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Yes, I beginning to despair that much of the variation I have been attributing to genuine differences in style and quality should actually be attributed only to differences in marketing strategy.
AF
Ditto.
I find these old ads telling in many ways. They offer clues into the whys and wherefores of the stuff only people like us much care about -- the various quality levels of vintage hats, and whether what might appear to be a quality distinction is really more about marketing.
But those ads speak volumes about the greater culture. Note, for instance, that every single man depicted is of the Caucasian persuasion. I really, really doubt we'd see that today.