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jeffgarf said:

I am literally between those two sizes.

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jba972 said:

By any chance are you a round oval?

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Judgmentalist said:

One more from my buddy @jeffgarf.

This is a cool one. Stephen L. Stetson - related to John B. Stetson, but John wasn't happy about him starting his own hat company, so he sued him about it - thus the disclaimer he was required to put on every hat after the court decision. According to Jeff's marketing copy, which I'm trying not to explicitly plagiarize, Stephen L. Stetson produced hats from about 1933 to about 1947, which is the year he died.

Sometimes I stop and think, "Jeez this hat is like 80+ years old" and stops me in my tracks for a minute. I love that we can see the value in this things.

Stephen L. Stetson - "The Manhattan" 7 3/8 - I hit it with a little steam and put it on a four-way hat jack just to encourage it to fit me a little better.

love this one - thanks Jeff
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The Hatted Professor said:

Stephen L. Stetson hats were produced until around 1979. They didn’t stop production when he died. This one seems to be late-1960s, based on the label and sweatband.

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Judgmentalist said:

Ah - good to know. That’s annoying - something I read somewhere said they basically shut down soon after he died - now I have to figure out where.

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jeffgarf said:

He and his company seemed to have an agreement to have a third party produce the hats during his lifetime (the court reports it was Hutt & Wasserman). I'm not sure anyone, has actually identified whether the company continued or was taken over by HCA or another company to make the hats through the 60's.

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The Hatted Professor said:

Stephen L. Stetson hats were produced until around 1979. They didn’t stop production when he died. This one seems to be late-1960s, based on the label and sweatband.

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Judgmentalist said:

Working on it, but that will take a while lol.

I see you and I are the same size - maybe I can start working on buying you out next.

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jba972 said:

Who's between a 7 1/4 and 7 1/8?

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blewnote said:

Raises hand (but more towards 7 1/4).

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jba972 said:

Also this came in today from Gannon

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Judgmentalist said:

Very nice. Interesting ribbon. I want one.

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moontheloon said:

1950s 3X Stetson made for VIP members of the American Royal Livestock & Horse Show in Kansas City.
The sweatband has been replaced with a comfy new one but I have the original stamped Emery Bird Thayer which was a department store in KC.
Beautiful piece.
Always loved the embroidered Last Drop liner

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jba972 said:

Who's between a 7 1/4 and 7 1/8?

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jba972 said:

Thanks. It's a Burgundy ribbon with the same pleating as on the 'Venture' hat.
I think it started at 1.5 or 1.75 but ends up at 1.25 in.
Lightweight FEPSA Steel colored felt.

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EL-Jimenez74 said:

Absolutely beautiful hat, and as already mentioned love that ribbon work!

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jba972 said:

I'm really impressed with the ribbon work on this. The pleats sit so tightly.

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EL-Jimenez74 said:

I’m on the wait list with Gannon am planning on a Venture with that ribbon work. Thanks confirming, lol.

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Blare said:

Some great ones last couple days, Anthony.

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