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Post by NeilC on Jun 19, 2024 17:39:38 GMT
A blast from the past! This is the first ever Tilley catalogue - produced in 1986. If you have one, it's very rare. Apparently Tilley only have 8 copies left themselves. I wish I had more than just the front page.  Attachments:
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Post by Drum on Jun 21, 2024 17:56:14 GMT
One of these will turn up eventually. I mean, why does Tilley need eight of them? At least give us a scan of one for posterity. Either way, this presents an interesting way to date certain hats, ads, brag tags, etc. Those that provide no mention of a “catalog” can likely be deemed to be older than 1987. Post-1987, Tilley documentation and even a few of the crown labels mention a catalog.  |
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Post by NeilC on Jun 21, 2024 21:01:44 GMT
One of these will turn up eventually. I mean, why does Tilley need eight of them? At least give us a scan of one for posterity. Either way, this presents an interesting way to date certain hats, ads, brag tags, etc. Those that provide no mention of a “catalog” can likely be deemed to be older than 1987. Post-1987, Tilley documentation and even a few of the crown labels mention a catalog. That will be the Holy Grail of this Forum!!! LOL It would offer another clue for the dates. |
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Post by Drum on Jul 2, 2024 16:46:03 GMT
Not to keep raising this particular label, but it occurred to me today that this label might well be making reference to Tilley’s first catalog, from 1986-7, when he speculates in the text that the catalog offered on the label might be “priceless”, right? That might serve to give us a reference as to when this, possibly prototypical, crown label might have been designed. Attachments:
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Post by NeilC on Jul 2, 2024 17:08:03 GMT
Not to keep raising this particular label, but it occurred to me today that this label might well be making reference to Tilley’s first catalog, from 1986-7, when he speculates in the text that the catalog offered on the label might be “priceless”, right? That might serve to give us a reference as to when this, possibly prototypical, crown label might have been designed. I think you are right. The label looks so different. |
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