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RyanB
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I need some help with these

Post by RyanB »

The Augusta one I wasn't sure on. Font doesn't look like something that be on a vintage tag, but it is 50/50 made in USA. I've never seen the Hanes tag before but again it said made in USA so I grabbed it. Pocket T-Shirt just looks plain old. It's blank. JIL says made in Egypt. The tag kept curling on me when I was taking the pics. It appears to be an Egypt tourist shirt. Design looks old and it has the vintage feel. Anyone know anything about these tags???
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jimmyj
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Re: I need some help with these

Post by jimmyj »

You are the obscure brand master!

Never seen JIL or Pocket T-Shirt brand.

The Hanes is mid/late 90s.

Augusta Sportswear is still in productions today - and it was formed in 1993.

A hint on determining the era is the pit to pit - I bet the Augusta XL is 22+ inches right?

The 80s definitely had much smaller sizing - an 80s XL is like 21 inches max when it's never been washed.
Jimmy J

RyanB
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Post by RyanB »

Its a little under 22 inches. It's a YMCA tank top. It's alright if it's not that old. I can always wear it around the house. lol

The Hanes shirt is on the small side. 17" pit to pit and 24" collar to bottom.

matmin
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Post by matmin »

i think that Hanes tag is somewhere arround 1992-1994

oscar
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Post by oscar »

Pocket tee is 80's for sure. I've had a bunch of those. Maybe as old as the late 70's. JIL- I almost never grab the foreign tourist tees because all of the tags look like our vintage ones, and the material almost always has the soft vintage feel to it. I see a lot from Egypt and elsewhere in Africa.

waxandthreads
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Post by waxandthreads »

I'm with Oscar on that one. I always pass on the foreign tourist for the same reason.

RyanB
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Here's the design of the JIL shirt. I know you can't truly tell much by a design with no copyright, but I figured I'd put it up anyways.
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RyanB
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Also, I found a copyright on the Hanes. It was so small I didn't see it. Looks like 1991.
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