Howdy, Jack.  I thought I’d pass on a query that perhaps some of your readers might have an answer to.

In my closet is a rather fine wooden coat hanger, to which is affixed a blue label with the following text.  “The House of Hobberlin.  Casual Mens Wear Ltd.   Oliver, BC”.

I’ve always been curious about the who, what, and when of The House of Hobberlin”.  Any chance you might put it out there for comment?  — Cheers, Frank

Sure don’t build them like this any more. I think perhaps this might date back to Collin’s Department Store, one of the many lines of clothes Bill Collins carried before the tragic fire. —

Pix 1924 PNE credit City of Vancouver Archives

A.M. (Andrew) Hobberlin was a wealthy resident of Port Credit, and the owner of the “House of Hobberlin Limited”, a major men’s clothier in Toronto.