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Guess on the dates of these?
I'm guessing earlier. The hat itself looks like it could've gone to Cuba with the Rough Riders. The Gothic script on the postcard to me is certainly pre-20s, more like the 1900s than even the 1910s.Garrett said:Guess on the dates of these?
danofarlington said:I'm guessing earlier. The hat itself looks like it could've gone to Cuba with the Rough Riders. The Gothic script on the postcard to me is certainly pre-20s, more like the 1900s than even the 1910s.
Brad Bowers said:The following pages are from a 1914 edition of The Hatman that I recently purchased. This was the first one I have found for sale, and I was excited to get it. It's the house organ for Crofut & Knapp, sent out to their retail associates, so it's full of tips and gentle cajoling to sell more hats. It also has samples of advertising available, with many interesting models of hats on display.
I love all the references to the Cavanagh Edge in its first full year of production.
Enjoy!
Brad
DOUGLAS said:Does anyone have a derby with a Cavanagh Edge?
Fantastic Brad! Thanks for showing.
The cynic in me suspects these were mostly factory rejects, where the finished Edge was flawed in some way. There is so much labor involved in making these, and I had to think the number of rejects could be numerous, even with skilled labor. Cutting off the Edge allows you to sell them anyway and still claim the use of the process.buler said:I found it interesting that they say some of their hats go thru the cavanagh edge process even when the edge is to be cut off!
But would he be required to wear a hat while writing?besdor said:
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