Western Illinois Pillows
Description: Whether you're an avid duck hunter or just an avid fan of shooting those long range loads, this vintage Western Cartridge Company t-shirt is right up your alley. Franklin W. Olin received an engineering degree from Cornell University in 1886. After working at powder mills in the eastern United States, he was one of several investors establishing the Equitable Powder Company in 1892 at East Alton, Illinois. Production of blasting powder for southern Illinois coal mining began in 1893. He founded the Western Cartridge Company in 1898, manufacturing small arms and ammunition and would later acquire the Winchester Repeating Arms Company after they went into receivership in 1931.
Description: A vintage-style advertisement featuring a hunter with two spotted dogs in a field aiming at birds. A red diamond contains the text Western. Large blue text reads Super-X, followed by The long range load in red, and Western Cartridge Company East Alton, Illinois, U.S.A. at the bottom.
Description: A vintage-style design depicts a hunter aiming a rifle at birds flying overhead, with two dogs standing in tall grass. A red banner displays the text "Western" in yellow. Below, the large text "Super-X" appears in blue with a yellow outline. Beneath this, script text reads "The long range load". At the bottom, "WESTERN CARTRIDGE COMPANY East Alton, Illinois, U.S.A." is written.
Description: A retro-style scene depicts a hunter aiming a firearm with two dogs by his side in a grassy field. Birds fly overhead against a light-colored sky, bordered by trees. Below the scene, a red diamond shape contains the text "WESTERN Super-X" in blue and white. Further text reads "The long range load" and "WESTERN CARTRIDGE COMPANY East Alton, Illinois, U.S.A."
Description: If you've spent any time in the Midwest, odds are that you've come across at least one giant cowboy sitting on a faux wood fence, waving his hat in a welcoming gesture. These iconic statues were the mascots for Western Pancake House, a chain of restaurants founded by Joe Skaggs in the late '60s. The restaurant's grew to support 36 locations across Ohio, Illinois, and Indiana, and at one point was the fastest growing restaurant chain in the Midwest. Despite his success, Skaggs decided to retire after a heart attack in 1982, and simply closed up shop. This left a lot of folks looking for a place to get a good breakfast, and left a lot of folks wondering for years to come where all these hat waving cowboys came from.
