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Seller's photo on eBay: Vintage 70’s JCPenneys Towncraft 49ers Mesh Jersey Size Small
Seller's photo on eBay · listing from May 30, 2026
1970s · Jersey · NFL

San Francisco 49ers #82 mesh jersey

1970s Towncraft

Red Towncraft (JCPenney) mesh jersey with white '82', white ringer collar and shoulder logos.

Team
San Francisco 49ers
Era
1970s
Garment
Jersey
Colorway
red
Maker
Towncraft
League
NFL
Sold out — last seen May 30, 2026

One example on file, listed at $25. “Listed at” is the seller's asking price with Best Offer on; the actual sale may have been lower.

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NO. 02 · HOW TO CHECK ONE

Dating 49ers gear

The shade of red is the quickest tell: bright scarlet before 1996, and a deeper cardinal red with black-shadowed numbers from 1996.

49erslogo & uniform timeline →

1970s tells

  • Names on the back: AFL teams already used them, and the merged NFL put names on every team's jerseys from 1970, so an older NFL jersey may have none.
  • Old team names: Boston Patriots (renamed New England in 1971), Dallas Texans (moved to Kansas City as the Chiefs in 1963), Baltimore Colts and Houston Oilers.
  • Short-lived logos: the Bills' standing buffalo (through 1973), the Giants' lowercase "ny" (1961-74), the Bears' white wishbone C (orange from 1974) and the Broncos' pre-1968 bucking horse.

More on the 1970s →

✓Match the maker to the years. A Reebok jersey dates to 2001 or later, while Starter, Russell and Champion NFL jerseys are generally 2000 or earlier.

✓Confirm the player's years with that team. A jersey for a season he never played there is a later product or a custom.

✓Check uniform details against the team's history: number font, sleeve stripes and TV-number placement all changed over time (the Steelers' rounded numbers arrived in 1997, for example).

✓Look for patches that pin down years: the NFL 75th anniversary patch (1994), the Bears' GSH initials (1984 on) or the Chiefs' Lamar Hunt patch (2007 on).

✓Check the NFL shield. An eight-star shield means 2008 or later.

✓See whether the numbers and letters are sewn or screen-printed, and look for peeling, cracking or replaced numbers.

✓Ask for chest and length measurements. Jerseys were cut tighter, with shorter sleeves, from about 2000.

✓Rule out reproductions. Mitchell & Ness and other throwback lines recreate old jerseys, so read every label.

Buying notes: 1970s 49ers jerseys →

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NO. 04 · OTHER 1970S JERSEYS