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04-29-2013, 01:17 AM #1
Re: primer on Wilson tagging - 60s to 90s
Anthony,
Like you, I also thought this use of an apostrophe was incorrect. However, when "Pro" is used as an abbreviation for "Professional", a use of an apostrophe to show the plural version of "Pro's" is correct. Believe me, the butchering of the apostrophe by our fellow forum members has inspired hours of research.
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04-29-2013, 02:28 AM #2
Re: primer on Wilson tagging - 60s to 90s
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05-22-2014, 04:06 PM #3
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Re: primer on Wilson tagging - 60s to 90s
I believe the logic behind the ' usage is that it's replacing the "fessional" part of the word in abbreviation. It's similar to the usage of gov't for government.
Back to the thread itself, though, given the educational value of this thread was primarily from the tagging shown in the first post (images of which are no longer in the post), could someone please attempt to reconstruct the tagging primer?
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01-19-2015, 09:39 AM #4
Wilson Tagging Anomaly
R.J. Hinners
Always looking for Don Mattingly and other Yankees' game-used items and quality memorabilia.
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02-17-2015, 07:15 PM #5
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Re: primer on Wilson tagging - 60s to 90s
Does there happen to be a primer with an example of a Wilson tag that is on the neck?
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12-27-2017, 09:41 PM #6
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Re: primer on Wilson tagging - 60s to 90s
Also, while only minimally involving tagging, 4 MLB teams in 2000 that were Majestic teams actually had the actual uniforms made by Wilson under a sub-contracting deal. The strip tagging in the collars and tails of the 4 teams (Cubs, White Sox, Brewers and Blue Jays) used Wilson's embroidery font for the numbers and names, not what Majestic used beginning in 2001. The Majestic logo on the sleeve for these 4 teams was a tiny, sewn-on patch rather than a logo stitched directly into the sleeve. Finally, the interior tag, being that they were actually made at Wilson's factory, did not carry the 0062 code like the three other teams Majestic was assigned that were made at Majestic's factory (Phillies, Orioles and Astros).
Dave Miedema
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02-08-2018, 11:57 AM #7
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Basically, collar Wilson tags are the same as tail tags pre-1987. In '87, nearly all gamers made by Wilson had the newly created. large-sized tag with the "Prestige Teams" notation affixed to the tail. However, the Blue Jays, of the 5 teams that ordered at least 1 style from Wilson used the small, paper tag also used in some late 1980s NFL gamers (Bears). The other 4 teams (Braves, Yankees, home Tigers and home Red Sox) all had the Prestige Teams tag in the tail. The Jays used this same collar tag on Wilson gamers well into the 1990s.
Dave M.