Stetson Stuff

[randooch]

The Headwear Association held its 103rd annual dinner at the Central Park Boathouse on March 17, 2011.



http://www.vimeo.com/21489114

Very cool, Vic; nice music, too.

 

[buler]

No Name Hat Mfg - Vanity

2 more Vanity (No Name Hat mfg) ads from 1919

 

[ScottF]

That's a great little item - I would love to have that black No.1 Quality Columbia! It also mentions several styles that I hadn't heard of (Legion, Champion, Pep). The Spencer is in one of my old catalogs.

 

[Lefty]

from the just ended auction - not mine

 

[Johnny J]

Great pic on how the man is creasing his hat! Thanks for sharing that with us Lefty.

 

[hatophile]

2 more Vanity (No Name Hat mfg) ads from 1919

Early versions of the Open Road?

 

[danofarlington]

Early versions of the Open Road?

That hat looks good. I wouldn't mind having it copied. It's different.

 

[Lefty]

1900

1912

 

[Lefty]

 

[HatsEnough]

Almost bid on that printer's block. Was more than I wanted to pay for a 2 inch square item, though. I am a bit tapped this month.

 

[feltfan]

1900

This is interesting, at least to me.
Specifically the wording, "Bought of JOHN B. STETSON COMPANY".
Remember the odd wording on my Clear Nutria Stetson?

Repeated on the front of the sweat:

So was "buy of" or "bought of" a common construction back in those days?

 

[Chinaski]

Interesting. If it were written that way today, I'd presume the person couldn't spell and was trying to say, "Buy it off Dave Jones."

 

[Lefty]

Here's my recent pick-up. It's surprisingly heavy.

 

[zetwal]

This is interesting, at least to me.So was "buy of" or "bought of" a common construction back in those days?

Biblical English

See King James Bible, American Standard, and especially American King James, etc. (as for example in Samuel 24:24).

 

[alanfgag]

Here's my recent pick-up. It's surprisingly heavy.

That is great.

 

[The Wiser Hatter]

http://http://www.philaplace.org/story/326/

Story on the Stetson factory.

 

[carouselvic]

OPEN ROAD...wide ribbon...air-light

 

[Lefty]

Very cool.
I flipped it for easier reading.

 

[Joshbru3]

That's so cool, carouselvic!! I love those old printing blocks. The printing block that even impresses me more is the one in your avatar. Was is used for sweatband imprinting?

Thanks for the flip, Lefty. Its much easier to read now.

 

[danofarlington]

What do you all think the market would be for a new production run of the Open Road-style Stetson 100, or Stetson 7x Clear Beaver? Enough to make it worth a Hatco run, or not enough?