Just Daniel
One Too Many
- Messages
- 1,451
Great hat!
There is a Stratoliner thread with more info on the Stetson model, but it has been a long while since I have read through it. Here it is:
https://www.thefedoralounge.com/threads/the-stratoliner-society-vintage.8329/
The hat looks wonderful! It is for sure pre-60s as Vic says, just based on exactly what he mentions - the size tag is a 50s tag at the latest.
It also has more than a few conflicting indicators that make it tough to pinpoint. The liner looks like an earlier 40s era liner with no plastic on the cover and stars in the Stetson crest. The sweatband is brown and finely stamped but shows the maple leaf in the crest - usually a sign of a 50s era hat.
A lot of these characteristics got mixed together in production, and the stars-to-maple-leaf-crest-transition is a matter or serious debate and really hard to pin down. A semi-consensus (at best) puts the transition date at 1952 or so.
Here are two more threads you might enjoy on the topic, dating Stetsons by size tag and by liner:
https://www.thefedoralounge.com/threads/dating-vintage-stetsons-by-liner-a-field-guide.32679/
https://www.thefedoralounge.com/threads/dating-vintage-stetsons-by-size-tag.46483/
Have fun!
There is a Stratoliner thread with more info on the Stetson model, but it has been a long while since I have read through it. Here it is:
https://www.thefedoralounge.com/threads/the-stratoliner-society-vintage.8329/
The hat looks wonderful! It is for sure pre-60s as Vic says, just based on exactly what he mentions - the size tag is a 50s tag at the latest.
It also has more than a few conflicting indicators that make it tough to pinpoint. The liner looks like an earlier 40s era liner with no plastic on the cover and stars in the Stetson crest. The sweatband is brown and finely stamped but shows the maple leaf in the crest - usually a sign of a 50s era hat.
A lot of these characteristics got mixed together in production, and the stars-to-maple-leaf-crest-transition is a matter or serious debate and really hard to pin down. A semi-consensus (at best) puts the transition date at 1952 or so.
Here are two more threads you might enjoy on the topic, dating Stetsons by size tag and by liner:
https://www.thefedoralounge.com/threads/dating-vintage-stetsons-by-liner-a-field-guide.32679/
https://www.thefedoralounge.com/threads/dating-vintage-stetsons-by-size-tag.46483/
Have fun!
Not sure if this is the correct thread to post this question but: Will you folks date this hat for me? It is in excellent condition so I think it is not very old? Purple lining. Royal Stetson. Stratoliner. 2 1/2" brim. As shown the crown is about 4" high. It is a small size and I do not know the code on the size tag; perhaps a 6 3/4? Is the correct color name Gray? Thank you for the help.