History & Science

John Honeyman T-shirt

The John Honeyman T-shirt is a Honeyman Tees print-on-demand tee from the History & Science collection. The design shows John Honeyman in a brown hat, coat and apron, holding a finger to his lips and leading a calf on a rope, saying “Greatest spy ever. Zero paperwork to prove it.” Available on Etsy.

“Greatest spy ever. Zero paperwork to prove it.”

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About this design

A finger to the lips, a butcher's apron and a calf on a rope.

The story behind it

Family legend says John Honeyman, a New Jersey weaver and cattle dealer, posed as a Loyalist butcher to scout the Hessian garrison before the Continental Army's surprise attack of December 26, 1776. The tale was first printed by his grandson in 1873, and no wartime papers back it up, so historians call it a legend. A really good spy leaves no paper trail.

Mockups show the print at true scale on a size M tee. Colors are proposed, not final.

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