Wow. What a great collection. I don't think I've ever seen such a wide-ranging and chronological collection of hat ephemera. I have a coffee table book on Stetson and it doesn't have a fraction of the material you present here. It's interesting how the ads add context and have the ability to...
Picked this one up recently. It has character and that lived-in look. I found one old 1920s ad for the retail outlet "Edison Hats" at 309 State Street, Schenectady NY. Apparently at one time they had outlets in both Albany and Schenectady. Added pic of State Street circa 1930s.
Has anybody got...
Just stumbled on this thread. I recently posted pics of a Battersby double-brimmed hat, I'm guessing of pre-WW2 vintage.
Find it here: https://www.thefedoralounge.com/threads/the-great-british-hat-makers.66592/page-15#post-2468614
My first post on this forum!
Hat pictured is a Battersby I'm guessing of pre-WW2 vintage. The cool thing is the DOUBLE BRIM. It's actually TWO hats with one nested inside the other. Liner shows faded Battersby logo. Brim is 3 3/4".
Battersby sold hats to South Africa starting around the...
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