helodrvr
New Member
As John gets closer to prodution of my Doniger A-2, I asked him for advise on a name tag. He recommended Mash Co. So I ordered a leather name tag from them which arrived in short order. I thought some of you might be interested in seeing how their leather name tags looked as well as comparing them to one I got earlier from Split-S.
First, here is the Split-S tag:
Next, the Mash Co. tag:
Here are the two tags together:
The back sides of the two in the same positions:
And finally, side by side:
Observations:
The Mash Co. tag's printing font is more refined and subtle. Its color is much more uniform as is the embossing itself. The Mash tag is also twice the thickness with a finer exterior grain. The two tags are very different interpretations of the same item. But in reality, this is very representative of the variations I see in photos of vintage jackets with nametags. Some are crudely made and some are very finely crafted. The Mash name tag cost 2,500 yen (about $32 US including shipping.) The Split-S tag cost $8 US with another $2 for shipping.
First, here is the Split-S tag:
Next, the Mash Co. tag:
Here are the two tags together:
The back sides of the two in the same positions:
And finally, side by side:
Observations:
The Mash Co. tag's printing font is more refined and subtle. Its color is much more uniform as is the embossing itself. The Mash tag is also twice the thickness with a finer exterior grain. The two tags are very different interpretations of the same item. But in reality, this is very representative of the variations I see in photos of vintage jackets with nametags. Some are crudely made and some are very finely crafted. The Mash name tag cost 2,500 yen (about $32 US including shipping.) The Split-S tag cost $8 US with another $2 for shipping.