SODABOB
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Still in the Dark / 1913
Since I can't find any actual documentation from 1913 that gives an account about the hobble-skirt being conceived that early, I found it necessary to rely on later accounts. Please keep in mind while reading the newspaper articles that they were published long before Cecil Munsey's book was published in 1972, as well as the Norman Dean book that was published in 2010. The attached articles were published between 1955 and 1961. This was also before Earl Dean was recognized as the designer of the hobble-skirt. As you will see, the articles attribute Alexander Samuelson as the designer. However, that was only because his name was included in the original 1915 patent filed by the Root Glass Co.
Additionally, in the 1950s and 1960s I doubt there were very many Coca Cola bottle collectors. I mention this because I think it adds some validity to the accounts. In other words, I see no reason why the individuals in the articles would make false claims about a bottle that was as common as dirt at the time.
Notice the 1958 article is identical to the 1961 article I posted yesterday. I don't know why it was published in two different years in two different newspapers, although I find it interesting. The 1955 article is the earliest one I could find that talks about the conception of the hobble-skirt. Of particular interest is that all three articles mention the phrase about "in the dark" as well as the year 1913. Based on everything I have seen, I'm now more confident than ever that something did indeed occur in 1913 in connection with the conception of the iconic hobble-skirt.
This link is to a file written by Linda M. Mathews in 1973. On pages 16 and 17 she briefly discusses some similar information as those in the newspaper articles.
Bob
Since I can't find any actual documentation from 1913 that gives an account about the hobble-skirt being conceived that early, I found it necessary to rely on later accounts. Please keep in mind while reading the newspaper articles that they were published long before Cecil Munsey's book was published in 1972, as well as the Norman Dean book that was published in 2010. The attached articles were published between 1955 and 1961. This was also before Earl Dean was recognized as the designer of the hobble-skirt. As you will see, the articles attribute Alexander Samuelson as the designer. However, that was only because his name was included in the original 1915 patent filed by the Root Glass Co.
Additionally, in the 1950s and 1960s I doubt there were very many Coca Cola bottle collectors. I mention this because I think it adds some validity to the accounts. In other words, I see no reason why the individuals in the articles would make false claims about a bottle that was as common as dirt at the time.
Notice the 1958 article is identical to the 1961 article I posted yesterday. I don't know why it was published in two different years in two different newspapers, although I find it interesting. The 1955 article is the earliest one I could find that talks about the conception of the hobble-skirt. Of particular interest is that all three articles mention the phrase about "in the dark" as well as the year 1913. Based on everything I have seen, I'm now more confident than ever that something did indeed occur in 1913 in connection with the conception of the iconic hobble-skirt.
This link is to a file written by Linda M. Mathews in 1973. On pages 16 and 17 she briefly discusses some similar information as those in the newspaper articles.
Bob
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