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[Desert dog]

Resistol Montana, came with dead rooster hat band, appears original. There is no ribbon underneath, so guess I will have to make one. No way that chicken is staying on this hat.

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[Redfokker]

Headshots...

Yes, you came out smelling like a rose on this one. Great price for that piece of history! Impressive.

 

[Redfokker]

Resistol Montana, came with dead rooster hat band, appears original. There is no ribbon underneath, so guess I will have to make one. No way that chicken is staying on this hat.

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That is one cool looking hat Dd! Maybe it would look better with peacock feathers. Love that color. What era does this one come from?

 

[Hurricane Jack]

No way that chicken is staying on this hat.

Joao will take it if you ship it to home.

 

[Desert dog]

That is one cool looking hat Dd! Maybe it would look better with peacock feathers. Love that color. What era does this one come from?

Based on the tag, and the feathers, I say 70s. The feather band was original as it was stitched to the hat in typical Resistol fashion.

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[Hurricane Jack]

Based on the tag, and the feathers, I say 70s. The feather band was original as it was stitched to the hat in typical Resistol fashion.

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I would agree. Prairie Chicken feathers were pretty much replaced by macrame hat bands by the very early 80's.

 

[deadlyhandsome]

Resistol Montana, came with dead rooster hat band, appears original. There is no ribbon underneath, so guess I will have to make one. No way that chicken is staying on this hat.

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There's a great hat under those feathers. The kettle curl looks great, but no better than on your DIY jobs.


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[deadlyhandsome]

That is one cool looking hat Dd! Maybe it would look better with peacock feathers. Love that color. What era does this one come from?

Reminds me of that bone colored hat (lords?) that you posted a while back. Great hats hiding under feathers.


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[Desert dog]

There's a great hat under those feathers. The kettle curl looks great, but no better than on your DIY jobs.


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Thank you very much, I appreciate such a nice compliment.

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[Redfokker]

Reminds me of that bone colored hat (lords?) that you posted a while back. Great hats hiding under feathers.


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The "Huggy Bear", it is probably from the 1970s as well. It is a Cavanagh (in name only...)

Probably from the same bird.

 

[deadlyhandsome]

The "Huggy Bear", it is probably from the 1970s as well. It is a Cavanagh (in name only...)
View attachment 105838 Probably from the same bird.

The feather thing is not for me. I just don't get it. Still, that hat's shape and color looks great.

 

[mayserwegener]

You just keep finding all those GEMS out there. I'm getting jealous! LOL!

Cindy, Thank you! I guess someone has to find them.

 

[Redfokker]

The feather thing is not for me. I just don't get it. Still, that hat's shape and color looks great.

I think it was a disco thing. Maybe not for the westerns though...

 

[Joao Encarnado]

Joao will take it if you ship it to home.

I don't like those things. My sister seems to like but she doesn't wear hats. She took away all those I had.

 

[Joao Encarnado]

Resistol Montana, came with dead rooster hat band, appears original. There is no ribbon underneath, so guess I will have to make one. No way that chicken is staying on this hat.

That chicken is not original to the hat. The small feathers on the side seems to be.

 

[Desert dog]

That chicken is not original to the hat. The small feathers on the side seems to be.

This one is original. It is stitched exactly like those macrame bands on Resistols. No hooks like after market. Anyway, it had to be cut off and is now in the trash.

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[scottyrocks]

I had a straw Shady Brady many years ago that came with a thick band of orangey feathers. The leather they were mounted on was so heavy that the hat usually wound up on my ears in the hot weather when I would sweat in it.

To remedy that, I tied a leather lace, as in what would be used in work boots, around the base of the crown, under that leather/feather band, and tightened it enough to size the hat properly. Very soon after that, I removed the leather/feather thing completely, and the hat took on a much more down-to-business appearance. And it was a lot lighter in weight, too, which was a plus.

I wore that hat for years, until the top unraveled. That's one lid that could've told lotsa good stories.

 

[Desert dog]

I had a straw Shady Brady many years ago that came with a thick band of orangey feathers. The leather they were mounted on was so heavy that the hat usually wound up on my ears in the hot weather when I would sweat in it.

To remedy that, I tied a leather lace, as in what would be used in work boots, around the base of the crown, under that leather/feather band, and tightened it enough to size the hat properly. Very soon after that, I removed the leather/feather thing completely, and the hat took on a much more down-to-business appearance. And it was a lot lighter in weight, too, which was a plus.

I wore that hat for years, until the top unraveled. That's one lid that could've told lotsa good stories.

I remember when those feathers were so popular during the seventies. I worked in a western store and sold hundreds of them.
Mostly cheaply made, and always ugly!

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[scottyrocks]

I remember when those feathers were so popular during the seventies. I worked in a western store and sold hundreds of them.
Mostly cheaply made, and always ugly!

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Yeah, I was more interested in the shape of the hat. That's why I got rid of the band.

In fact, before removing it completely, I had tried plucking it, leaving the leather band.

 

[Bamaboots]

I remember when those feathers were so popular during the seventies. I worked in a western store and sold hundreds of them.
Mostly cheaply made, and always ugly!

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I remember buying a cowboy hat during the late 70's or early 80's and the clerk asked if I wanted a "nice" feather band to go with my hat. I just responded "they don't make em".