British Hat Ads

[billyspew]

I've been collecting these for a little while so thought I'd start posting them up when I have the chance to (though my filing system is non-existent so finding them at times is a challenge).

Here's the first two I could find (mainly because they arrived this morning).

Battersby Hats from Punch Magazine 19th November 1930

Lincoln Bennett from Punch Magazine 1939

 

[Joshbru3]

Thanks for posting these, Billy!! This should be a very interesting thread. Im really curious to see all the differences in the way US and UK ad agencies marketed hats.

 

[billyspew]

Woodrow Hats - 1934 - There's a great little one on ebay UK at the moment

Christys 1930

Battersby 1934

 

[Lefty]

a little older, but...

I think this is British, based on its inclusion in the hat museum site I viewed a while ago.

 

[billyspew]

a little older, but...

Great, thanks Lefty, not one I have seen!

 

[hatophile]

Woodrow Hats - 1934 - There's a great little one on ebay UK at the moment

Christys 1930

Battersby 1934

Love those 30's styles,

Thanks for posting, Billy.

 

[Joshbru3]

Woodrow Hats - 1934 - There's a great little one on ebay UK at the moment

This Woodrow Hats ad is by far my favorite. That hat is absolutely perfect in dimensions and flange. I love it!

 

[LocktownDog]

These are great.

 

[billyspew]

Glad to hear people are enjoying them, here's a couple more.

Battersby Hats 1941

Dunn & Co 1914

 

[billyspew]

Stetson - Punch Magazine - 1925

Lincoln Bennet - The Countryman - 1937

 

[Joshbru3]

1923 Lincoln Bennett November 28 1923

1924 Henry Heath 28/6

1932 HENRY HEATH 16/6

1924 Lincoln Bennett January 24 1924

1924 Lincoln Bennett Feb 27 1924

1924 Lincoln Bennett May 24 1924

1929 Lincoln Bennett April 24 1929

 

[Chepstow]

Josh, great ads, thanks for sharing that with us!
The Henry Heath Homburger and the Snap are my favorites!

 

[Joshbru3]

Josh, great ads, thanks for sharing that with us!
The Henry Heath Homburger and the Snap are my favorites!

They are some of my favorites as well, I'm just unsure what 16'6 and 28/6 mean. I've seen these kind of numbers on English ads in the past, but like I said, have no idea what they mean.

 

[randooch]

Wow, another great thread I missed entirely! Thanks for the super bump, Josh.

 

[DJH]

They are some of my favorites as well, I'm just unsure what 16'6 and 28/6 mean. I've seen these kind of numbers on English ads in the past, but like I said, have no idea what they mean.

Josh, the numbers are the price in Shillings and Pence.

 

[Joshbru3]

Wow, another great thread I missed entirely! Thanks for the super bump, Josh.

No problem. The UK made some spectacular hats and for that matter, still do. I own a few 1920's/30's British hats and the quality is just superb.

 

[Joshbru3]

Josh, the numbers are the price in Shillings and Pence.

AH! I hadn't even thought of that. Thanks so much for clearing that up for me, David!

So the 1932 Henry Heath cost 16 schillings and 6 pence. There were 20 schillings to one pound, so the hat cost less than a pound? I wonder what the American dollar equivalent would have been in 1932.

 

[MikePotts]

AH! I hadn't even thought of that. Thanks so much for clearing that up for me, David!

So the 1932 Henry Heath cost 16 schillings and 6 pence. There were 20 schillings to one pound, so the hat cost less than a pound?

I wonder what the American dollar equivalent would have been in 1932.

About $3.70 to the Pound, according to this: http://www.ehow.com/about_6133963_american-dollar-vs_-british-pound.html

 

[Lord Brett]

Glad to hear people are enjoying them, here's a couple more.

Dunn & Co 1914

Dunn & Co went into receivership in 1996, which was quite a shock at the time as they were a very highly thought of menswear retailer. I still have one of their straw boaters, bought from new in the early 1990s.

 

[Joshbru3]

About $3.70 to the Pound, according to this: http://www.ehow.com/about_6133963_american-dollar-vs_-british-pound.html

That's REALLY interesting. I guess that 1932 Henry Heath was a fairly cheaply priced hat then.....