In 1939, Arthur and Henry D'Angelo came to America from Italy. Sixty years later through hard work and perseverance, the company that they built stands as one of the most impressive sports merchandise operations in the world.The D'Angelos started simply. They sold newspapers in the Boston suburb of Dorchester even though the only English they knew was "Two cents paper, mister". Soon afterwards Arthur and Henry started selling flowers near Boston College. While profitable, they sought out new merchandise to sell, as flowers only lasted one day. By selling pennants, Arthur and Henry first got into the souvenir business.

In 1948, the twins had a brilliant idea. Making its way across the country was the Freedom Train, a traveling exhibit that displayed such documents as the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. Arthur and Henry rode on the train and sold copies of the documents to the crowds. When they got back, Arthur and Henry had made enough money to set up pushcarts outside Fenway Park. Eventually they built enough capital to rent space for a stand across the street from the park. The stand did well, but then in 1967 a wonderful thing happened- the Red Sox made the World Series. Arthur and Henry had finally hit the big time. They made enough money that summer to buy the building across from Fenway Park.

In addition to the World's Largest Souvenir Store (simply named The Souvenir Store), Twins' operation now includes our wholesale offices, our four floor 250,000 square foot warehouse, a domestic cap manufacturing factory, and offices in New York and England. We have a full in-house and national sales force as well as quality customer service and an in-house art department.

Today, Twins is run just like the family business that it always was. Arthur's four sons, Bobby, David, Mark and Steven now run the show. Henry D'Angelo passed away in 1988, but Arthur's friendly smile can still be seen after every Red Sox game doing what he does best- selling souvenirs. Stop in and say hello, he would love to see you!

Part of Twins 250,000 square foot warehouse