Vintage t-shirt iron-on Blog

Roach Studios, 1966–1984: A Printer's Working Life, Reconstructed From T-Shirts

Posted by Jon on Aug 11, 2026

Roach Studios printed the year on many of their sheets. From 667 original transfers we can reconstruct their working life from 1966 to 1984 using the objects alone.

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We Buy NOS Deadstock: Original Iron-On Transfers & 1960s Posters

Posted by Admin IOS on Jul 05, 2020

We are buying. Right now, actively, and we pay for the real thing.Iron On Station has bought original new old stock — unused, never-applied iron-on transfers from the 1960s, 70s and 80s — for thirty years. Store stock, print-shop remainders, distributor cartons, the box in the attic marked “shirts.” If it was printed then and never used, we want to see it.What we're looking for Full boxes and stacks — store or warehouse deadstock is our specialty. Quantity is a feature, not a problem. Roach Studios anything — we hold 97 Roach originals and we're not done. Glitter transfers —...

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Book: Vintage T-Shirts: MORE THAN 500 AUTHENTIC TEES FROM THE '70S AND '80S

Posted by Admin IOS on Jan 17, 2018

Vintage T-Shirts is a phenomenal celebration of the ever-popular t-shirt, which brings together old favorites from the 1970s and 1980s. Order retail or wholesale authentic vintage at www.irononstation.com

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Celebrating 40 Years of Rush's 'A Farewell to Kings'

Posted by Admin IOS on Jan 16, 2018

Rock Band, Rush, "A Farewell to Kings is an important album in the trajectory of Rush's career." Check out our authentic Rush band vintage iron-ons at irononstation.com

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My Freedamn! by Rin Tanaka: The Book That Took T-Shirts Seriously

Posted by Admin IOS on Oct 02, 2015

Rin Tanaka's 2003 book photographed American t-shirts the way collectors photograph anything serious: as objects with makers and dates. We've tried to do the same for the transfer sheets those shirts came from.

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