Where and When We Started Back in 1913, a Chicago Irishman by the name of Murphy started a dress suit rental business. In those days, a big night out on the town meant dressing up. Since most folks couldn't afford to buy an expensive suit or tuxedo, renting a "dress suit" to look "spiffy" was how a young man might impress the object of his intentions. During the depression, the mood of the country changed, and by World War II the Company became known as Murphy Cap & Gown Company. Along with a name change, the Company's product focus had shifted as well, to parochial school uniforms and graduation caps and gowns. During the mid-1900's, manufacturing was expanded to include custom tailored choir and pulpit attire. The 1970's brought refinement to the Company's product line, and a relocation of the main manufacturing facility to St. Petersburg, Florida, where it exists today. Who We Are and What We Do Today Today, Murphy Cap & Gown Company is truly the benchmark for excellence in choral and pulpit attire. We're respected throughout the industry for our quality, style innovation, and service to the customer. Our popular Qwick-Ship® program includes a wide variety of pulpit, choral, and judicial apparel with 24 hour shipping from factory receipt of order, with guaranteed satisfaction or your money back. We offer the most extensive selection of custom tailored pulpit attire, choral attire, church supplies, judicial attire, and academic attire found anywhere within the United States. We select only the finest fabrics to present to our customers - including exclusive fabrics designed by us solely for church use. While other manufacturers are trying to cut corners, we continue to improve upon excellence.