Alexander Sommerset
One of the Regulars
- Messages
- 118
- Location
- Kenosha, Wisconsin
To add to my first comment about selling hats in the 40's I mentioned that our line of
Mallory, Dobbs and Portis price range was 10.00 to 25.00 which back then in some cases was a weeks wage. With the top line you had your choice of a free feather for you hat band, otherwise it cost a quarter. But in most cases, I would throw one in on the house. All hats came un-blocked individually boxed. And as each hat was removed from the box, you would brush it with a price of serge cloth to inhance the nap. The customer also had a choice of a plain, bound, welt or reversed welt brim edge.
So cool to meet someone who was actually ion the industry in the heyday of hats.
I am curious about the gift sets. People call them "salesman's samples" today but what did you guys call them?
I am talking about the tiny felt or plastic hats in the small box that held a gift certificate that people would give to someone else as a gift to come in and buy a hat. Did your store use these?