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John Batterson Stetson (May 5, 1830 – February 18, 1906) was an American hat maker who invented the cowboy hat in the 1860s. He founded the John B. Stetson Company in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1865, and it became one of the largest hat manufacturers in the world.
The John B. Stetson Company, founded by John B. Stetson in 1865, was the maker of the Stetson cowboy hats, but ceased manufacturing in 1970. [1] Stetson hats are now being manufactured in Garland, Texas , by Hatco, Inc., who also produce Resistol and Charlie 1 Horse hats.
By 1886, Stetson's hat company was the largest globally and had mechanized the hat-making industry ("producing close to 2 million hats a year by 1906"). [2] The Stetson Hat Co. ceased production in 1968 and licensed another hat company. [2] However, these hats still bear the Stetson name, with the hats produced in St. Joseph, Missouri.
Manny Gammage's Texas Hatters Inc., also known as Texas Hatters, is a family-owned and operated hat shop and millinery specializing in fine quality handmade hats and hat restorations. Owned and operated by the Gammage family since 1927, the Texas Hatters has created custom hats for a variety of patrons, including many notable musicians, actors ...
JJ Hat Center in New York (founded 1911) an American hat maker, which claims to be New York City's oldest hat store. [16] Teofilo Garcia, recognized as a National Living Treasure in the Philippines for pioneering the tabungaw hat, a headwear made from gourd. [17] John Batterson Stetson, credited with inventing the classic cowboy hat [18]
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The Boss of the Plains was a lightweight all-weather hat designed in 1865 by John B. Stetson for the demands of the American West. It was intended to be durable, waterproof and elegant. [ 1 ] The term " Stetson " eventually became all-but-interchangeable with what later became known as the cowboy hat due to later style-designs based on how the ...
Checkers is a supermarket retailer owned by Shoprite that operates in Southern Africa. By 2024, Checkers had 293 Checkers and 38 Checkers Hyper operating in Botswana , South Africa , and Namibia . The supermarket chain focuses more strongly on fresh produce and offers a wider range of choice food items to a more affluent clientele.