Vintage Hat Ads from Newspapers

[DaveProc]

Schloss Brothers Indianapolis 1916

 

[DaveProc]

Howard Schrop, Hatter 1916

 

[DaveProc]

Gilbert & Son
Allentown PA
1916

 

[DaveProc]

Kleinham's Buffalo NY 1915

 

[DaveProc]

Woods & Taylor
Knoxville 1915

 

[DaveProc]

E & W Clothing Freeport 1915

 

[DaveProc]

Sydney, Sherrod & Co.

 

[DaveProc]

1915

 

[Who?]

1915
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In 1915, my dad was six years old, and his dad brought home $21 every week, a $20 gold piece and a silver dollar.

 

[DaveProc]

Model Clothing Co.
Joplin Missouri
c. 1924

 

[DaveProc]

Ed V. Williams Clothing Co.
Springfield Missouri
1955-1960

 

[BobHufford]

Thanks for posting those “local” ads @DaveProc !

 

[deadlyhandsome]

Gilbert & Son
Allentown PA
1916
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Love the “Hats for Young Men and Ild Youths.” Am I the only one who heard Joe Pesci’s voice saying “youths.”

 

[DaveProc]

Love the “Hats for Young Men and Ild Youths.” Am I the only one who heard Joe Pesci’s voice saying “youths.”

The two yoots

 

[Frunobulax]

 

[deadlyhandsome]

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Whose idea was it to make Herman Munster a judge?

 

[Frunobulax]

Whose idea was it to make Herman Munster a judge?

David Rubin.

 

[Mighty44]

Thanks for posting those “local” ads @DaveProc !

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Amazing tag teaming on this fellas! Kind of sad to see the stingy brim
Whippet ads but times were changing. As always, this just makes me wish I had a local haberdashery I could just pop into for all my sartorial needs.

 

[Rmccamey]

Model Clothing Co.
Joplin Missouri
c. 1924
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We need to dedicate the wide brim hat ad to @deadlyhandsome and others in the Western's thread!

Thanks for posting a lot of history, Dave.

 

[BobHufford]

We need to dedicate the wide brim hat ad to @deadlyhandsome and others in the Western's thread!

That ad's graphic would make a good avatar for someone!