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Title: Early honda merchandise
Post by: Woodside on November 28, 2018, 08:46:32 PM
I picked this cap up a while back ...I was sure it was early honda as I have seen many pics of minions at the honda race pits wearing them..
Title: Re: Early honda merchandise
Post by: Woodside on November 28, 2018, 08:49:07 PM
Then I picked this book up today..it is a real treasure with some fantastic pictures of early models and the honda factory...
And they're all wearing the hats..
Title: Re: Early honda merchandise
Post by: Woodside on November 28, 2018, 08:50:39 PM
I'll post some of the pics for you
Title: Re: Early honda merchandise
Post by: Woodside on November 28, 2018, 08:52:40 PM
More
Title: Re: Early honda merchandise
Post by: Woodside on November 28, 2018, 08:53:57 PM
Honestly there's stacks more ..
If you have seen this book you will agree I'm sure
Title: Re: Early honda merchandise
Post by: Nurse Julie on November 28, 2018, 08:55:42 PM
They are great pictures Jason.....nice to see.
Title: Re: Early honda merchandise
Post by: Woodside on November 28, 2018, 08:56:17 PM
A little look at 1963 sales.

The power tiller sold well
Title: Re: Early honda merchandise
Post by: Woodside on November 28, 2018, 08:58:40 PM
They are great pictures Jason.....nice to see.

Shame I cannot scan them and get better ones copied
Title: Re: Early honda merchandise
Post by: Woodside on November 28, 2018, 09:01:43 PM
Just noticed even the cartoon men are wearing the caps
Title: Re: Early honda merchandise
Post by: RGP750 on November 28, 2018, 09:24:45 PM
Love it thanks Jason
Title: Re: Early honda merchandise
Post by: AshimotoK0 on November 28, 2018, 10:04:35 PM
Great stuff Jason ... heard stories of people finding white gloves in Honda packing crates...and you see the guys on the production lines wearing them ... my mate in Japan quite often 'wraps' my stuff in them when he ships the parts he gets for me so they must still be widely used in Japan.
Title: Re: Early honda merchandise
Post by: Laverda Dave on December 01, 2018, 10:27:38 AM
What a great find, fantastic pictures, a real time warp. Thanks for posting.
Title: Re: Early honda merchandise
Post by: Sgt.Pinback on December 01, 2018, 04:21:10 PM
Great find.

Now you have to wear that cap all day long.
Title: Re: Early honda merchandise
Post by: Rob62 on December 04, 2018, 09:32:37 PM
Great pics...all the machine shop guys wearing clean white overalls, the Japanese were leagues ahead of us in those days.. and probably still are in most industries  ::)
Title: Re: Early honda merchandise
Post by: K2-K6 on December 04, 2018, 09:52:05 PM
Nice find Jason. It's cool getting a little piece of history like the cap in your hands that appears in historical photos.
Title: Re: Early honda merchandise
Post by: Trigger on December 04, 2018, 10:26:58 PM
Honda in Gent is a little different today but, has been in Belgium since 1963 and started assembling mopeds  >>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJaTpOFKf-Q
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