Bates of London 1918 Catalogue

[AntonAAK]

I just spotted that Bates have put their 1918 catalogue up on their website in a browsable format and thought that people here might be interested.

There are a large number of military hats, due to the state of Europe at the time, but also some civilian examples towards the end.

http://www.bates-hats.co.uk/catalogue.html

Enjoy

 

[monbla256]

I like the description in the copy of the St. James : " An excellent hat to take the place of a hard stiff hat for those with sensitive heads " ! Sounds like it would solve the LO/Round head fitting problems
Neat catalog

 

[Mobile Vulgus]

"Sensitive heads," good one. That sure could mean a LOT of different things! LOL The old catalog was pretty interesting, thanks for posting it.