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NYT Article on Bing Crosby, Baseball; Hat Images Included
Cavanagh Shop My father, Marty Lee, ran the Park Avenue shop and then the Cavanagh Brand as VP-Sales for many years-- until 1972, in fact. He told many proud tales of fitting Mr. Crosby with the "configurator" gizmo that produced a custom outline of a man's head for sizing. It sure looks like a... -
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The Fedora Lounge-Publisher, The Historical Record of the American Hat Industry
Besdor, JamesPowers and all JamesPowers-- Thanks for the ads and the info. Besdor, if you know of anyone to contact in Norwalk that can tell a good tale, I'll be there ASAP. I need to do enough research to round out an outline to propose the project to whomever might help fund it. I wish... -
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The Fedora Lounge-Publisher, The Historical Record of the American Hat Industry
Hat History- DVD I produce videos, dvds and documentaries for a living. My father worked at and ran the Cavanagh Hats division of HCA during the 50's and 60's; his parents worked at the Hat Corp plant in Norwalk during the factory's heyday earlier in the century. I have been investigating... -
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Champ Hats
Champ Hats. Weren't Champ Hats part of HCA-- brought to the Hat Corp of America when the Saleski Brothers bought it (in the fifties, I think)? That may be oversimplifying, but I do remember Champ being part of the HCA group-- Knox, Dobbs, Cavanagh, Champ. Brien Lee
