John Batterson Stetson

John Batterson Stetson (born May 5, 1830 in Orange, New Jersey , † February 18, 1906 in DeLand, Florida ) was an American hatter and designed the cowboy hat in the 1860s . In 1865 he founded the John B. Stetson Company as a manufacturer of headgear; The hats made by the company are colloquially called Stetsons .

youth

Stetson was born in Orange, New Jersey, the seventh of twelve children. Stephan Stetson, his father, was a hat maker. As a young man, John worked with his father until a doctor diagnosed John with tuberculosis and said he had only a short time to live. This prognosis by the doctor led John Stetson to leave the hattering business and explore the American West as it seemed his last chance to see it. There he met drovers, carters (with their ox carts) and cowboys . These usually wore hats made of raccoon fur, in which fleas liked to nest. Stetson wondered whether fur-felt hats could establish themselves as lightweight, all-weather hats.

John B. Stetson Company

With Stetson as director, his company became one of the largest hat companies in the world. Stetson hats won many awards.

Most workers at that time went from employer to employer. This led to a high rate of absenteeism . In order to bring stability, Stetson decided to offer advantages to bind the workers to his company. He ensured them a clean and safe workplace, built a hospital, park and houses for his 5,000 employees. The factory in Philadelphia consisted of 25 buildings over an area of 36,000 m ² .

Individual evidence

↑ How stetson has is made - material, making, history, used, procedure, steps, product, machine, History. Retrieved October 11, 2017 .
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Micheal Mink: One Man's Crowning Glory; Top Hat: Stetson's keen marketing savvy made him "Boss Of The Plains" . Ed .: Investor's Business Daily. October 2004, p. A03 .
↑ Mike Flanagan: The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Old West . 1999, ISBN 0-02-862945-0 , pp. 239 .

personal data
SURNAME	Stetson, John Batterson
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American hatter
DATE OF BIRTH	May 5, 1830
PLACE OF BIRTH	Orange, New Jersey
DATE OF DEATH	February 18, 1906
Place of death	DeLand, Florida

[1] How stetson has is made - material, making, history, used, procedure, steps, product, machine, History. Retrieved October 11, 2017 .

[:0-2] ↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Micheal Mink: One Man's Crowning Glory; Top Hat: Stetson's keen marketing savvy made him "Boss Of The Plains" . Ed .: Investor's Business Daily. October 2004, p. A03 .

[3] Mike Flanagan: The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Old West . 1999, ISBN 0-02-862945-0 , pp. 239 .