blue dungaree jackets".

Pffft...........

it's just a hard hat kerna........draw a little thunder bolt and
you're done............!

kindest regards tommi

so you've got the jeans and the shirt then............?

Orange was our earliest colour according to some sources.

Lionel Frost, in his history of the club, notes earlier uniforms than the 1887 pic posted by Warby. Players were in "a rough assortment of clothes, but usually in cricket whites". Coloured caps showed which side you were on. Carlton wore orange, then orange and blue and adopted dark navy blue in 1871. In 1873 a blue jacket and kickerbockers with grey socks was the uniform.

100 Years of Football also mentions the orange caps then orange and blue.

According to "The Clubs" our captain wore a dark blue cap in the 1871 Challenge Cup. It also says we wore "tight-fitting blue dungaree jackets".

Author:	bluey95 [ Tue May 13, 2008 10:52 am ]
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Were the tops of our very first guernseys yellow or orange? When we have heritage week the tops have been yellow but i was sure they were orange originally? The image in bluesum has it as yellow. Anyone? Anyone?

Author:	Elroy [ Tue May 13, 2008 11:04 am ]
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I thought they were orange

Author:	simonverbeek [ Tue May 13, 2008 11:04 am ]
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orange. the heritage one was not accurate

Author:	Deano Supremo [ Tue May 13, 2008 11:06 am ]
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I always thought it was white, but the material used turned orange when washed.

Author:	Jarusa [ Tue May 13, 2008 11:07 am ]
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bluey95 wrote: Were the tops of our very first guernseys yellow or orange? When we have heritage week the tops have been yellow but i was sure they were orange originally? The image in bluesum has it as yellow. Anyone? Anyone? The yokes were made from chamois. So initially they would have looked quite yellow but as they aged they would have turned an orange/brown colour.

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Author:	bluey95 [ Tue May 13, 2008 11:10 am ]
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That's bizarre! They obvoiusly needed their "Blue" laundry "Bags" to be the type you could throw in the wash to resist fading! Thanks for the clarification! Rich

Author:	Wild Blue Yonder [ Tue May 13, 2008 11:22 am ]
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So the Chamois came before the car.

Author:	Warby [ Tue May 13, 2008 2:27 pm ]
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Jarusa wrote: bluey95 wrote: Were the tops of our very first guernseys yellow or orange? When we have heritage week the tops have been yellow but i was sure they were orange originally? The image in bluesum has it as yellow. Anyone? Anyone? The yokes were made from chamois. So initially they would have looked quite yellow but as they aged they would have turned an orange/brown colour. What Jars says is true.....the white chamois turned a yellowish colour.

Author:	darknavy [ Tue May 13, 2008 4:17 pm ]
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The Chamois before it was sown on to our jumper

Author:	Laserkid [ Tue May 13, 2008 6:14 pm ]
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So we used to wear Bambi ?

Author:	tommi [ Tue May 13, 2008 6:16 pm ]
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Jarusa wrote: The yokes were made from chamois. Well %$#@ me.............. there ya go............................ididnotknowthat.................! kindest regards tommi

Author:	16 flags [ Tue May 13, 2008 11:03 pm ]
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Orange was our earliest colour according to some sources. Lionel Frost, in his history of the club, notes earlier uniforms than the 1887 pic posted by Warby. Players were in "a rough assortment of clothes, but usually in cricket whites". Coloured caps showed which side you were on. Carlton wore orange, then orange and blue and adopted dark navy blue in 1871. In 1873 a blue jacket and kickerbockers with grey socks was the uniform. 100 Years of Football also mentions the orange caps then orange and blue. According to "The Clubs" our captain wore a dark blue cap in the 1871 Challenge Cup. It also says we wore "tight-fitting blue dungaree jackets".

Author:	Dutch Blue [ Wed May 14, 2008 1:36 am ]
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I'd love for it to have been Orange... would bring my beloved Navy Blues even closer to home...

Author:	darknavy [ Wed May 14, 2008 9:50 am ]
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16 flags wrote: According to "The Clubs" our captain wore a dark blue cap in the 1871 Challenge Cup. It also says we wore "tight-fitting blue dungaree jackets". I think i found an old picture of this

Author:	kingkerna [ Wed May 14, 2008 9:54 am ]
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imagine finding one of those old caps, must be some floating around in an attic somewhere

Author:	Rambo Stallone [ Sun May 18, 2008 1:21 am ]
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oh ha ha i thought it was about Ackland,lol

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Author:	tommi [ Wed May 14, 2008 10:49 am ]
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Pffft........... it's just a hard hat kerna........draw a little thunder bolt and you're done............! kindest regards tommi so you've got the jeans and the shirt then............?

Author:	kingkerna [ Wed May 14, 2008 11:48 am ]
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tommi wrote: Pffft........... it's just a hard hat kerna........draw a little thunder bolt and you're done............! kindest regards tommi so you've got the jeans and the shirt then............? I said attic, not closet

Author:	dane [ Wed May 14, 2008 1:15 pm ]
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Tornado.

Author:	Warby [ Wed May 14, 2008 3:52 pm ]
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16 flags wrote: Orange was our earliest colour according to some sources. Lionel Frost, in his history of the club, notes earlier uniforms than the 1887 pic posted by Warby. Players were in "a rough assortment of clothes, but usually in cricket whites". Coloured caps showed which side you were on. Carlton wore orange, then orange and blue and adopted dark navy blue in 1871. In 1873 a blue jacket and kickerbockers with grey socks was the uniform. 100 Years of Football also mentions the orange caps then orange and blue. According to "The Clubs" our captain wore a dark blue cap in the 1871 Challenge Cup. It also says we wore "tight-fitting blue dungaree jackets". Yep.....I just answered in respect to the chamois guernsey. In the 1860's era....Clubs wore different colour Caps to distinguish different teams.....we adopted Orange Caps because of our largely Protestant background.....however; this colour clashed with South Yarra; so Carlton added a blue band to the Orange Cap. We wore all blue caps from 1871; and some players started wearing all Navy shirts as well etc. etc.