Bike Jockstrap Large White/Grey Adult Supporter

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A 1901/02 Wright & Ditson catalog sold an early athletic cup, called a "lower abdomen protector." A design more like the cup we know was patented in the U.S. in 1907. The December 1920 issue of Outing magazine carried ads for the Mizpah Supporter No. 44 and the Sanito Suspensory from The Walter F. Ware Company of Philadelphia. Spalding’s Fall Catalogue of 1917 carried ads for “Mike Murphy” Athletic Supporters, Spalding Elastic Supporters, Morton Style Supporters, Spalding Swimming Supporters, The “Bike” Elastic Supporters, and Spalding Aluminum Abdomen Protectors. A 1930s display ad read “Guard the Vital Zone; Be sure it’s a Pal; Wear An Athletic Supporter or Suspensory for All Active Sports” (depicting a golfer) on one side, and “Guard the Vital Zone; Be sure it’s a Pal; Wear an Athletic Supporter or Suspensory for Safety, Ease and Comfort, Appearance, Fatigue Prevention” (depicting a baseball player) on the other. This design is very similar to the ads in Boys’ Life magazine in 1932.

In 1905 the Bike logo, a bicycle wheel with the words, “The Bike” was trademarked. It had first been used in 1896. For a natural and more sustainable option go for organic cotton or BCI (Better Cotton Initiative) cotton which strives to make cotton production better for the people who produce it and better for the environment it grows in. A heavy duty cup was invented around 1930 by a Bronx opera fan named "Foulproof" Taylor; it was sold and used by boxers throughout the 1930s. A 1948 ad shows a smiling young man saying, “for the winning edge players wear . . .” OLYMPIC CHAMPION V-front Athletic Supporter. A Bike Web Co. box from the 1930s for the No. 48 Bike Rubber Cushion for Cup shows the traditional colors: a wide band of orange, then yellow, and orange again, with a blue text box and the bicycle wheel logo.A 1948 magazine ad depicts a BIKE No. 86 Supporter with a wide waistband. The Bike Web Company, Chicago. In 1926 James Philip “Foulproof” Taylor of Brooklyn, NY developed an aluminum cup for boxers. He advertised the Taylor Foulproof Cup by inviting men to hit him in the groin while wearing his product. He was invited by the NY State Athletic Commission to demonstrate his device in June of 1930. It became popular, but was imitated by others who reaped the profits. Taylor died around 1970.

The 1927 Supplee-Biddle Hardware Company of Philadelphia catalog carried “A Full Line of Elastic Bandages and Supporters.” It stayed this way until AIDS hit. As early as 1983, just a few years after the AIDS crisis was first reported, there had been 3,064 reported cases of AIDS — and 71 percent of them were gay or bisexual men. In 1948 The Bike Web Co. of Chicago, IL placed an ad in the Boy Scouts of America Handbook: “Your Athletics Merit Badge - Want to qualify in the five athletic events? Then play safe by wearing an athletic supporter. Leading coaches, athletes and trainers say every boy who engages in a sport should wear a supporter. It protects delicate, sensitive parts by holding them snugly against the body. And by supporting them, it protects you from strain. For Safety in any Sport wear a BIKE SUPPORTER; More athletes have worn Bike Supporters than any other brand! Because for years Bike has worked closely with coaches, trainers and athletes to make Bike Supporters the best for protection, comfort and long wear. See your sporting goods store and choose the right supporter for your needs from the line of famous Bike Supporters. BIKE “STRAP” SUPPORTER – A 3” waistband all-elastic supporter that give extra-firm support, is sturdy, long-lasting, comfortable.” AllKinkThis BIKE® vintage-inspired sleeveless crop football jersey perfectly combines sporty and sexy. This mesh jersey... A January 1936 ad for Bike supporters in the Athletic Journal claimed that “In 1935 2 out of 3 Wore BIKE.” Bike-Web Manufacturing Company, Chicago. We stand with Ukraine. We are proud to launch our limited edition BIKE® Athletic Ukraine Classic... In 1904, Claude “Admiral” Berry, rookie catcher for the Chicago White Sox, became the first major league catcher to wear a protective cup (known at that time as a “safety cup”). Berry later played for the Philadelphia Athletics (1906-07) and the Pittsburgh Rebels (1914-15).” (AllKink) The June 12, 1989 issue of Sports Illustrated ran an article on baseball memorabilia from Cooperstown, “Safe At Home,” photography by Bret Wills. It included a metal cup with 10 ventilation holes, and stamped with the letters “PAT. PENDING; (?)HNSTONE.” The photo was labeled “EARLY ARMOR: IN 1915 CATCHER CLAUDE BERRY WORE THE FIRST KNOWN PROTECTIVE CUP.”