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Thread: Primer on Sand Knit tags
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05-19-2008, 12:34 PM #1
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Primer on Sand Knit tags
I see there has been a Wilson and Russell primer tagging thread. What about putting together a Sand-Knit one? Anyone?
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05-21-2008, 12:53 AM #2
Re: Primer on Sand Knit tags
I have tried to put a Sand-Knit primer together, but I am not 100% sure of the exact dates. I will post some photos soon, and maybe the forum can pinpoint the dates.
Some Sand Knitting Mills history:
Sand – Knit was started by John Sand in Chicago, Illinois in 1921. Sand-Knit was a manufacturer of custom athletic uniforms, award sweaters and jackets. Sales and distribution were accomplished thru nationwide team athletic dealers. Sand-Knit operated in Chicago until 1953 when John Sand re-located the business to Berlin, Wisconsin.
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05-21-2008, 06:31 AM #3
Re: Primer on Sand Knit tags
What year did Wilson begin to employ Sand-Knit to make it's NFL gamers? I'm assuming that they used someone else starting around 1991, since the fabric changed from the course nylon to the smooth.
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05-21-2008, 08:49 AM #4
Some interesting background info:
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05-22-2008, 12:56 PM #5
Re: Primer on Sand Knit tags
1920s
1930s
Late 1940s, very early 1950s
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05-22-2008, 08:19 PM #6
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Re: Primer on Sand Knit tags
Hope these scans help,
Jim
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05-23-2008, 09:46 AM #7
Re: Primer on Sand Knit tags
Here are a couple Sand Knit tail tag examples from my NY Jets collection. Thanks for the other pics gentlemen, very interesting to see the variations/styles/progression. Hey both-teams-played-hard, are those pics you posted of football gamers? Only being a football collector I am not even knowledgeable as to if Sand Knit made gamers for other sports? Thanks again and I hope more are able to post their examples. Happy Memorial Day.
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05-23-2008, 09:50 AM #8
Re: Primer on Sand Knit tags
Sorry: the first is from my 1972 Ed Galigher dureen- double tagged on the crotch piece and the other is from my 1989 Joe Prokop dureen.
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05-23-2008, 01:47 PM #9
Re: Primer on Sand Knit tags
The images I posted are from basketball jerseys. Sand Knit has made many basketball jerseys for many years, NBA and NCAA. They made a few MLB jerseys in the late 70s and early 80s. Any Sand Knit "MacGregor" jersey is post 1985.