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[bond]

I have a 1930’s - 1940’s No. 1Q that has a 2” sweat with the light colored firm reed & pebble grain finish. It is a 3.5” BE brim x 6.5” when open crown. View attachment 818862
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No liner. And it has the 5 block tag.

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Beautiful hat. Thanks for pics!

 

[bond]

Link or pictures?

 

[bond]

Pics added

 

[bond]

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[Judgmentalist]

Why would this happen? Resistol stamped over a store label. I can’t imagine a situation in which that would be the order of operations.

 

[Hurricane Jack]

Beautiful hat. Thanks for pics!

Thank you Scott. I have another No. 1Q (Lot 7616) of that era with the same kind of reed. Cream color & somewhat rigid now, no covering & with a cris cross pattern stamped into the reed. I’ve wondered if these reeds have aged hardened to become rigid?

 

[bond]

Thank you Scott. I have another No. 1Q (Lot 7616) of that era with the same kind of reed. Cream color & somewhat rigid now, no covering & with a cris cross pattern stamped into the reed. I’ve wondered if these reeds have aged hardened to become rigid?

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Gorgeous hat. Love that liner. Real beauty for sure .

 

[jeffgarf]

Why would this happen? Resistol stamped over a store label. I can’t imagine a situation in which that would be the order of operations.
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Possibly seconds?

 

[jlee562]

The keyhole tag is a little confounding, but I very seriously doubt that's a 40's hat. For one thing, it's got a plastic liner tip. That should be pretty definitive that it's 50's at the earliest.

I believe my Junior Cowboy is mid-late 40's, the ad copy I have is earlier, but the quality of the leather makes me think it's later in the decade when comparing to the 30's Nutria I have. Anyway, same deal, 2" sweatband, light colored reed. No plastic liner tip.

 

[blewnote]

The keyhole tag is a little confounding, but I very seriously doubt that's a 40's hat. For one thing, it's got a plastic liner tip. That should be pretty definitive that it's 50's at the earliest.

I believe my Junior Cowboy is mid-late 40's, the ad copy I have is earlier, but the quality of the leather makes me think it's later in the decade when comparing to the 30's Nutria I have. Anyway, same deal, 2" sweatband, light colored reed. No plastic liner tip.

Exactly what I was going to say. The keyhole tag without the full integer was definitely in use through the mid/late 50s and with the plastic liner tip (if it's original) that's where I would place this hat in terms of age.

I know that folks here seem to have a lot of love for the No 1 quality hats but I also feel like I read that it was sorta the lowest quality hat stetson sold. Which in the 20s/30s was a great hat but maybe by the mid/late 50s was not so great?

 

[jeffgarf]

Just got a beautiful hat from an unknown manufacturer that has only the store info on the sweatband and a liner with, what appears to be, the store's branding. Does anyone recognize the manufacturer's tag in the photo below?

 

[EL-Jimenez74]

I just scored this vintage Stetson from the 1960’s I believe. I think it may be a “Western Gentleman” but was hoping some other more knowledgeable soul, can shed some additional insight to it.

 

[Hurricane Jack]

I just scored this vintage Stetson from the 1960’s I believe. I think it may be a “Western Gentleman” but was hoping some other more knowledgeable soul, can shed some additional insight to it. View attachment 821242 View attachment 821243 View attachment 821242 View attachment 821243

Kind of hard to determine much without being given some dimensions. If not, how did you determine a RE brim has not been trimmed, even .125”? Can’t tell from a pic. You better start looking thru catalogs. I’ve never heard of a Stetson “Western Gentleman”.

 

[EL-Jimenez74]

Once it arrives I’ll be sure to take some more measurements etc

 

[Rmccamey]

Asking for a friend...

Does anyone have a Boss of the Plains AND a vintage Stetson bowler who could tell me how similar or different the crown shapes are from one another?

Thanks.

 

[Who me?]

Asking for a friend...

Does anyone have a Boss of the Plains AND a vintage Stetson bowler who could tell me how similar or different the crown shapes are from one another?

Thanks.

Isn’t the BOP flatter on top?
Just looking at pictures.

I know your into Bowlers. I just picked up something for my wife. It’s a little different. The purists may hate it. Haha
More to come.

 

[Frunobulax]

Asking for a friend...

Does anyone have a Boss of the Plains AND a vintage Stetson bowler who could tell me how similar or different the crown shapes are from one another?

Thanks.

I have no idea if your answer is located in this thread, but it's probably a good place to look.

https://www.thefedoralounge.com/threads/stetson-block-profile-numbers.62324/

 

[Who me?]

Two questions:

1. Can someone help me with dating this bowler?
2. Could someone tell me what these tags are called?

 

[Rmccamey]

Isn’t the BOP flatter on top?
Just looking at pictures.

Possibly. Bowlers are flatter on top than most people think, and if the BOP has a shorter crown, it may be a sort of optical illusion which is why I'm hoping someone can give a real side-by-side comparison.

 

[Who me?]

Possibly. Bowlers are flatter on top than most people think, and if the BOP has a shorter crown, it may be a sort of optical illusion which is why I'm hoping someone can give a real side-by-side comparison.

Yeah, I started looking closer last night and your right, flatter than I thought.