Meggiethrifts
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Help! I need help with identifying this hat. I think it was made before 1983 bc of the workers union tag on it. I don’t know what I have here! Thank you so much in advance?
Vintage Stetson
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The Vintage Vendeuse
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Wikipedia agrees that the UHCMW merged with ACTWU in 1983, but some hat collectors seem to believe that the UHCMW labels continued to be used into the mid-1990s, until the subsequent merger with the International Ladies Garment Workers Union.
Your size label includes the European size (57) as well as the American size (7 1/8). I've read that this dual sizing started in/after the 1970s, sometime after Stetson was sold off to the Stevens Hat Co. in 1971.
That barcode label looks pretty modern... I'm thinking your hat is no earlier than 1980s/90s.
Your size label includes the European size (57) as well as the American size (7 1/8). I've read that this dual sizing started in/after the 1970s, sometime after Stetson was sold off to the Stevens Hat Co. in 1971.
That barcode label looks pretty modern... I'm thinking your hat is no earlier than 1980s/90s.
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