They did not use cellophane tip protectors in the 20's.....
"Ceiling Price" indicates OPC or OPS era. Coupled with the cellophane it would be the latter when these were introduced.....
As for seeing it earlier....I may have..... but did you absolutely attribute it to the 20's then????????
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Awesome liner!!!.....But did this hat not have evidence of a cellophane tip protector and a price control tag (ceiling price) ..... plus the welted and stitched back seam sweat? Just saying......
Again, I love that liner......
PS As an aside some of the "Rolnick", "styled by Rolnick" hats have...
Well, you can limit your search through the filters on the left, BUT, MANY people do not even know what a Fedora is let alone classify their listing with it.......and YES, I HATE all the ball cap listings.....ESPECIALLY under "VINTAGE HATS"!!!!!!!!!
Here is a 30's -40's blotter for a Brooklyn firm.....Try their NEW Dry Cleaning service!!! I wonder If they invested also in the "One Operator Hat Factory"????
Here is a circa 1915 advertising Poster Stamp for Home dyeing of Straw hats!!!!!
And Colorite seems also to color....well.....EVERYTHING!!!!!!!!!
This one is actually larger than most of these, measuring a full 2" by 2 3/4"!!!!!
Beautiful Hat!!!! It has a mid-ribbon with the bound edge so would be a Stetson Wanderer Clone.....(which is quite frankly, even cooler!!).
Stratoliners are thin ribbon. BEAUTIFUL Hat!!! I would be all over it but for the size......
Here is an ad for the Wanderer
And here is the Stratoliner......
It went to a good home!!!!! Yes that ribbon does match that one....and the triple stitched over-welt is just too cool for words!!!! NOW to find one that fits ME...........
Thanks Stefan!!! I enjoy these too......many more to go.....
Like everything else, I keep collecting them too:rolleyes:......in fact I just got this one (the third) and one other Strobin stamp (different series though, not sure it was part of a series). I will be posting an actual package of...
This is a real WOW! Quite the find! You need to post this i "the other open roads" thread too,.....definitly fits there!
Really very nice find.......would have been perfect if it was a 60 or 61......;)
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