When did HCA stop using the price in the name?

[MattC]

Does anyone know when Dobbs-Knox-Cavanagh (HCA) and Stetson stopped using the price of a hat as the name of the model (i.e., Dobbs 20, Knox 15)? I know they were still doing it in the early 50s, and it looks to me like they had all pretty much stopped by the mid 60s. Anyone have any better information?

 

[dutchroo]

I have an early 1960s Knox that has a price of $17.95 and is called a Knox Custom. Not sure if that answers your question, but it at least gives you a data point.

 

[fedoracentric]

I have seen many 50s hats with a price in the name in Stetsons. But after 1960 only 3X, 4X etc. (The Stetson 100 aside).

I even saw a Stetson "Sixteen Fifty" from the 50s on one of the websites someone linked here. don't remember which one, though. I thought a $16.50 was an odd number, but there it was.