Saturday, January 11, 2014

Stetson 60th Anniversary Crossword Puzzle from 1925

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The stetson hat company in 1925 was a company lauded by Elbert Hubbard and others for their concern and care of their employees and focus on the quality of their product. A company hospital and other benefits were provided. The company magazine "The HatBox" often carried crosswords to solve-they were all the rage at the time. We recently scored an amazing never worn Stetson "Comfort" bowler from this time period. It's one of their "Select" line or grade. 
Check out the breather holes perforated in the crown in a balkenkreuz form.


Here are the answers to the above puzzle. Remember no cheating! 




Wednesday, January 8, 2014

The Railroad Trainman, April 1943


Newsletter of The Brotherhood of Trainmen. Lots of cool wartime content. 

Turn of the Century "Sensible" Denim Coveralls Ad

Johnston and Larimer ad for the "Sensible" denim coveralls. "The Modern Work garment" includes the not very prophetic line "Overalls are OUT of Date-Why should YOU wear them any longer?" 2 sided  handbill advertisement. The reverse is the Carhartt ad from a previous post. Nice rough card stock paper with a green tint.

Wednesday, January 1, 2014

World War I "Kan the Kaiser" Carhartt Overalls Ad

Terrific WWI era ad from Hamilton Carhartt. Engineers work on laying rails while World War One biplanes dogfight overhead.

Turn of the Century Sweet-Orr Ad