Vintage Hat Ads from Newspapers

[DaveProc]

@BobHufford
Shreveport Hat Co. 1993

 

[BobHufford]

Thanks for the Shreveport Hat info @DaveProc !

 

[DaveProc]

Deal of the Day! February 1932

 

[DaveProc]

Portis Bancoola 1936-1937

 

[DaveProc]

The White House El Paso 1934

 

[DaveProc]

Stetson 1920

 

[DaveProc]

Huston's Elmira NY 1926

 

[DaveProc]

Stetson 1927

 

[DaveProc]

Stetson 1883

 

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Stetson 1886

 

[DaveProc]

Stetson
1900

1903

1907

 

[Steve1857]

As always, love your vintage hats ads posts, Dave. So many hats to admire, so much (M)ad men advertising history to decipher.

Stetson
1900
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1903
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1907
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[jlee562]

Wow, fascinating that Nutria is being marketed here as "the finest material than can be put into a hat."

 

[DaveProc]

As always, love your vintage hats ads posts, Dave. So many hats to admire, so much (M)ad men advertising history to decipher.

Thanks Steve!!!

 

[DaveProc]

Thanks for the Shreveport Hat info @DaveProc !

Any time Bob.

 

[Rmccamey]

So school me here, what is a Kettle finish?

Stetson 1883
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[DaveProc]

So school me here, what is a Kettle finish?

See the second comment in this thread
https://www.thefedoralounge.com/threads/how-to-make-a-pencil-roll-by-hand.13945/

 

[Rmccamey]

Very interesting, Dave, thanks.

See the second comment in this thread
https://www.thefedoralounge.com/threads/how-to-make-a-pencil-roll-by-hand.13945/

 

[steur]

Wow, fascinating that Nutria is being marketed here as "the finest material than can be put into a hat."

French makers felt the same: here's a price list from Tirard from the 1930's where "Ragondia" (nutria) is priced higher than "Castoria" (beaver).

 

[DaveProc]

Lee 1944-1945