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The Knits
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Brand #6: The Knits
Circulation: Common
Era: Late 1970s to mid 1980s
Information: Using an RN number that appears on one of the tags (13765) we discover the company was property of UNION UNDERWEAR COMPANY, INC. Union has been around since the late 1800s and had strong ties to Fruit of The Loom throughout its existence. The Knits was a specialty t-shirt with longer, colored sleeves often described as a baseball or concert jersey.
The earliest dated The Knits printed shirt I have found is from 1979 and have yet to find one with a print dated beyond 1983. Based on one of the incarnations of the tag (right) The Knits was branded like a Screen Stars Best line extension after FOTL bought out Union in 1985.
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crazybubba
May 24, 2010 at 4:43 pm
I have a 1978 dated Knits shirt at home. It’s had a picture of an old boat on the sea with the sunset and the caption “Ancient Hawaii” it has the second tag.
I’ve also seen a 1976 Mountain Music jersey with the same tag.
morgandy
May 26, 2010 at 9:55 am
Here is a current listing for ‘The Knits’ shirt with an Adidas logo on front.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250638471492&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT
defunkd
April 23, 2012 at 1:55 am
late 70s knits tags
defunkd
May 8, 2012 at 4:37 pm
Another early 80s version….compliments of Wax & Threads
Tropical Efforts
October 13, 2017 at 11:59 pm
Oldest one I’ve seen.
https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/9c4f9f34bdd6009bf3ba4a273d1619a5d83e39c865f3d983cf81e845ccb81f24.jpg