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Nice Boss there, Bob.
My someday hat.
One on eBay last May with a seller that didn't know what they had "old black cowboy hat" sat with 2 low bids, and only a couple of watchers (officially) right up until the last hour. I chased it up to $200, twice plus what I'd spent on a hat until then, knowing there would be Hell to pay at home. Alas, I wasn't the only bidder paying attention.
Thanks Tim!
 

Hat and Rehat

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A Boss is still my "someday hat" as well Steve.

That one is Jack's, but I can understand your confusion.

One more time:

@Hurricane Jack

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@BobHufford

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I can't even blame it on the sauce.
 
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Charles Knox Hatter
From Jacob Reed’s Sons in Philadelphia,PA

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1883 Jacob Reed’s Sons Retail Store
920 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia,PA
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1905 Jacob Reed’s Sons Dept Store
1424 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia, PA
Until store closed in 1983
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1424 Chestnut today. CVS pharmacy
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TheOldFashioned

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The Great Lakes
Dobbs, from The Hub Thisted's in Great Falls, Montana:
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Founded in 1890, The Hub was a clothing store under the partnership of Andrew Thisted and Timothy Brosnan:

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After the death of Brosnan the store continued on under Thisted and his sons. The store became the largest clothing retailer in the city. In 1913 it relocated from the original location in the Ulm House to the newly constructed Thisted Building:

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The store closed in 1964. The building was temporarily repurposed the following year to house the contents of the Carnegie library while a new facility was being built. The Thisted Building still stands today, now home to a bridal shop and Edward Jones:
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Who says hats aren't an investment to fund your retirement?
 

Rmccamey

I'll Lock Up
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A 7XCB from Goldstein - Migel Department store in Waco, TX.

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Goldstein-Migel started business in Waco in 1886 and moved to this location in the 1890’s. The store did not rely solely on foot traffic for sales as evidenced by its fleet of delivery cars pictured here outside the store’s Sixth Street entrance. Touting itself as “Waco’s Greatest Department Store,” Goldstein-Migel sought to use its delivery vehicles as a means to provide both excellent customer service and to extend its reach beyond the downtown core. Texas Collection; Baylor University.

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While women formed the principal customer base of Goldstein-Migel in the early twentieth century, the store catered to male clientele by keeping a well-stocked men’s department. Sharply dressed sales associates would assist men in selecting clothing appropriate to their needs so to minimize the tedious nature of shopping. A 1913 newspaper ad listed men’s straw hats for 98 cents. This location closed and the building was torn down in 1984. Dunlops department store chain acquired Goldstein-Migel in 1976 and they continued business at the shop in the Lake Air Mall until it closed in 2002. Texas Collection; Baylor University.
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