This Lee dates from the mid to late 1950s. Factory blocked teardrop crown, gray fur felt.
Lee Water Bloc
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1937 Portis Escort Ad
Stetson Stratoliner
Early 1940s Vita-Felt Stetson Stratoliner.
Styl-eez Shoes 1937
Styl-eez shoes, made in North Adams, MA
Arrow Ties
Arrow Tie Ad- 1937- How to get the most mileage out of a tie. Great patterns and colors in the ad- always staggering how many patterns were produced over the years.
Borsalino Homburg
This one was cleaned and re-blocked by Art Fawcett before I got it. It’s a fantastic Borsalino, but it was always just a bit too small to wear it comfortably, so I let it go. Somewhere along the line, the brim binding had been removed.
Amity Director Billfold
Take special note of the cool belted / action back jacket on the model at the bottom.
Dobbs Fifteen Stingy
Sold in the early 1960s by the Hopkings Gruber Co of Hagerstown, MD. This hat cost $15 new.
Dunlap Stingy Straw
This stingy milan straw by Dunlap dates from the 1960s. It’s an unusual shade of green. Nice quality throughout.
Jantzen Ad
The Jantzen “Postage Stamp” made of all-nylon Crinkleastic
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