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Reference
Tag Database
Every blank manufacturer documented through the archive — tag identification, era dating, authentication markers, and the manufacturing history hiding inside your collar.
16
Blanks Documented
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Archive Entries
3
Detail Pages
Documented Blanks
The Manufacturers
Oneita Power-T tag Detail Page
Late 80s — Mid-90s
Oneita Power-T
USA · Jamaica 5 entries
Two variants, one manufacturing shift. The most datable blank in the archive.
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Hanes Beefy-T tag Coming Soon
Early 80s — Late 90s
Hanes Beefy-T
USA · Honduras 4 entries
Chest-measurement sizing dates early 80s production. A 15-year paper trail in one tag family.
Fruit of the Loom tag Coming Soon
Late 80s — Early 90s
Fruit of the Loom
USA · Mexico 4 entries
Flag tag, fruit cluster, Best sub-label — three variants, three date windows.
Hook-Ups branded tag
Late 90s
Hook-Ups
USA 4 entries
Skull/crossbones proprietary neck tag. If it has the branded label, it's authentic Jeremy Klein production.
Anvil tag
Late 80s — Early 2000s
Anvil
USA · Honduras 6 entries
Red bar = domestic 90s. Blue tear-away = offshore 2000s. One brand, two eras.
Delta Pro Weight tag
Mid-90s — Early 2000s
Delta Pro Weight
Costa Rica · Mexico 3 entries
"It's Just Better!" care tag marks the Costa Rica variant. Mexico production followed.
Hanes blue bar tag
Early 80s — Early 90s
Hanes (Blue Bar)
USA 2 entries
The blue horizontal bar is one of the most recognized dating markers in vintage collecting.
Gildan Heavy Cotton tag
Early 2000s — Present
Gildan Heavy Cotton
Honduras · Various 2 entries
The dominant thrift-era blank. Knowing what Gildan looks like helps you spot everything it isn't.
Brockum Worldwide tag
Late 80s — Early 90s
Brockum Worldwide
USA 1 entry
Official concert merch for the Grateful Dead, Rolling Stones, and U2. The gold standard authentication tag for early 90s band tees.
Lesmore tag
Mid-90s
Lesmore
Honduras 1 entry
The lot bootleg blank. Lesmore was the go-to cheap vendor blank for parking lot merch. Seeing this tag tells you what you have.
Stedman Hi-Cru tag
Late 80s — Early 90s
Stedman Hi-Cru
USA 1 entry
Stedman's premium domestic line. Chest-measurement sizing = pre-1993. Rarely documented online.
H.L. Miller Total Tee tag
Late 80s — Mid-90s
H.L. Miller Total Tee
USA 1 entry
The souvenir trade blank. Almost exclusively used for tourist and location tees — almost never seen in band or skate contexts.
AXO Sport tag
Mid-to-Late 90s
AXO Sport
Thailand 2 entries
Italian brand, Thai production. Purple arrow logo on the tag. The only Thai-manufactured blank documented in the archive.
Northern Reflections tag
Early 90s
Northern Reflections
Canada 1 entry
Proprietary loon-illustrated neck tag from Canada's nature retail chain. The only Canadian retail blank in the archive.
Liquid Blue tag
90s — 2000s
Liquid Blue
USA · Honduras 2 entries
The major Grateful Dead tie-dye printer and merch producer. A Liquid Blue tag on a Dead shirt is a mark of legitimacy.
In Progress
More Blanks Coming
Hanes Fifty-Fifty
Early 90s · USA
Documentation in progress
Hanes Heavyweight
Early 90s · USA
Documentation in progress
Screen Stars
80s–90s · USA
Seeking archive entries
Champion Reverse Weave
80s–90s · USA
Seeking archive entries
Know what you have
The tag is the receipt
Every blank tells a story about when and where a shirt was made. The archive documents those stories entry by entry — the tag photos, the construction details, the manufacturing context that most collectors feel but can't articulate.
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