Monday, September 6, 2010
COMES FROM A LOCAL ESTATE IN A BOX THAT READS ~ SUN BONNET MADE FOR E.C.B. BY AUNT HARRIET LOUISE JONES. SISTER OF SARA ALIDA JONES BROWNING ~THE LAST NAME MAY NOT BE BROWNING. HARD TO READ SO CHECK OUT THE PICTURES AND DECIDE FOR YOURSELF.
I GOOGLED THE NAME HARRIET LOUISE JONES AND FOUND SOMETHING WRITTEN ABOUT HER IN THE HISTORY OF WESTMORELAND COUNTY, PA. I DON’T KNOW IF IT’S THE SAME LADY, BUT HER MOTHER’S NAME WAS SARAH SO IT SEEMS POSSIBLE THAT SHE WOULD ALSO HAVE A SISTER BY THE SAME NAME.
WHAT WAS WRITTEN WAS MOSTLY ABOUT HER HUSBAND, FREEMAN GAY WHO FOUGHT THE FIRST DAY AT GETTYSBURG, WOUNDED AND TAKEN PRISONER BY THE CONFEDERATES, WAS ONE OF 109 MEN WHO ESCAPED, RECAPTURED, THEN SPENT 20 MONTHS AS A POW UNTIL RELEASED ON MARCH 1ST 1865. ON MARCH 30TH HE MARRIED HARRIET LOUISE JONES OF JONESVILLE, WESTMORELAND COUNTY, PA.
AS MENTIONED I DON’T KNOW IF THIS IS THE SAME HARRIET LOUISE THAT MADE THIS BONNET FOR E.C.B, BUT I LIKE TO THINK THAT IT MAY BE.
Gingham Bonnet
Gingham Bonnet (saved image)
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Mr. John’s most famous work was his millinery for Vivien Leigh in Gone with the Wind…A famous anecdote about Mr. John goes that a woman came into his shop in urgent need of a hat. He built one up right on her head, but she balked when he named his price. He then disassembled the pieces and handed them to her. “That’s $3.59,” he said, “You make it.”
Mr. John Hats
Mr. John Hats (saved image)
I used to wear this because George Fury, Australian Touring Car Championship racer used to wear one !
Australian Cowboy Fur Hats
Australian Cowboy Fur Hats (cached image)
THIS IS FOR A BEAUTIFUL RAW SILK TURBAN PURCHASED BY ME IN NEW YORK CITY, HIGH SCHOOL DRAMA CLASS EASTER TRIP OF 1968. ALL THE RAGE AT THAT TIME, ALL BARBRA STREISAND, I JUST HAD TO HAVE IT…
Vintage Yellow Turban
Vintage Yellow Turban (cached image)
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
The original owner was Mrs. Bill Amos from Sidney Ohio. Her husband was the owner of the publishing company hat printed, among other publications, local newspapers. The Amos family name is well-known, according to person affiliated with the local historical society there.
This was purchased from the Moraine Room, in the fur and millinery salon,
from one of the grandest department stores in the midwest,
Rike’s Department Store that was located in Dayton Ohio.
Vintage Fur Hat
Vintage Fur Hat (cached image)
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
This ship was dedicated for Senator John McCain’s father. The provenance is: (The launch took place several years ago at the Bath Ironworks shipyard in Bath, Maine. My step-father was personally invited to attend, as a retired Navy Captain. He kept the hat and never wore it; it was very special to him. He gave it to me when down-sizing into a nursing home before he passed away.)
USS John S. McCain
USS John S. McCain (cached image)
This Cap is Circa pre-litigation with rival brands over the use of the number 22 !!
(An interesting story if you don’t know it-Google away-I’d tell you the story, but I can’t list multiple brand names in one listing!)
Old Navy Infamous 22 League Men’s Baseball Cap
Old Navy Infamous 22 League Men’s Baseball Cap (cached image)
ONE (1) Late 1980’s Early 1990’s EraHERBERT JOHNSON “POET” FEDORA
as used in Raiders of the Lost Ark, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
and
Reblocked with New Screen Accurate Kingdom of the Crystal Skull Ribbon by Adventurebilt Hats, the Hatters for the NEW Indiana Jones Movie !
On Mar-15-08 at 18:55:33 PDT, seller added the following information:
PLEASE NOTE - THIS IS NOT A SCREEN USED HAT ! THIS IS A HAT PURCHASED ORIGINALLY AS THE SAME GENERAL ERA AS LAST CRUSADE.
I apologize for any confusion on this point.
Additionally, the hat size is not the same as Harrison Ford’s
Indiana Jones’ Fedora
Indiana Jones’ Fedora (cached image)
(TRUE STORY).
