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Rawlings BLACKHORSE and Dot Code - Baseball Glove Dating Guide -Steven KeyMan |
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The Rawlings dot and BLACKHORSE codes were used on all top of the line
gloves. Date codes were for internal use, added to the gloves for inventory
control. Not to provide the consumer or a collector to use for dating. The dot
code was first used in 1971 through to 1983. The BLACKHORSE code was used
from 1984 until 1997, and then in 1998 Rawlings reverted back to the dot code.
In 2003 Rawlings started a 4 letter BLACKHORSE code with a two digit numeric
tannery code at the end. |
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1971-1983 Dot Code |
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- 1971, 1976, and
1981, were represented with 1 dot.
- 1972, and 1977, were represented with
2 dots.
- 1973, 1978,
and 1983, were
represented with 3 dots.
- 1974, and 1979, were represented with
4 dots (1984 was the start of BLACKHORSE)
- 1975, and 1980 were represented with
5 dots.
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| Note: These dots were stamped on the backside of the thumb. |
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| In 1984, the BLACKHORSE Code took over, with each of the letters
interchanging for the numbers 1234567890 in sequence. The code
consisted of three letters, and two numbers. The first letter for the
year, the next two letters the month, and the last two numbers indicate
the leather from which tanner. |
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B |
L |
A |
C |
K |
H |
O |
R |
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E |
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0 |
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| Two Digit Numeric Tannery Code |
- 01 is the Horween Leather Co.
- 09 is the Tennessee Tanning Co.
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- 14 is the Gutmann tannery Co.
- 29 made in the Philippines
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EXAMPLE:
The first letter 'E' represents the year,
E=0 or '90 (1990). The next two letters 'EA' represents the month,
EA=03, or March (3 month of the year). The two numbers at the end '01'
represents the tannery, 01=Horween Leather Company. |
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In 1998 Rawlings brought back the dot code. 1998 - 3 dots,
1999 - 4 dots, 2000 - 5
dots, 2001 - 1 dot, 2002 - 2 dots |
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In 2003 the BLACKHORSE code was brought back but with a 4 letters this
time, followed by the two number tanner code. |
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| EXAMPLE: The first two letters
'EO' represents the year, EO=07 or '07 (2007). The next two letters
'BB' represents the month, BB=11, or November (11 month of the year).
The two numbers at the end '29' represents the tannery, 29=Made in the
Philippines. |
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