The Vintage Archives

A collation of vintage labels that have been dated to give an idea of what era your items may be from.

 This is an ongoing project and if you would like to contribute with photos & dates of brand tags please email info@thethriftingden.com or reach out via Instagram @the.thrifting.den x

Please note the items with singular dates below are not the only date that tag could have been used, just the ones that have been sited on tags so far - to give an estimate of tag timeline

*** = research reference will be shown at bottom of page

TAG	BRAND	DATED
	Strawberry Shortcake	2005
	Polo Jeans Ralph Lauren	Sub brand started 1996 and ended 2006
	Warner Bros	2000
	Levi's (Made In Australia)	2001 Levi's stopped making in Aus in 2004 + last 2 lots of digits are week & year (39th week of 2001)
	NFL with Reebok tag	2011 and earlier (Nike took over production in 2012)
	Guess (grid tag Assembled in Mexico of US components) ***	Late nineties (no earlier than 1997)
	Guess (grid tag with Georges Marciano name) ***	1981 - 1993
	Russell Athletic ***	1990's
	Playskool	1991
	JK Kids	2003
	Teletubbies	1996
	Teeny Weeny (yellow tag)	1997
	PCA Apparel (DC Comics)	1996
	Thomas The Tank Engine	1995
	Gymboree	1998
	Pumpkin Patch	2002, 2003, 2005
	Cutecumber by Mark	No specific dates however brand is '80s - 90's
	Carhartt (care label ID)	1999 (first 4 digits of top numbers  are month/year)
	Osh Kosh (specific logo shown with Made In USA care label) ***	1986 - 1997
	Pumpkin Patch (navy)	1990 - 2001
	Pumpkin Patch (maroon)	1990 - 1999
	Pumpkin Patch (purple)	1990 - 1999
	Osh Kosh (specific logo shown with Made In USA care label + exact union label) ***	1986 - 1994

  

Research references