The STETSON WAY, Advertising and ephemera of the Golden Era

[RickP]

Another framed today. Need to start surveying the walls to see where they will reside. think Ive got 3 or 4 more to take care of right now

 

[One Drop]

Another framed today. Need to start surveying the walls to see where they will reside. think Ive got 3 or 4 more to take care of right now


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These wartime ads are incredibly powerful, they aren't pulling any punches.

 

[RickP]

Another 1942 Stetson ad framed today. Interesting that it came packaged inside a cool scrapbook cover with a gold embossed Pirate (I love all things Pirate! ) An ebay bonus package! Pirate, sword, treasure chest, but alas no peg leg lol

 

[M Hatman]

Another 1942 Stetson ad framed today. Interesting that it came packaged inside a cool scrapbook cover with a gold embossed Pirate (I love all things Pirate! ) An ebay bonus package! Pirate, sword, treasure chest, but alas no peg leg lol

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YES, that Pirate cover is a GREAT bonus!

 

[AndyR]

I love these old ads. RickP will especially cringe, but my wife does a lot of painting and collage art, so she cuts up a lot of old magazines. 'However', she is under strict orders to leave Stetson and any other hat advertising untouched.

 

[RickP]

Heres todays 1942 Vita Felt ad... Its really impressed me how some of these illustrations just jump out at you. Some have really nice graphics.

Considering the Saturday Evening Post's long history with Norman Rockwell, its too bad he didnt do any Stetson color ads... THOSE would have been cool

When I run out of things to do, Im thinking of looking for some of the Celebrity ads that stetson had ( Bob Hope, **** Haynes, Bing Crosby, Ray Milland, David Niven etc).

Somewhere out there is a junk store with big boxes of old magazines waiting for me... Probably cheaper than ebay lol

 

[M Hatman]

When I run out of things to do, Im thinking of looking for some of the Celebrity ads that stetson had ( Bob Hope, **** Haynes, Bing Crosby, Ray Milland, David Niven etc).

I have a lot of these posted earlier in this thread. And YES the graphics are awesome....love the old ads and stuff.

 

[RickP]

Often those full page ads had really cool ads on the back too.... can be hard to choose which one is more interesting lol

 

[RickP]

Looking at all the 40s and 50's ads Ill have to say that one of my grandfathers was the $7 type and the other was the $12.50 type. ( farmer vs engineer)

 

[RickP]

Got a couple Stratoliner Ads and matchbooks up on the wall. Several more ready to go.... just trying to figure out whicjh wall they will go on. Trying to keep the general hats together as well as grouping the ww2 "Keep it under your Stetson" ads together

 

[RickP]

Got a couple Stratoliner Ads and matchbooks up on the wall. Several more ready to go.... just trying to figure out whicjh wall they will go on. Trying to keep the general hats together as well as grouping the ww2 "Keep it under your Stetson" ads together




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and there are a few more waiting for frames

 

[RickP]

The walls are looking better and better. Most my work is done around the dining table so I figured it was the perfect place to display them. LOL Ive been planning to replace the grungy old baseboards for 5 yrs now.... guess Id better get on that!

 

[RickP]

Big day! got a couple of really nice sequentially numbered Stetson Common Stock certificates from 1914 in today! They even have the transfer certificates on the back from 1922 when one was redeemed and the other transferred into new stock.

The names are prob lost in time, but just in case any Stetson historians here recognize the names of Charles English or Andrew V Robey as having any significance let me know

Really nice. Will need to put a different background in the frame or cut a properly fitting matte, but Im happy

 

[RickP]

Humm..... interesting....there was a Postmaster Named Andrew V Robey in Maryland that testified during the trials of the Abraham Lincoln assassination conspirators. 1864 to the 1914 date on the stock is a bit of a stretch to have been this guy, but perhaps a son? Any Maryland Historians on here?

 

[RickP]

Got the Stock certificates and a pile of full page Saturday Evening Post and Life Magazine ads framed up and on the walls. Pretty much have a "Stetson" dining room now lol

 

[RickP]

Found another full page color ww2 Stetson ad ive been looking for. Another spot on the wall filled!

 

[RickP]

Had a couple little Goodwill finds come in today... One is a little silver late Stetson Trinket box with a lid.... figure it will be great for car keys on the desk. Never knew Stetson had silverware

 

[RickP]

The other Goodwill goodie is a Stetson silver platted / bone handled serving platter. Everyone needs a silver platter to display hats dont they? For $9 this one was a definate win

 

[RickP]

were not going to talk about how long it took to get the goodwill items silver again lol

 

[Hurricane Jack]

Never knew Stetson had silverware

If you ever encounter a Stetson Sterling Silver cocktail shaker or any barware, I’m your man.