The STETSON WAY, Advertising and ephemera of the Golden Era

[MondoFW]

These ads are great for reference or to reflect on advertising of the past. Most fashion illustrations after the early 50's, I could not care less about. I love the summer catalogs.

 

[M Hatman]

From the 1937 Stockman-Farmer's catalog.....lots of hats and boots in this one! Note they even have a couple of FEDORA's!!!!
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[M Hatman]

1938 .......
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[M Hatman]

Circa 1917....
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[steur]

Circa 1917....
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So cool to see how much was on offer back then. Great posts!

 

[M Hatman]

1920's. ......
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[M Hatman]

A 1946 Stetsonian ad for the Stetson Factory Store......published in the January 1947 STETSONIAN school magazine for the John B. Stetson Junior High School.......
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[MondoFW]

Is this supposed to be modeled after Dana Andrews? I know of the Bing Crosby Stetson ad.

EDIT: Welp, couldn't make out the print until now. It is Andrews. What other celebs got featured in these old Stetson ads?

 

[M Hatman]

Is this supposed to be modeled after Dana Andrews? I know of the Bing Crosby Stetson ad.

EDIT: Welp, couldn't make out the print until now. It is Andrews. What other celebs got featured in these old Stetson ads?

This very ad is posted earlier in the thread (page 6) along with many others....Lot's of celebrities and others......
Best,
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Ps we are limiting the posts of this thread to items we actually own rather than "internet finds" or Ebay listings.......

 

[MondoFW]

This very ad is posted earlier in the thread (page 6) along with many others....Lot's of celebrities and others......
Best,
M
Ps we are limiting the posts of this thread to items we actually own rather than "internet finds" or Ebay listings.......

I apologize. I just came across the Andrews ad here and your warning of keeping it hard-copy only. Keep showing us these originals!

 

[M Hatman]

A bit late for this thread really......but it does give some interesting historical perspective.....from a 1964 Miller-Stockman. That Frontiersman has one heck of an interesting crease.....
And what the hell did they do to the Longhorn?!?!?!?
The world of hats is ever changing......
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[M Hatman]

1949 Miller-Stockman.....note the number of black hats (and I do not mean Union volunteers from Wisconsin). Apparently you needed a brown and/or a black hat in 49......
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[M Hatman]

George Brent and the Stetson "Turf Club".....1949.
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[M Hatman]

1950.......the Stetson Musketeer.....not sure I have heard of this one.....way cool two color ribbon.....and look at the narrow bound brim WITH three additional rows of stitching.....WoW.....now I really really want one of these!!
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[M Hatman]

This is a teaser for some Stetson sales sheets from 1924.
A "Whippet" earliest advertisement I have seen........

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a Stetsonian..............DERBY!!!

Will post more when I get these photographed properly....
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[Redfokker]

This is a teaser for some Stetson sales sheets from 1924.
A "Whippet" earliest advertisement I have seen........
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a Stetsonian..............DERBY!!!
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Will post more when I get these photographed properly....
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Cool Mark! The Whippet has a Bob like upturn to a rather narrow brim. Interesting. Can't wait.

 

[M Hatman]

circa 1917? Complete set of "Views in the plant of John B Stetson".
Each has a descriptive of the scene presented on the back.
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NEW Information on the dating....Just saw a couple of the postcards from this very set....they were used so included a postmark...1914. So they date 1914 or earlier.......
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[M Hatman]

Early 30's (?) advertising blotter. Really nice version of "the last drop" illustration!
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[jlee562]

BIN'ed this on ebay the other day, probably my favorite Stetson ad, for one of my favorite Stetson models.

 

[psklenar]

I recently obtained a mid 1950s Playboy, so I then went out and found a nice condition advert to frame and hang in the house ... that's it down between the front and garage doors. [emoji57]

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