The Vintage Archives
A collation of vintage labels that have been dated to give an idea of what era your items may be from.
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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 |
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Strawberry Shortcake | 2005 |
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Polo Jeans Ralph Lauren | Sub brand started 1996 and ended 2006 |
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Warner Bros | 2000 |
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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) |
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NFL with Reebok tag | 2011 and earlier (Nike took over production in 2012) |
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Guess (grid tag Assembled in Mexico of US components) *** |
Late nineties |
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Guess (grid tag with Georges Marciano name) *** |
1981 - 1993 |
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Russell Athletic *** |
1990's |
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Playskool | 1991 |
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JK Kids | 2003 |
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Teletubbies | 1996 |
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Teeny Weeny (yellow tag) | 1997 |
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PCA Apparel (DC Comics) | 1996 |
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Thomas The Tank Engine | 1995 |
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Gymboree | 1998 |
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Pumpkin Patch | 2002, 2003, 2005 |
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Cutecumber by Mark | No specific dates however brand is '80s - 90's |
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Carhartt (care label ID) | 1999 (first 4 digits of top numbers are month/year) |
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Osh Kosh (specific logo shown with Made In USA care label) *** |
1986 - 1997 |
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Pumpkin Patch (navy) | 1990 - 2001 |
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Pumpkin Patch (maroon) | 1990 - 1999 |
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Pumpkin Patch (purple) | 1990 - 1999 |
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Osh Kosh (specific logo shown with Made In USA care label + exact union label) *** |
1986 - 1994 |
Research references
Osh Kosh #1 - 1000 logos
Osh Kosh #2 with union label - The Fedora Lounge
Russell Athletic - Pintrest
Guess - LootFam
Thrifty Grace (contributor) - Instagram Page