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Look for the Union Label

blueAZNmonkey

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1920's Rothschild

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So I don't think this has been summed up in this thread but which American labels span which eras?
 

ThatAsianSteve

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https://imgur.com/a/BfNHo It was pretty interesting seeing some more hats with the same union tag as my straw boater. It made me even happier that I saw that poster featuring a union boater.

EDIT: After looking at many of the posts in this thread I also noticed that the band on some of the fedoras matches the band on my boater
 

AbridgedPause

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One of my hats has the post-1934 union tag inside but it has 2 numbers printed on it. I believe that every image I've seen in this thread only show 1 number. This tag has a small No. 6 to the right of the union bug, and a larger No. 82 in black ink on the top right of the label. I read that a number near the bug means the local number, but what would the second number be?

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Just Daniel

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There is a little printer’s “bug” or blimp-shaped mark there in the top left hand corner of the union label. If it is parallel to the top of the tag it is a mid-40s or earlier hat. If the bug is diagonal, the hat is probably post-mid 40s.

See post 52 on this thread for more details from Buler.


Good day

I have a hat, I was wondering if someone can date base on sticker, what era this hat is from? Thanks
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