Incredibly cool find

You didn't find this hat, d, it found you.

:eusa_clap

 

Destiny!

 

The Madison Theater was undoubtedly the one in Mansfield, near Ashland in central Ohio. It was an Art Deco movie house designed in 1930 for Warner Bros. by the renowned John Eberson. Unfortunately, it fell to the wreckers sometime around 1980.

I'd post a picture, but Google Images shows not a single one.

The week of March 2, 1940, the Madison was showing The Marines Fly High, with Lucille Ball and Richard Dix. How the heck do I know that?

 

That's super! Little things like that can be major treasures. For years (until I lost it) I had a check from Sears Roebuck for THREE CENTS! Wish I could find it! :eusa_clap

 

d's hat is turning out to be a postmodern, deconstructionist answer to Proust's madeleine.

Remembrance of Things Past, itself, was recently re-translated to In Search of Lost Time, which seems to peg exactly what we're at here.

Ellsworth Shinn was a partner in a department store in Ashland, moved to Lima for a long period, then came back to start Shinn Clothing during the 30s. He sold that store in 1946. He lived here until he died in 1962. His widow lived till 1975, having been born, died, and lived most of her life in this one house.

My 1940 Conn bass saxophone was sold to me by a man in Ashland in 1999.

 

Winston Churchill!


just joshin'.

You look dignified. Nay, "Distinguished."

btw, Google terms were: ( shinn clothing ashland )

 

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(This is not a comment on your hat. I have a sandwich she's trying to cozy up to.)

 

What a GREAT thread, guys! It's a little Miss Marple, a little Hammett and whole lotta fun! Keep it up.

PS - the Homburg looks great. But you can always add a pinch if you like!

 

Whatever you paid, you didn't pay enough!!! That is an incredible find--nice lid...and a "frozen moment in (someone's) time"! Looks great on you, too.

 

Great find dhermann1 !!

 

That's half the fun!!!

 

Great find. It's amazing something like that would last that long in there without someone taking it out.

 

Nice find!
I remember picking up a vintage covert coat several years ago.Looking in the ticket pocket,I found two matchbooks for the Playboy club.The stories that coat could tell............