1910s-1920s MW Cowboy hat- size 7

[Dinerman]

Check out this really early hat, sold originally by Montgomery Ward. Pencil curl brim, narrow western ribbon.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/271318501864
Size: 7
Brim Width: 3"
Ribbon Width: 3/8"
Crown Height:5-5/8"

 

[dhermann1]

Very nice. Amazingly well preserved. When they call it western, what do they really mean? I don't think people in 1910 had invented that hokey (but fun!) pseudo cowboy style that became popular in the 20s through the 40s (and after). Would this have been worn by a man sporting a frock coat and string tie?

 

[Dinerman]

Here's Charles Marion Russell sporting a very similar hat.

 

[dhermann1]

Aha. So not necessarily a frock coat, but an "in town" style suit. Would his outfit in this picture have been considered particularly western at that time?

 

[alanfgag]

Very cool old western with modest proportions. Wonder what the felt composition is? Here is a Stetson 1x Nutria from about the same period... same dimensions, same ribbon treatment. When I bought this, the seller wrote in her description that she thought the hat was vintage. Love that kind of condition.

 

[Dinerman]

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