1946 Time Article on Stetson

[MattC]

Talks about the company's purchase of Mallory.

http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,933605,00.html

 

[DOUGLAS]

Nice read MattC, thanks.

 

[Tony in Tarzana]

Interesting article, thanks! I sometimes see eBay auctions for hats that say "Mallory by Stetson." How long did they do that?

 

[RBH]

Thanks MattC,

I love a Stetson!

 

[MattC]

Mallory by Stetson

I think "Mallory by Stetson" was fairly late. After they first bought the company, they kept producing hats under the Mallory name alone. Then it slowly became part of the Stetson name. In the 90s, Stetson had a model called the "Mallory," the last vestige of the old name I guess.

 

[Mojave Jack]

A very interesting story! Thanks!

I was trying to track down more information on John B., Jr. tossing his hat into Fossil Creek and I found this article:

Boss of the Plains

How could that happen in 20 years?! Has anyone actually seen this 40-lb limestone Boss of the Plains?