Mallory mADness - chronological ads

[buler]

Mallory 1943 Sales Plan (cont)

 

[buler]

Mallory 1943 Sales Plan (final)

 

[alanfgag]

What a great resource from the closing years of the independent Mallory brand... thanks for posting these, B.

The Nokabout has higher I.Q. (inherent quality). I wonder how that one made it out of the board room.

 

[hatophile]

Very cool Bill, thanks for scanning those in. What a hat time capsule.

 

[alanfgag]

worth a bump!

 

[Lotsahats]

Thanks, Alan--I'd forgotten about these great posts from Buler. They bespeak a much different time.

 

[navarre]

1912:

I have to bump this thread just for fun. Just put $36 and $60 in the inflation calculator to come up with $853 and $1422 respectively.

If you ever doubted the awesomeness of a vintage velour, maybe those numbers will change your mind.

 

[hatsRme]

Wow, Bob! That little calculation sure puts some perspective on things. GREAT post, Thank you!!

 

[mikespens]

Yep, makes me feel much better about how much I owe Bob

 

[navarre]

No worries Mike, I don't see $1400 velours in our future any time soon.

 

[mayserwegener]

I believe this was dealer price per dozen. The retail price would be double. This is still a very high price for the time period. This was also the time period when Austrian Velours were becoming popular in America.

 

[navarre]

Thanks for clearing that up Steve.

So that would make them $10 hats which equates to a much more reasonable $240.

I feel a lot better knowing that, but I will admit, I kind of wish the first math was right. That would have been epic!

 

[mayserwegener]

Yes that seems about right for the time period. During WWI and later the prices of Austrian Velours (JHS, A. Peschel, P. & C. Habig) sky rocketed (tariffs + limited supply) you see prices from $20.00 up to $40.00 per hat.

 

[buler]

1909 ad with model names:

 

[buler]

1944: Mainstreeter model with 3 brim choices...

 

[moontheloon]

this thread is wonderful!!!

cannot wait to have a free sec to go over it in detail

these ad threads are my favorite

 

[moontheloon]

So this is my 5th time today slowly strolling through this thread .
Just absolutely love it

$36 per dozen?
You have yourself a deal

 

[Redfokker]

I forgot how much I enjoyed this thread the first time I went through it. It is worth a bump for our new members of late. I won't say it is required reading, but close to it.

 

[buler]

Slowly restoring the images that were lost from photobucket.
Enjoy.

B

 

[Frunobulax]

Slowly restoring the images that were lost from photobucket.
Enjoy.

B

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