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John's Hat Shop Hat and Hatbox
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| Accession #: | 4248.1 |
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| Title: | John's Hat Shop Hat and Hatbox |
| Object Type: | Hat; Hatbox |
| Participants: |
John's Hat Shop (creator)
Cassis, William (user)
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| Physical Description: | Blue-grey felt man's hat ringed by a slightly darker wide ribbon. The hat came in a red cardboard hatbox with "Dobbs Fifth Avenue New York" in white around the rim of the lid. |
| Description: | Owners John Kakakes and James Papantone operated John's Hat Shop in Spokane for 50 years. In the late 1950s, they sold this hat as a gift for Greek immigrant, William Cassis, who had arrived in this region in 1912 and Americanized his name from Vasilios Georgeos Kassios. William first owned a Spokane shoeshine parlor, and then a tavern and hotel. Greeks from far corners of this region first built a community hall on Washington Street, then in 1947-48 constructed the adjacent Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox church. |
| Category: | Textiles |
| Subjects/Topics/Concepts: |
Headwear (Personal Artifact->Clothing), Men (Men)
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| Dimensions: |
Object H x W x D 5 x 12 x 14 " A
Object H x W x D 7 x 13 x 15 1/4" B-C
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| Materials/Techniques: |
felt (textile) (Material)
cardboard (Material)
ribbon (material) (Material)
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| Marks/Inscription: |
WiLLi G. Cassis
Dobb's Fifth Avenue Hats, New York
Dobbs Fifth Avenue New York New York's Leading Hatters
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| Related Exhibits: | |
| Credit Line: | Gift of Tom and Jackie Cassis family in memory of William and Anna Cassis |
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