Stetson Employee Handbook

[buler]

If the handbook does date from that time frame, it also suggests that the less elaborate Stetson 100 boxes are earlier in vintage -- with the more elaborate Stetson 100 boxes dating from the late 50's on. Discuss amongst yourselves...

Cheers,
JtL

I've always thought that and brought it up once early on. The other opinions at the time were that the leather case came first. I'm still going with the non-leather as being earlier....

B

 

[Effingham]

I'm hoping that since he'll respond out of professional courtesy, since we're both history professors.

What's your field?

My specialty is that really employable "medieval Japanese history." :eusa_doh:

 

[AtomicEraTom]

Fascinating! Thanks for posting this!

 

[monbla256]

Buler and Brad,
GREAT postings. This sort of thing is what this Forum needs MORE of

 

[Brad Bowers]

What's your field?

My specialty is that really employable "medieval Japanese history." :eusa_doh:

Sounds cool to me!

Industrialization of the American West, which doesn't explain why I've been studying the hat industry in CT for the last six years. lol Guess I should just say I'm a business and industry historian.

Brad

 

[The Good]

This was cool, thanks for sharing it!

 

[Brad Bowers]

I heard back from John Moore this morning. His sole source for the information was a note in the Christy's archives in Stockport Public Library (UK) which has since been lost since he saw it back in the '70s. He and others researchers in America were unable to find any record of the case in the States. He's checking with someone who is doing research in the UK to see if they've ever seen a court case about it.

As of now, there is no evidence to prove the Christy's story beyond Professor Moore's recollection. My inclination is that it probably wasn't a court case at all, but the information is all over the Internet as fact. Oh well.

Brad

 

[rlk]

There is one Christy's Hat patent suit at the end of 1864-5 but is for a tropical hat vs. Elwood & Sons maybe someone has confused them.

 

[Brad Bowers]

Could be. Did Christys' win the suit?

 

[rlk]

yes.

 

[Effingham]

Sounds cool to me!

Industrialization of the American West, which doesn't explain why I've been studying the hat industry in CT for the last six years. lol Guess I should just say I'm a business and industry historian.

Brad

You officially rock.

I've always been interested in how the introduction of "machinery" to the "wild" west changed things. Being a writer myself, I'm particularly interested in how the introduction of printing presses into once isolated communities produced (1) stronger senses of local identity, and (2) more opportunity for conflict between people wanting to *use* the technology and those wanting (needing?) to *AB*use it.