1920c New Year’s HAT for ANCIL HOFFMAN Saloons THE ANCIL & THE CABIN Sacramento

Description

C. 1920 New Year’s HAT for ANCIL HOFFMAN Saloons THE ANCIL & THE CABIN Sacramento
DESCRIPTION:
Rare
[perhaps unique]
1920’s
[or earlier] souvenir
New Year’s HAT
Advertising both of
Ancil Hoffman’s Saloons
“
The Ancil”
[10
th
& K] &
“
The Cabin
”
[708 K] plus the word Schlitz (Brewing) [perhaps the supplier of the hats]; The hat is 11-1/2 inches wide at the bottom
and 14-1/2 inches tall.
DATE:
The paper Hat has designs typical of turn of the century paper novelties [both of Ancil’s Saloons were opened the teens with the “The Cabin” opening in 1912].
CONDITION:
Very good condition (fragile paper with several areas of deterioration) [SEE SCANS].
SECURITY:
ARGUS BOOKS
[or other wording] in light grey may have been super-imposed over images for security and are not on the actual item.
HISTORY:
Ancil Hoffman’s saloons and restaurants dominated K Street [Sacramento, California] through the 1920s.
SEARCH WORDS:
Bar, liquor, Beer, Wine, Brewery, Distillery, Whiskey
and Alcohol.
SHIPPING:
All paper items that are 1/4 of an inch thick or less are shipped between two double-walled pieces of cardboard [equal to 4 sheets of cardboard and virtually impossible to bend] by USPS Media mail and at actual cost [unless other arrangements have been made with seller]. [ML]