What's the threshold for "vintage" for this fourm?

[legaleagle92481]

To me vintage is 40 years.

[David]

Different people have different definitions. Traditionally, 25 years and older is vintage, and 100 years for antique. But. as I said, different people have different rules.

[MSpecht]

It's an eye-opening moment when you realize that you are way vintage and seriously headed toward antique !!!!

I guess that people will define it in this section however they wish, but most discussions will likely deal with items pre-1980 or pre-1970. In my mind for baseball I consider the division of jerseys between flannel and knit, bats between old label H & B and new (1980 forward) label H & B, etc.

Mike Jackitout7@aol.com

[earlywynnfan]

Originally Posted by legaleagle92481

To me vintage is 40 years.

Hey, I just qualify! Lucky me...

Ken
earlywynnfan5@hotmail.com

[harpt]

In this hobby we often see "vintage" used to desribe things added to an item as well...such as an autograph or a jersey number on the knob of a bat. Generally this designation has little to do with the age of the item, and more to do with when the addition was placed.

In other words, an autograph on a jersey from 1989 (only 21 years old) may be described as a "vintage autograph" but this just means it was signd in '89 and not at a card show last week.

Technically this may be a misuse of the word "vintage" but it seems to be pretty widely used (and accepted????) in the hobby.

[sox83cubs84]

Originally Posted by harpt

In this hobby we often see "vintage" used to desribe things added to an item as well...such as an autograph or a jersey number on the knob of a bat. Generally this designation has little to do with the age of the item, and more to do with when the addition was placed.

In other words, an autograph on a jersey from 1989 (only 21 years old) may be described as a "vintage autograph" but this just means it was signd in '89 and not at a card show last week.

Technically this may be a misuse of the word "vintage" but it seems to be pretty widely used (and accepted????) in the hobby.

Very true.

Dave M.
Chicago area

[David]

As an interesting side note, in photography vintage means the photo dates to the time the image was shot. A vintage 1989 Joe Montana photo would mean it was shot and made in 1989. This is akin to the wine question: What is that wine's vintage? It's vintage 1983.

I deal with both photographs and vintage sports collectors, so have to deal with a term that has two meanings.