• Nixon Streaking
    Nixon streaking Full

    1975
    SOB's first shirts printed.

  • Ron with Richard M. Daley
    Ron with Richard M. Daley Full

    Ron and former Mayor Richard M. Daley in 1993 celebrating the beginning of Graffiti Blasters.

  • Monster Trucks Are Outrageous
    Monster Trucks are Outrageous Full

    Monster trucks are OUTRAGEOUS!
    1986

  • Overkill
    Overkill Full

    One of the many bands we have printed for. Here is a vintage Urge Overkill shirt from back in the day.

  • World Series 1991
    World Series 1991 Full

    1991
    World Series

  • Chicago Bulls Champs 1991
    Chicago Bulls Champs 1991 Full

    The Bulls used to win every year. This was one of those years.

  • Tough Guy Slugo
    Tough Guy Slugo Full

    Slugo has become our mascot over the years. Originally clip art, we have adopted the angry guy to convey that "We Do The Tough Jobs!"

  • George Carlin
    George Carlin Full

    Ron with George Carlin.
    They look so young!

  • Blueberry
    Blueberry Full

    RETRO!

  • Jays
    Jays Full

    Beware of the Snackosaurus! Our first wrap around print!

  • Butthole Surfers Locust Abortion Technician
    Butthole Surfers Locust Abortion Technician Full

    This Butthole Surfers shirt was for their 1987 album 'Locust Abortion Technician'.

  • Summit Fantasy Curl
    <h2>Summit Fantasy Curl</h2> Full

    YUP! We did that!
    Early eighties print.

    Shirts Our Business was established in 1975 and was located at 2503 W. Devon Avenue in Chicago. At this location we served both retail and wholesale customers. For the retail customer we specialized in heat transfer applications of the popular TV, music and movie icons. We also customized T-shirts with names and numbers so Grandparents could tell their Grandchildren apart. For our Wholesale customers we would manufacture custom designs for any need in quantities of the same product.

    By 1979 we out grew this space and moved to larger quarters at 2646 W. Devon Avenue. We continued with our retail Customer as we expanded more into the wholesale end of the business. Because of production needs we purchased our first automatic printing press that would do up to 6 colors. Wow, we had arrived!

  • SOB
    SOB Full

    SOB design on a jean jacket. Classy.

  • Moving
    Moving Full

    This flyer is from when we moved to our current location.

  • Ready To Race THREADLEMANSS
    Ready To Race THREADLEMANSS Full

    Our entry in the THREADLEMANSS pine wood derby race put on by threadless.com in 2008

  • Lincoln Square Sign
    Lincoln Square Sign Full

    We are located in Lincoln Square. Here is an old sign we found.

  • Football
    Football Full

    1988
    A football from one of our many charitable endeavors.

    In 1986 we made our final move to our present location at 4949 N. Western Avenue. With this move and the expanded space, we discontinued our retail store front, and concentrated totally on wholesale. This is where we are today and over the years we have invested constantly in the modernization of our production and quality. Computers graphics have replaced the artist and the drawing board. The designs keep getting more challenging and difficult to achieve. We like the challenge!

    Today we have around 30 employees, four of whom are still working together from our first location on Devon! Our employees are a close group consisting of staff hired through friends and relatives of employees, some of which have worked here for over 15 years. We all work hard to earn your business and put out a quality product.

    We have been providing commercial clients in the USA with professional quality Silk-screening and embroidery for over 35 years! Give us a try we won't disappoint you!

  • 1985
    Horse racing.

  • Touch and Go
    Touch and Go

    Touch and Go Records allowed us to print for some awesome bands.

  • Mucinex
    Mucinex Full

    Mucinex

  • CPD Classic 2000
    CPD Classic 2000 Full

    One of the many prints we do for the Chicago Police Department.

  • Threadless
    Threadless full

    2001 we started printing for threadless.com