I could spend a LOT of time studying this one......LOTS of cool hats and creases along with a few "what the hell is that??". Truly has almost every kind of hat available at the time...........really, really, interesting!!! Thanks for sharing this!!!!
Circa 1935 THE Royal Stetson Homburg, un-reeded black sweat, Navy Blue felt, black trim.........with Box! 2nd one I have (the other is a derby, also with its box).
And the box....
Top of lid....
and body
Will get more when I am done restoring the box (It is a bit rough, but then so am I ...
Also 1922...a STETSON price list on a large (6"X9") stiff mail card put out by the Langenberg Hat Company (Lion Hats) showing STETSON hats they will be carrying for dealers.....
Also from the "Mountbatten Archive".....
1st model "Perfecto" aluminum vacuum pot, with lid/upper stand and complete with original screen filter. Introduced in 1946 the design was changed in mid-late 1949 with the introduction of a "B" model (and later a third and final "C" model was made). As with most vacuum pots it makes some good...
I could not/would not do WHITE......but my three piece was tan.....and I had those damn high heal shoes too.....(I think 2 1/2 inches.....taller than the heal on my underslung riding boots....which was about 2".:oops:
:rolleyes:
In the 50's Stetson had an enormous amount of "celebrity endorsed" hat ads. I have most all of them featured in my Stetson Way thread....
And I even have celebrity hat ads from the 20's with Dobbs and others, NOT to mention all the silent star western hats available back then like the "Tom Mix"...
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