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The coonskin cap is an iconic cap associated with the early American frontier. Originally designed by the Native American peoples of Kentucky, Tennessee, and West Virginia; the style was later adopted by early pioneers to the area following the decades after the American Revolution.
9.3K views 1 year ago. The Iconic Legend of the Coonskin Cap: From humble native headwear to a million-dollar sales item, the coonskin cap has a long and fascinating history (and it isn’t over...
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Nov 16, 2014 · At the height of their popularity in the 1950s, children's coonskin caps sold at an average of 5,000 per day. By the end of the decade, their appeal waned as the television episodes ceased to be aired on a continuous basis.
Jan 22, 2016 · Coonskin caps were worn by Native Americans when Europeans arrived. I suppose you might not want to cut up a bear skin to get hat size pieces. I’m guessing skunkskin caps were less popular.
Oct 13, 2014 · The coonskin cap, in all its furry glory, may very well be the most profitable fad you’ve never heard of. As a Crockett myself, I natuarlly had to find out what all the fuss was about: Where did these things come from and how did they get so popular? The Haute Couture of Pioneers
Aug 12, 2016 · Crockett’s reputation as a coonskin cap-wearing folk hero owes a lot to “The Lion of the West,” a wildly popular play that first appeared in 1831.
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Davy Crockett was our hero. And to prove it, we all went out and bought coonskin caps. About 100 million dollars worth of raccoon caps sold in one year certainly qualifies as a fad of serious ecocnomic proportions. But we didn’t stop there.
