40s or 50s? Towels

[plousia]

This is a bit of a silly thing, but I really want to get better at dating so....

I found these deadstock guest hand towels and my initial impression was 50s, but a few things make me wonder if they could be 40s:

• I have read there was a "Colonial revival" style that went up to the 40s
• The style of the font looks a bit older to me
• I feel like you often see that "Reg. U.S. Patent Office" notice on things from the 40s? Not sure about this one.

Any thoughts?

 

[plousia]

The label is a bit hard to read because it's shiny, but it reads "Novelty Decropak one pair hand towels. Reg. U.S. Pat. Off."

 

[denisebrain]

I'm going to say 40s. Agreeing with your idea about the font especially, I looked on newspapers.com and saw no ads for Decropak before or after the 40s.

 

[The Vintage Vendeuse]

I found this in the "Official Gazette of the United States Patent Office", Volume 616 (1948):

 

[plousia]

I found this in the "Official Gazette of the United States Patent Office", Volume 616 (1948):

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Awesome, thanks! I did a web search on it and found nothing.

 

[plousia]

I'm going to say 40s. Agreeing with your idea about the font especially, I looked on newspapers.com and saw no ads for Decropak before or after the 40s.

Thanks so much!