The STETSON WAY, Advertising and ephemera of the Golden Era

[CRH]

well now..... I never imagined that Id see a John Stetson trading card... but here one is! Guess Topps Trading cards put out an Industrialist Series.

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I had no idea that John Stetson could be as famous as Mickie Mantle.

 

[RickP]

Got my new 1940 Stetson Stratoliner ad in and framed today. Figured Id surround it with about 1/2 of my Stratoliners lol (hemp and felt)

 

[RBH]

@RickP , this is a jacket I had member Harp Player Gene do for me about 10 years ago.
Gene went thru a bad time and I have not heard from him in a long time. He is a great artist!

 

[RickP]

Picked up a Stetson Imperial Bantam magazine ad that I didnt have on the wall. Did some framing this morning and will get it up on the wall today.

Also found a couple more duplicates for a couple of my favorite WW2 images

 

[RickP]

Got a new Stetson Silverplate piece in today. Ought to make a nice pipe holder!

 

[Steve1857]

Got a new Stetson Silverplate piece in today. Ought to make a nice pipe holder! View attachment 697756 View attachment 697758

Nice find, Rick. Looks perfect for your newly refurbished pipe.

 

[M Hatman]

WW 1 era Blotter.......

 

[M Hatman]

Postmarked 1937

 

[M Hatman]

1919 booklet

 

[M Hatman]

1908 tri-fold

 

[M Hatman]

1956 ad (and the hat from the ad, and yes it is a 7 1/2)

 

[M Hatman]

1914 16 page booklet.

 

[M Hatman]

1927

 

[MikeinRome]

The Making of a Stetson Hat, a small booklet that I'm waiting for. It has photos and explanations of various steps in the hat-making process.

 

[RickP]

Once again I seem to have bought the only one! This one is Stetson Logo Metal Mantle clock!

Im getting a pretty good pile of Stetson silver colored metal logo'd advertising housewares. ( if anyone has a good idea about when they sold these things Im all ears) 12" tall, 11" wide with a 9" clockface. Has a curved glass face that actually made it here intact ( thank you Goodwill for good packing, and thank you fed ex for being gentle with it) Silly thing weighs 10.6 pounds! The Movement access hatch is actually a 1/4" thick machined/ threaded screw on piece... definately not a cheap piece of plastic junk. AND IT RUNS! Just a battery powered quartz movement, but Im thrilled. Trying to decide whether to get the metal polish out or leave the patina as-is.

Now just have to figure where Im going to park it. Really cool!

 

[RickP]

Have been looking for a particular Stetson "Keep it Under your Stetson" WW2 poster... Thrilled to say I finally found one! Its a 1943 poster print by Edward McKnight Kauffer. Shows the Great Spinx of Giza with a Stetson hat and the wartime " Keep it under your Stetson" slogan. He did lots of Modernist posters for The London Underground, Shell Oil, American Airlines, Great Western Railway, and Stetson. Just finished cutting Mattes and framing it along with a WW2 7th War Bond poster from 1945.. These are bigger than my Saturday Evening Post ads covering much of my wallspace ( and much bigger frames), so now I need to figure out where to hang them

 

[Steve1857]

Have been looking for a particular Stetson "Keep it Under your Stetson" WW2 poster... Thrilled to say I finally found one! Its a 1943 poster by Edward McKnight Kauffer print. Shows the Great Spinx of Giza with a Stetson hat and the wartime " Keep it under your Stetson" slogan. He did lots of Modernist posters for The London Underground, Shell Oil, American Airlines, Great Western Railway, and Stetson. Just finished cutting Mattes and framing it along with a WW2 7th War Bond poster from 1945.. These are bigger than my Saturday Evening Post ads covering much of my wallspace ( and much bigger frames), so now I need to figure out where to hang them


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Nice finds, Rick. I'm sure you'll find wall room.

 

[Zombie_61]

Once again I seem to have bought the only one! This one is Stetson Logo Metal Mantle clock! Trying to decide whether to get the metal polish out or leave the patina as-is...

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I'd leave the patina as-is, 'cause I like it. Also, it gives some character to an otherwise simple silver clock housing.

 

[RickP]

I'd leave the patina as-is, 'cause I like it. Also, it gives some character to an otherwise simple silver clock housing.

I dusted but left it alone. Clock got new batteries and what I believe is an early 70s battery movement only gained a couple minutes over 3 weeks... perfectly usable!

 

[M Hatman]

Postmarked 1941.