View Full Version : 1900?s Wilson Uniform brochure w/swatches date?
Hey Folks
I thought this was neat so picked it up. Any ideas on an approximate date? It can't be too new with the prices and style of the uniform. regards
barrysloate
02-19-2011, 06:33 PM
Maybe late 40's to early 50's. Just a guess.
Maybe late 40's to early 50's. Just a guess.
Thanks Barry....those are the approximate dates I was thinking too, maybe even later 50's? We'll see if we have any minor league Wilson uniform experts out there :). Ya' never know....
slidekellyslide
02-19-2011, 07:15 PM
I'm going to say late 1930s to early 1940s.
Oldtix
02-19-2011, 07:30 PM
I'm thinking postwar...the use of the term "Printed in U.S.A." may provide a clue; anyone know when that would have become required by law?
ValKehl
02-19-2011, 08:42 PM
I don't see any postal zone numbers in the addresses. I'm not sure, but I think these came into existence during WWII.
Val
slidekellyslide
02-19-2011, 10:16 PM
I don't see any postal zone numbers in the addresses. I'm not sure, but I think these came into existence during WWII.
Val
Zip codes were first used in the US in 1963.
ValKehl
02-20-2011, 08:33 PM
Dan - I am referring to the postal zone codes that were in effect BEFORE the Zip Codes were instituted. As I recall, they were 1-digit and 2-digit numbers, and they may have only been used for the larger cities. Also, and again I could be wrong, but I think the old zone codes were incorporated into the Zip Codes as the last 2 digits of the Zip Codes. See the vintage WWII-era pic below in which the address for the Cleveland Vault Co. is 8616 Buckeye Rd., Cleveland 4, Ohio.
Val
slidekellyslide
02-20-2011, 09:07 PM
Thanks Val...I've never even noticed those codes before.