Production Era Reference
The eight-era taxonomy used throughout this archive, with distinguishing details. As you photograph collar tags and jock tags from your collection, those reference shots will populate here.
Mitchell & Ness's first run of authentic baseball jerseys. The most prized era for Old Gold collectors. Tag and stitching details from this period are the canonical 'Old Gold' look.
Production scaled up. Subtle changes to the manufacturer's tag stitching and label era markers.
Refined production. The Cooperstown Collection branding crystallized into the now-familiar gold ribbon mark.
Peak Capolino-era production. Catalogs from this period are widely circulated reference material for collectors.
Post-sale era. M&N changed hands; production processes shifted. Tag styles begin to diverge from the Old Gold canon.
Modern production. Collaborations begin appearing (Just Don, Aimé Leon Dore, others).
Recent reissues. Contemporary production values; collaborations expanded.
Current production. Today's manufactured authentics.