Like Baltimore with steel, Serbian city Zaje?ar was a leader in specific industries. Krystal-Zaje?ar opened in 1974 to produce lead crystal in an automatic and semi-automatic manner, which at the time was unique in this region. The crystal from Zaje?ar was exported in both the USA, Western and Eastern Europe, as well as the USSR. The success of the factory was abruptly halted with the breakdown of the socialist system in the early 1990s. After the replacement of the factory management, imposed sanctions and bans on exports, along with years of wars, inflation, bombardment, isolation?the factory was eventually privatized and has been abandoned ever since. MARMIA's sister organization SKVER Magazin saved the abandoned archive of Krystal-Zaje?ar: portraits of workers, factory sponsored sports teams, holiday parties?fragile recorded memories literally broken and fading in the haunting factory?s shell. When you buy this T-shirt emblazoned with the now defunct Krystal-Zaje?ar retro logo, you will help support MARMIA sending staff, equipment, and supplies to Zaje?ar in creating a global network of personal, community, and regional archivists. Read more about this project in a post by MARMIA's founder here.