This 1970s varsity jacket from Ingersoll, Ont., was found in an Australian thrift shop | CBC News

CBC - 19/04
After picking up vintage varsity jacket that stood out to Joe Winkler at his local thrift store in Melbourne, Australia, his curiosity about its origin was sparked.

It's a mystery Australian Joe Winkler set out to solve.

After picking up a vintage varsity jacket that stood out to him at his local thrift store, known as an "op shop" down under, he wanted to know where it came from.

"We don't really have those sort of varsity style letterman jackets or whatever in Australia so much," Winkler said, who lives in Melbourne, Australia. "The price tag wasn't too steep. And so I bought it."

LISTEN: Australia man sets out to find original owner of second-hand jacket

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Joe Winkler of Melbourne, Australia thrifted a unique find down under: a letterman's jacket from an Ingersoll broomball team. Host Matt Allen hears the story o...
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