Hi
It does look like they were in business in 1921:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=130207765068
1921 AD FOR E.V. PRICE & CO. - CHICAGO MEN'S CLOTHIERS
...and also in 1939:
I also found a mention of the company in some kind of archive...
Hi
Sorry about the low post count--I just don't feel that I have much that I can contribute to most conversations. (But, I have been sitting in this dark corner of the lounge for about three years, so I have seen a lot.)
Anyway, I have a good number of F-B suits (6-7) and I can...
a few stores from seattle area
From a quick survey of my suits:
Lundquist-Lilly
Frederick & Nelson
Seattle Woollen mills
Fahey Brockman
Prager
Littler
Albert ltd (still around, I believe)
cheers
joe
Hi
You might also try:
Michaels Bespoke Tailors at 1333 5th Ave Ste 400, Seattle, WA 98101
or
Decaro Sartoria Custom Tailors 2025 1st Ave # D Seattle, WA 98121
No experience with either, but I've seen plenty of their work in the thrift stores around here, and have a couple shirts...
Hi
I agree with Dinerman. I thrifted a very nice grey flannel suit with the same kind of pockets (I almost passed on it because of the pockets.) Mine came from a Seattle philanthropist, hmmm.
You know, I would have been kicking myself now if I didn't get it--the suit has grown on me and...
Hi FL
Thanks for the pics. Maybe all the ones I have (strat, open road, whippet, & brand new unknown model) are newer ones, they have logos like the first, round, one, but are not outlined in a square or a circle and don't have the X's.
cheers
joe in seattle
round logo/square logo?
Hi
I am confused, what do you mean by round vs square logos? Are you talking about the logos in the liner, at the top of the hat? I don't see that differentiation on any of my Stetsons.
Are there some pics somewhere?
curious in seattle
joe
Nice hat
Hi
I like that hat--it's a color not often found.
So, is Portis a brand to look out for? I have two, probably from the 50's I'd guess, but I didn't think much of them, hearing very little about them on the forums.
cheers
joe in seattle
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