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Quick Tips - Look For The Label |
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Written by Vintage Fashion Guild
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- The NRA (National Recovery Act) Blue Eagle label was used in the USA only from 1933-35. This label (noting compliance with the Manufacturing Codes) was used inside garments and dates them specifically to those years. The NRA was declared unconstitutional in 1935.
- The US National Labor Relations Act was passed in 1935. So these labels will be seen after that date.
- The ILGWU (International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union) was formed in 1900. It joined the CIO (Congress of Industrial Organizations) briefly in 1937. Rejoined the AFL (American Federation of Labor) in 1940. AFL-CIO merged in 1955. In 1995 ILGWU reformed as UNITE. Union labels will reflect these name and date changes.
- Look for labels in the side seams and even the hems of older garments.
- Country of origin labels came about in the USA following the McKinley Act, 1891.
- Garment Care labels began in 1971 in the USA. The current labels were introduced in 1983.
- International care symbols were developed 1971.
- The USA Textile Products Identifications Act, 1960 mandated the use of fabric content labels.
- The Fur Products labeling act of 1952 required an accurate description of fur. i.e. "Hudson Seal" became sheared muskrat.
- A small 'e' on the label of a pair of Levis denims means they were manufactured after 1971 and if a capital 'E' they are pre-71.
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