Stetson Vita-felt

[Shaul-Ike Cohen]

Very nice hat and suits you perfectly.

If it isn't too much trouble, could you measure the crown and brim width?

 

[jamespowers]

While not the best picture of the ad, we do know for sure when the Vita-Felts were "launched"--1942 for this ad.
Nice hat and a good trade. :eusa_clap

Regards,

J

 

[Marc Chevalier]

Here's one on the head of Nathan Marsak, its lucky owner. Has the shape of the brown hat in the poster above. Has the color of the green hat on the right.

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[DOUGLAS]

Man, that's a great looking hat too.

 

[Matt Deckard]

Tell me about your shirt

 

[thefedorastore]

Tell me about your shirt

I've got fruit of the loom "Blue" boxers if your interested in hearing about them! lol

TnT, Nice hat, very few Vita Felts around to be had, good move.

 

[Tony in Tarzana]

Tell me about your shirt

Whose shirt? Mine's just a St. John's Bay cotton one from J.C. Penney that fits OK. It has two pockets, which I like.

 

[Marc Chevalier]

I'm wearing a white cotton t-shirt with a giant NRA (National Recovery Administration) logo printed on it. "We Do Our Part" blah-blah-blah.

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[feltfan]

While not the best picture of the ad, we do know for sure when the Vita-Felts were "launched"--1942 for this ad.
Nice hat and a good trade. :eusa_clap

I know we're not supposed to give URLs for
current eBay auctions, but there two for
a copy of this ad right now, both dated to 1941
(and another dated to 1942).
Better pictures, too. FYI.

 

[Tony in Tarzana]

I haven't bought any vintage hat ads yet, I should look into some. They take up less space than the hats themselves, and are generally cheaper, too. lol

 

[Dinerman]

I haven't bought any vintage hat ads yet, I should look into some. They take up less space than the hats themselves, and are generally cheaper, too. lol

yeah- but you can't wear them.

 

[Atomic Glee]

Quite a hat, Tony! What a beaut.

 

[ideaguy]

Great hat Tony!!:eusa_clap :eusa_clap I do wonder if anyone could replicate
that hat now? Such dash- such panache! great score, hope it becomes a daily friend.

 

[MK]

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Great looking lid. I love the color of the ribbon.

 

[John in Covina]

From Above!

From above or below? Glad to see you back around these parts, John. How goes it?

Hi Tony!

If you can get the crown pix from above, it is always an interesting detail to see the execution of design.

Going OK, soon to be in the big search for a job soon.

John

 

[squid]

yeah- but you can't wear them.

Well you could fold it into a paper hat.

 

[jamespowers]

I know we're not supposed to give URLs for
current eBay auctions, but there two for
a copy of this ad right now, both dated to 1941
(and another dated to 1942).
Better pictures, too. FYI.

There was indeed a better one.

Regards,

J

 

[feltfan]

There was indeed a better one.

Heh. I was frustrated that none of them, so far, has
been good enough to allow me to read all the text. I did
note that a vita-felt hat cost $10 in 1941, so that was not
a cheap hat.

What is interesting to me (trying to stifle my inner historian...)
is that Stetson ran the ad for more than one year. Since we
know that they did and we can't read all the text, I don't think
we can even date the introduction of vita-felt to 1941
confidently. This is the problem
with dating hats by advertisement. It gives a ballpark idea, but not
precise dates.

Ah, if we could wander in those Stetson vaults. But I wonder
if any of those old documents exist anymore.

 

[jamespowers]

Ah, if we could wander in those Stetson vaults. But I wonder
if any of those old documents exist anymore.

Simply, nope they don't. After the actual factory closed down int he 1970s, I am sure that 99% of the stuff went into the dumpster.
Oh to dumpster dive there.

Regards,

J

 

[Mojave Jack]

I'm wearing a white cotton t-shirt with a giant NRA (National Recovery Administration) logo printed on it. "We Do Our Part" blah-blah-blah.

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Hmmm. That t-shirt looks a lot more like a very threadbare button-front shirt. But hey, NRA t-shirt, frayed oxford, what's the diff?!