Hat label for Blue Mound with Millinery Assoc of America
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Metro Retro Vintage
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Sending this back to the top!
Rue_de_la_Paix
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I agree with your dating of the 1920s. It is very pretty! Many hat linings/labels are not necessarily the name of the manufacturer or hat company. Often the name on the lining is a "line" of hats that a hat manufacturer would make for a certain year or season. So "Blue Mound" might be the group of hats made that year or season, to appeal to a certain type of woman or to her budget, etc. Although it could be the name of the hat company, I am not familiar with that name. Maybe others might know more if they have access to online subscription research sources.
I have not seen Blue Mound on a hat in my many years of collecting. Great to see.
I have not seen Blue Mound on a hat in my many years of collecting. Great to see.
lkranieri
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My computer rebooted itself when one of the cats walked across the keyboard and I lost the references I found to Blue Mound and the National Committee on Correct Style (I love that name). Each of the two things here are from 1928 and absolutely everything else I found was also dated 1928. So, it seems to have been a short-lived logo and I think you can safely date your hat to then.
I am sorry that the first ad is too small to read, but the text under the words TURNS to HATS says:
"What poise ~ what assurance ~ in a well-tailored hat! What satisfaction in naming your milliner as talk turns to hats! Now there's a Seal of Distinction for women's hats ~ an emblem of milliners proud of their creations. You'll see it at your milliner's ~ "Associate Member ~ The National Committee on Correct Style." A guarantee of more than correct style ~ it signifies a high quality of standard in materials plus deft workmanship. You may purchase with utmost confidence and assurance from milliners who display this seal.
The following trade-marked hats carry the seal of approval of the National Committee on Correct Style: Acme, Blue Mound, Brookwood, Classique, Cleverlie, Crestwood, Hillcrest, Kingdon, Knollwood, Merivale, Modern Girl, Parkdale, Paulette, Prestige, Sunnybrook, Yorkshire"
You can see that some of the trade-marked hat names appear in the second ad.
NOTE: Please do not use either of these ads to sell your hats, as they are copyrighted and are posted here only for educational purposes. Thank you.
I am sorry that the first ad is too small to read, but the text under the words TURNS to HATS says:
"What poise ~ what assurance ~ in a well-tailored hat! What satisfaction in naming your milliner as talk turns to hats! Now there's a Seal of Distinction for women's hats ~ an emblem of milliners proud of their creations. You'll see it at your milliner's ~ "Associate Member ~ The National Committee on Correct Style." A guarantee of more than correct style ~ it signifies a high quality of standard in materials plus deft workmanship. You may purchase with utmost confidence and assurance from milliners who display this seal.
The following trade-marked hats carry the seal of approval of the National Committee on Correct Style: Acme, Blue Mound, Brookwood, Classique, Cleverlie, Crestwood, Hillcrest, Kingdon, Knollwood, Merivale, Modern Girl, Parkdale, Paulette, Prestige, Sunnybrook, Yorkshire"
You can see that some of the trade-marked hat names appear in the second ad.
NOTE: Please do not use either of these ads to sell your hats, as they are copyrighted and are posted here only for educational purposes. Thank you.
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