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John Batterson Stetson, American businessman, founded the John B. Stetson Company (died 1906)
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John B. Stetson
American hat maker (1830–1906)
John Batterson Stetson 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 company's hats are now commonly referred…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
John B. Stetson Company
Defunct maker of the Stetson cowboy hats
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. Stetson hats are now being manufactured in Garland, Texas, by Hatco, Inc., who also produce Resistol and Charlie 1 Horse hats.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)