Recent content by BobHufford

At least it was in rough shape to begin with (the bottom was falling out), but it would still have displayed nicely without a big rectangle removed from the center of the logo. :( Oh … and the third party shipper forgot to ship them for a month after I paid the shipping (they were languishing...

“Please don’t include the hat boxes to save on shipping” Two giant boxes and one vintage hat shipping box (with a Fed-Ex label slapped on it) later I have six hats and four hat boxes I paid a lot in shipping for and all the boxes were damaged when I removed the stickers they stuck on both sides...

Polo on the Crow Reservation in Southeastern Montana, circa 1915.

Drew Macias (1983 -), USA. Former MLB player. “Only Because He Had To”. “Sr. Amarillo” “A Cloud Maker” “Plainsman #2” “Brooksy” “Tex” “Vaquero Morado” “The Weight of the West” “La Mula”

Thanks David! I wish there was a hat store in every downtown — or anywhere in town.

1920s Stetson Select Quality from The Hirschheimer Bros. Co. in Canton, Ohio. 1874 - 1928 Louis and Isaac Hirschheimer arrived in Canton, Ohio from Germany in 1867 and soon started a business that would remain at the same location from 1874 until 1928. Isaac passed in June of 1926 and...

Yawn…

I think 99% of the vintage stretchers I see are marked 6-7/8. I assumed this the smallest size it would fit and would lengthen to accommodate larger sizes. Most have been a two-way stretcher with an occasional four-way popping up. Are you seeing others with larger hat sizes noted?

Friday bump

Newly discovered pics (from a cousin) of my great-grandparents on my father’s side. Wasn’t sure where to drop these — but there are hats involved! I think this may be Chicago.

Thanks FF! My parents partnered with three professors at MSU to buy the building from Frank Morton — the last pharmacist in a line that went back to the 1930s. This photo is shortly after they opened this second location in 1940. They then bought out the non-controlled substances and...

In the 1980s my folks co-owned the building across the street from what was then a business furniture store in downtown Springfield, Missouri. It has been unoccupied for quite a few years now, but is undergoing renovations. For decades it was the Springfield Seed Company. Recently they got...

Thanks fellas! I wish it had a wind trolly today. If it goes I may never catch it.

Penney’s Marathon with a fine five-cord plastic ribbon.