An evolving Miscellaneous t shirt clothing tag label history by year.
How I came up with the years for the tags:
The date on a graphic tee doesn't necessarily mean that was the date the shirt was produced. The copyright dates are the date the image itself was copyrighted and not necessarily when the shirt was printed. Sorry but that Snoopy tee was most likely not made in 1965. A dated event graphic like a 1979 Annual Chili Cook Off is more likely to represent the true vintage age of the shirt. Unless it was a graphic popular enough to be reprinted, there is no reason a t-shirt with an event date would be printed in a later year than it states. Of course, any event shirt could always have been printed on an older blank shirt that the shirt printing business had in stock which is why you might see different tags for the same year. Unless we get a tag history directly from the shirt companies, this can never be an exact science. The years for the tags below were taken from shirts that had years for events that the shirt design was featuring and not from copyright dates. This blog is evolving and will be updated as I collect more examples. This is a tool for me that I am providing to you.
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All Sport Heavyweight:
Y2Ks 2000s:
2002
Alore - Made In USA:
1990s:
1992
1993
America Project - Made In USA:
1980s:
1988
Artex - RN32630:
1970s:
1976
Bomark - Made In USA:
1980s:
1984
Brazos Sportswear - Made In USA:
1990s:
1998
B.V.D. BVD:
1970s:
1975
California Casuals Sports Wear - Made In USA:
1990s:
1993
DG Sportswear - Made In USA:
1980s:
1988
Dunbrooke - Pla-Jac - Made In USA:
1980s:
1988
Ebert Sportswear:
1970s:
1971
Fantasy - Super Fantasy - 55774:
1980s:
1982
Fun Tees - Made In USA:
1980s:
1984
Hang Ten:
1980s:
1980
Hefty Heavy Weight - Made In USA:
1970s:
1978
L.A. LA Sportswear:
1990s:
1998
M&O Knits - HeavyWeight - RN57964:
2000s:
Y2Ks
Mayo Spruce Sportswear:
1970s:
1978
Medallion - Made In USA:
1980s:
1984
Miller - Made In USA:
1980s:
1983
Model T - Made In USA - 61817:
1990s:
1992
My Shirt Is Made In The U.S.A. - Made In USA - RN70047:
1980s:
1986
National Fifty-Fifty Heavyweight - Made In USA:
1980s:
1987
Native Sun - Made In USA:
1990s:
1995
Platinum Plus - Made In USA:
1990s:
1991
Pro Player - Made In USA - RN13765:
1990s:
1997
R&D Fine Apparel - Fine T - RN61476:
1980s:
1982
Santee by Pluma:
1990s:
1997
Sunbelt Sportswear - Made In USA:
1980s:
1986
Switcher:
1980s:
1985
1985 Sweatshirt
1990s:
1994
Thunderbird Sportswear - Made In USA:
1980s:
1987
Tour Sportswear - Made In USA:
1980s:
1984
T Plus - TPlus - Made In USA:
1980s:
1987
UTS:
1980s:
1986
Vogel Mills & Mfg:
1980s:
1982
Whitewater Mfg Inc:
1990s:
1990
Wolf Of Waco - Made In USA - RN19717:
1970s:
1979
Wright's - Made In USA - RN17489:
1980s:
1982
