In 1947, the Hat Research Foundation shows us how to match our hats with our clothes......
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I just received the black and white version of this Mossant ad. Different hat and a couple of drinks on the table. Interesting differences.Mossant ad from a French magazine 1945.......love this ad. The pen ad on the back is cool too!
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Model looks like George Montgomery!In 1948 we are introduced to the New Men's Hat Sensation!! The CHAMP!! At $7.50 it is as good as a hat of $15!!!!!
NOTE the names......"Gaucho", "B-17", and the "Diplomat"....AND with your new hat you get a 1948 Champ Football Book!
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I do not think it is....I believe at the time George Montgomery was advertising for Stetson.....I might even have one of his ads in my Stetson thread...Model looks like George Montgomery!
Then I guess Champ's ad agency selected a model who resembled him quite a bit.I do not think it is....I believe at the time George Montgomery was advertising for Stetson.....I might even have one of his ads in my Stetson thread...
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Edit...I do have a Montgomery ad here:http://www.thefedoralounge.com/thre...g-and-ephemera-of-the-golden-era.92141/page-4
it is 1949 and for the Stetson Regatta....