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Jon Crowley's avatar

Never thought about the proximity to Chicago’s stockyards being a factor in the manufacturing locations of leather shoes and goods…excellent point.

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Football Archaeology's avatar

Horween Leather is there. It makes the leather for NFL footballs, among other products.

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Vasav Swaminathan's avatar

I remember you once mentioned white and even yellow colored footballs. I've found some images of old white footballs but am curious as to how bright the yellow balls were? Are there any catalogs that have them? Was it as dull as an orange basketball or as bright as a green tennis ball?

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Football Archaeology's avatar

I don't think I've seen an image of a yellow football but will do some digging. Ironically, tonight's Tidbit has two images with white balls.

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Sports Dispatch's avatar

Awesome colors from this brochure. What find!

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