Hat Kradle "A place to hang your hat"

[splintercellsz]

"At last! A place for a man to hang his hat" the store display reads, in blue letters on a deep yellow background. The other side of the display has images showing the many uses this item may provide.

What we have here is a NOS vintage hat holder that I believe to be c.1940s in rough dating.

The display also holds 5 items, each being sealed in it's own packaging, ready for sale.

By design, it holds the hats by the brim, next to the crown, allowing a solid hold. This, as shown in display photos, allows a few mounting positions for space saving.

Enjoy

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[moontheloon]

fantastic piece of history Justin
just priceless

 

[jlee562]

fantastic piece of history Justin
just priceless

+1!

Now on the lookout for the right wire...this looks like a pretty easy thing to DIY.

Thanks Justin, glad to see you more frequently again!

 

[splintercellsz]

Anthony, J,
I'm glad you enjoy the rack. I couldn't pass it up when I saw it. It looks like a simple design that one could remake for sure. Searching online, I have been unable to find anything regarding the "Hat Kradle"

J, it is good to be back. Relearning as I go along, but alas.. among friends once more

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[Monavillecowboy]

Awsome!

 

[RJR]

Great idea.

 

[johnnycanuck]

Looks simple enough. May have to try to make one myself. Thanks for sharing.
Johnny

 

[Frunobulax]

Excellent, Justin. Great piece of hat history.

Many years ago, my job entailed performing environmental inspections of real property. One of the places I looked at was an old auditorium in downtown Dayton. The upper level had several rows of wooden, "theater" style seats. Under each seat was a rig similar to this so you could place your hat there while attending the show. I was told that feature was somewhat common at the time.


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[Redfokker]

Excellent, Justin. Great piece of hat history.

Many years ago, my job entailed performing environmental inspections of real property. One of the places I looked at was an old auditorium in downtown Dayton. The upper level had several rows of wooden, "theater" style seats. Under each seat was a rig similar to this so you could place your hat there while attending the show. I was told that feature was somewhat common at the time.


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+1 that is really cool and a classic sigh of the times.

 

[splintercellsz]

Thank you fellas, if someone remakes it, post it up. I'd like to see how it turns out

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[moontheloon]

Excellent, Justin. Great piece of hat history.

Many years ago, my job entailed performing environmental inspections of real property. One of the places I looked at was an old auditorium in downtown Dayton. The upper level had several rows of wooden, "theater" style seats. Under each seat was a rig similar to this so you could place your hat there while attending the show. I was told that feature was somewhat common at the time.


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[Frunobulax]

Very cool, Ant! Thanks, I'm saving that one.

Is that in the Stetson Ads thread?


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[johnnycanuck]

Looks simple enough. May have to try to make one myself. Thanks for sharing.
Johnny

What kind of wire would you use? A simple coat hanger would work but would the metal discolour the felt over time? Maybe heavy gauge Bonsai wire?
Johnny

 

[moontheloon]

Very cool, Ant! Thanks, I'm saving that one.

Is that in the Stetson Ads thread?


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yessir

 

[Bamaboots]

What kind of wire would you use? A simple coat hanger would work but would the metal discolour the felt over time? Maybe heavy gauge Bonsai wire?
Johnny

Johnny, your local welding supply store would have stainless steel tig welding rods in varying diameters in 36" cut lengths, aluminum as well.

 

[splintercellsz]

If anyone has anything similar, or like the ad posted earlier, please share!

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[Joshbru3]

"At last! A place for a man to hang his hat" the store display reads, in blue letters on a deep yellow background. The other side of the display has images showing the many uses this item may provide.

What we have here is a NOS vintage hat holder that I believe to be c.1940s in rough dating.

The display also holds 5 items, each being sealed in it's own packaging, ready for sale.

By design, it holds the hats by the brim, next to the crown, allowing a solid hold. This, as shown in display photos, allows a few mounting positions for space saving.

Enjoy

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WHOA! Now that's cool. I saw one of these on ebay quite a long time ago, but I have never seen the whole display. VERY cool. Whats very neat is that this was sold at 3227 Fullerton Ave in Chicago. That is literally 7 blocks from my house. That area is called Logan Square and is a very cool historic area. The building that the item was sold at was torn down to make way for a modern building unfortunately, but that's a great piece of hat and Chicago history.

 

[splintercellsz]

WHOA! Now that's cool. I saw one of these on ebay quite a long time ago, but I have never seen the whole display. VERY cool. Whats very neat is that this was sold at 3227 Fullerton Ave in Chicago. That is literally 7 blocks from my house. That area is called Logan Square and is a very cool historic area. The building that the item was sold at was torn down to make way for a modern building unfortunately, but that's a great piece of hat and Chicago history.

Now that is amazing! I bought it a few years back but immediately after I shipped off, and I completely forgot about it. Moving to a new property after getting out of the service uncovered it sitting in storage. Was a nice surprise for sure... makes me wonder what else is out there

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[Knotten]

So, where did people store their used chewing gum in those days?

 

[moontheloon]

So, where did people store their used chewing gum in those days?

my thoughts exactly