Thanks, Mark, for all your nice hat comments.
I have been battling it out with hurricane Helene the last two days. She’s winning.
Power has been out and will likely stay out for a while. I’ve heard rumors it took out one of the main substations and power guys can’t even work on downed power...
Both of those faux knots are done the same way. Another mystery is all I can say…
Maybe you can detect a difference in the bow using this pic. This is the usual knotted keep method and the square cut bow ends Stetson uses on all their vintage ORs.
There’s only going to be a subtle difference in the bow knot as opposed to the faux knot/keep being done in the way all other brands do them. Unless you’ve taken several bows of Stetsons and other brands apart you may not be able to detect it.
Also, if both the bow ends on your wife’s Stetson...
If that is a Stetson, as the liner implies, then that bow and hat band was also replaced when the sweatband was replaced, which is definitely possible and probable.
The bow keep isn’t a true knot, as Stetson uses.
The original owner must’ve worn out the sweatband and heavily soiled the other...
Sorry if I wasn’t clear, I meant the bow on the outside crown. The bow that’s part of the hatband.
That label looks like Hat Co to me, which were used after the buyout in 50s and used on Stetson and Resistol hats.
Well ain’t this fun!
Okay, so a Stetson liner. Can’t make it out enough to judge much else about the logo from these pics on my phone screen.
If the bow keep/knot is actually a knot, and not a faux bow keep knot, then that’s definitely a Stetson thing. At least, that’s the only company I’ve...
I’d need to see the bow.
But so far I’d throw out Stetson—if the bow ends have never been recut.
The sweatband looks to have been replaced by someone who knows how, and the hat band ribbon was stitched on in a way that most factories do not. But hey, some did do it that way. Also appears to...
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