Apparel 2000
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Apparel 2000 LLC, located in Hingham, MA is an embroidery company based out of Hingham, MA
, USA
. It was not formerly known as The Roman Art Embroidery Co. as previously stated (incorrectly) in this article.
The Roman Pro Cap Company, commonly known as "Roman Pro" or "Roman", formed when the "KM Pro Company" closed its doors in 1976. KM (and predecessor Tim McAuliffe, Inc.) had used Roman Art Embroidery Corp's embroidery for MLB caps and uniforms. Roman provided several teams with their baseball caps and in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Roman became an official licensee of Major League Baseball and produced "authentic" reproductions of cap styles used in the past (commonly known as "throwbacks"), and was the first cap company to carry the "Cooperstown Collection" label. Due to Roman's vast archive of embroidery patterns dating back to the turn of the century, Roman offered a large variety of caps with 100% accurate embroidered logos (for caps that McAuliffe, KM, or Roman made) until 1994 when the company went bankrupt as a result of the baseball strike and then left the baseball cap industry. After the bankruptcy, Mitchell & Ness
and other venture groups had their caps made under the "Roman" name or under private label
for some time afterward. Other clients of Roman Pro Cap Company included Minor League Baseball
, Auto Body Express, Spike Lee
's 40 Acres & a Mule Company, as well as police and FBI clients throughout the USA.
Hingham, Massachusetts
Hingham is a town in northern Plymouth County on the South Shore of the U.S. state of Massachusetts and suburb in Greater Boston. The United States Census Bureau 2008 estimated population was 22,561...
, USA
United States
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. It was not formerly known as The Roman Art Embroidery Co. as previously stated (incorrectly) in this article.
Products
'Apparel 2000' manufactures custom embroidered emblems and does custom embroidery for garments.The Roman Pro Cap Company, commonly known as "Roman Pro" or "Roman", formed when the "KM Pro Company" closed its doors in 1976. KM (and predecessor Tim McAuliffe, Inc.) had used Roman Art Embroidery Corp's embroidery for MLB caps and uniforms. Roman provided several teams with their baseball caps and in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Roman became an official licensee of Major League Baseball and produced "authentic" reproductions of cap styles used in the past (commonly known as "throwbacks"), and was the first cap company to carry the "Cooperstown Collection" label. Due to Roman's vast archive of embroidery patterns dating back to the turn of the century, Roman offered a large variety of caps with 100% accurate embroidered logos (for caps that McAuliffe, KM, or Roman made) until 1994 when the company went bankrupt as a result of the baseball strike and then left the baseball cap industry. After the bankruptcy, Mitchell & Ness
Mitchell & Ness
Mitchell & Ness Nostalgia Co., is a sports apparel company in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania owned by Adidas which purchased the company in November 2007. Mitchell & Ness was established in 1904, and is the oldest sporting goods company in Philadelphia...
and other venture groups had their caps made under the "Roman" name or under private label
Private label
Private label products or services are typically those manufactured or provided by one company for offer under another company's brand. Private label goods and services are available in a wide range of industries from food to cosmetics to web hosting...
for some time afterward. Other clients of Roman Pro Cap Company included Minor League Baseball
Minor league baseball
Minor league baseball is a hierarchy of professional baseball leagues in the Americas that compete at levels below Major League Baseball and provide opportunities for player development. All of the minor leagues are operated as independent businesses...
, Auto Body Express, Spike Lee
Spike Lee
Shelton Jackson "Spike" Lee is an American film director, producer, writer, and actor. His production company, 40 Acres & A Mule Filmworks, has produced over 35 films since 1983....
's 40 Acres & a Mule Company, as well as police and FBI clients throughout the USA.