Very nice @Bryce ! I find Seiter & Sheldon / Seiter & Seiter (the S & S in the logo) referenced in the 1898 - 1926 range.
Referencing the "Special" naming in 1898:
This ad is from 1905.
1926:
These end Sunday night. Thanks for looking.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/126365214980
https://www.ebay.com/itm/126365181569
https://www.ebay.com/itm/126365073771
https://www.ebay.com/itm/126365277135
https://www.ebay.com/itm/126364959876
https://www.ebay.com/itm/126365093573...
Dead thread bump.
The glory days of hardware stores. Peer Hardware (1945 - 1985), Springfield, Missouri, 1951. Three stories tall.
1952:
1973:
This display of Wagner Ware cast iron skillets reminded me that at one point Peer carried Griswold (1865 - 1957).
We bought this display...
Good get! This is the same logo of one (that got away) that I posted in the Dating Vintage Stetsons by Liner thread. Curious to see what you find behind that sweat.
https://www.thefedoralounge.com/threads/dating-vintage-stetsons-by-liner-a-field-guide.32679/page-35#post-3081516
Welcome to the Lounge! There is at least one other like that around here. Pretty sure it was a short-lived styling.
Edit: Found it, but the photo links are broken. At least we know it was another Miller Bros. (made for Adam)...
The Mallory Ten from Markman's Department Store in New London, Wisconsin.
Some of these are harder than others to research. From what I gather Markman's started in 1952 so this hat could be from the first couple of years for this store.
Markman's could have an earlier history, but I...
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