Hat Ads

[Brad Bowers]

I'm a little puzzled here. Is there a cav edge and decorative stitching, or is a cav edge not standard on a C&K hat?

No Cavanagh Edge, just the decorative stitching. About the only hat brand you could say offered the Cav Edge as standard would be Cavanagh. For every other brand, it was just an option that depended on the model.

Brad

 

[Lefty]

more fun ads

knox 1908

superior ex-ray 1930 (yeah, i wish i could read more of it too.)

champ 1950

 

[Lefty]

knox card, 1880s

the french love the american hat

 

[Lefty]

After posting this,

I soon found that someone on the Lounge has the box to match the ad.

 

[Lefty]

Hey you! Yeah, you, the sweaty guy. Buy this hat.
1953

Gray must have been the hot color for Dunlap in Spring of 1940.

 

[Lefty]

Byron

Caradine

Ferry

Imperial (ad in a previous post)

Penn-Craft

Raja

Stylepark

Tivoli (listed in this ad)

Wolthausen

Wright

 

[jamespowers]

Styleparks were great hats with attention to detail. The ribbons were nicely detailed.

 

[Lefty]

 

[jimmy the lid]

Owl Hats...For the Man Who Gives a Hoot...

[Thanks folks, I'll be here all week -- be sure to tip your waitress...] lol

Cheers,
JtL

 

[johnnyphi]

Can you please post a larger version of the Adam?

Lefty... I haven't seen many Adam hat ads. Can you please post this one with better resolution, so we can see the ad copy?

 

[johnnyphi]

I have a Stylepark hat...

It appears to be old, but it is un-remarkable, except for the non-leather sweatband.

Here are some of my photos...

 

[Lefty]

Sorry, Johhnyphi, but whatever I post is all I've got. I don't have the paper versions of any of these, I've snagged all of the images online.

 

[Lefty]

1910

 

[Lefty]

1948
M-M-M! HE'LL BE SO SMOOTH
in CHAMP "GAUCHO"... A devil-may-care style
from gay South America.

 

[Lefty]

All I've got on Adam

1942

1951 (a 2 page spread)

also 1951

1959

 

[Lefty]

Italian Hat Ads Make You Happy

Stetson had its sad-sack "Keep it Under Your Stetson" ads, which featured burning planes, ships, parachutes, etc.

Barbisio took a different approach with bunnies, butterflies, and lazy days in the mountains.
Notice the shade produced by the hat in the last ad.

 

[Lefty]

another Adam 1952

I really like this 1937 Dobbs ad

FR Tripler 1945

 

[Craig Robertson]

Stetson had its sad-sack "Keep it Under Your Stetson" ads, which featured burning planes, ships, parachutes, etc.

Barbisio took a different approach with bunnies, butterflies, and lazy days in the mountains.

Thanks for posting these ads, Lefty. One of my favorite hats is a Barbisio. I'd love to find more like it.

 

[Lefty]

Glad you like 'em. I can't help you find the hat, but I've got a few more of the ads. Check out that double pinch looking thing in the second ad.

 

[Lefty]

More from the Italians

All were snagged from ebay.it.

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1925

1940

1939

1934

1934

1934 (and my favorite of the bunch)