Dating an Open Road !

[slimshat]

Getting smarter, much obliged

 

[Besse]

Hi~
I have researched quite a bit and have had no luck with this... I have had this Stetson for years, inherited it from my dad's side. I kept it as it is a 7 1/8 which is my riding helmet size, but just realized that this is way too big for me to wear :-( Oddly it has been kept in a "Lee" hat box. Brand new, and labels intact. Any ideas based on the price? My guess is the early 60's. Thanks for any info! I will be putting this up for sale, since it does not fit... darn.

 

[deadlyhandsome]

Hi~
I have researched quite a bit and have had no luck with this... I have had this Stetson for years, inherited it from my dad's side. I kept it as it is a 7 1/8 which is my riding helmet size, but just realized that this is way too big for me to wear :-( Oddly it has been kept in a "Lee" hat box. Brand new, and labels intact. Any ideas based on the price? My guess is the early 60's. Thanks for any info! I will be putting this up for sale, since it does not fit... darn.

Very late 1950s to very early 1960s.

Just for the future, we have existing threads for questions about dating of hats.

https://www.thefedoralounge.com/threads/dating-an-open-road.64911/


https://www.thefedoralounge.com/thr...to-discuss-the-age-of-your-vintage-hat.30350/

It keeps it cleaner if there aren’t new threads created for every question. No worries, just a suggestion.



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[Besse]

Shoot! I was trying hard to figure this posting thing out... wasn't sure the proper etiquette, can I delete the thread and change it over to an existing?

 

[Rmccamey]

I'll be interested to see what you find out. As a novice hatter, the keyhole tag suggests late 50s to early 60's as suggested above. However, a price of over $100 new (if indeed that was the new price) seems way high for the time unless it was/is a very special sort of hat.

 

[carouselvic]

I believe that is the dealers cost per dozen

 

[Besse]

Interesting. They would put that info in a single hat?

 

[Rmccamey]

That makes much more sense!

I believe that is the dealers cost per dozen

 

[carouselvic]

Interesting. They would put that info in a single hat?

Stetson allowed dealers to pick and choose liners and how the hat was marked......note that nowhere on that card is there a size given....

 

[deadlyhandsome]

Shoot! I was trying hard to figure this posting thing out... wasn't sure the proper etiquette, can I delete the thread and change it over to an existing?

Don’t worry about changing threads. A moderator might merge them at some point.

The pricing form is very cool, but it was priced per dozen. I wouldn’t think that the store normally provided it to customers as then and now wholesale pricing isn’t usually public knowledge.


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[Colin G]

I have what I think is a Stetson Open Road.

This is my grandfather's old hat which has been kicking around since he died in the early 80's.

Is anyone able to confirm the date? I am thinking late 1950s to mid 1960s.

Also, what are these worth and is it worthwhile for me to get it cleaned and sell it? It is dusty from sitting in the box all these years and not being worn. It does not fit so no sense having it just sit around unused.

 

[AbbaDatDeHat]

I have what I think is a Stetson Open Road.

This is my grandfather's old hat which has been kicking around since he died in the early 80's.

Is anyone able to confirm the date? I am thinking late 1950s to mid 1960s.

Also, what are these worth and is it worthwhile for me to get it cleaned and sell it? It is dusty from sitting in the box all these years and not being worn. It does not fit so no sense having it just sit around unused.

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Hey Colin:
Good to see you in the hats thread.
Your’s is a Canadian Stetson, like yourself, and a fine example of an OR but doesn’t appear branded OR on the sweatband. Some Canadian Stetsons have a date stamped on the inside of the sweatband. If the leather looks pliable you can turn it out, very carefully, and look. Also any pics of tags behind the sweatband Would help in dating. Canada did different size tags, foil, and mapleleaves in the crests that throw a wrench in dating for us US folks.
Your Grandpa’s hat is very special and lives up to the name Select. Very nice.
Be well.
Bowen
Ps: the Lost Worlds Trucker is still a fave of mine. Epic
B

 

[Colin G]

Thanks Bowen.

No dates on the back of the band. Band is still soft and pliable.

No labels either, just what appears a stuck on label that has a 7 on it.

 

[AbbaDatDeHat]

Thanks Bowen.

No dates on the back of the band. Band is still soft and pliable.

No labels either, just what appears a stuck on label that has a 7 on it.

Hey Colin:
Thanks for looking and updating. Too bad no tags, that always helps but often times they are missing. I’m always hesitant to throw out a guess as to age even if somewhat educated and even less so for a value. Hopefully other’s have greater insight and will comment.
Let me put it in leather jacket speak. What you have here is the good Langlitz Columbia or maybe an original Windward in size 38, in excellent condition and being Grandpa’s adds to the historic value more so than dollars. But like a jacket, if it doesn’t fit, it’s a sentimental item.
B

 

[Colin G]

I know for a fact it is earlier than 1966 since that is when my grandfather moved from Rosetown Sask and that hat was purchased there. So between then and the mid fifties when he moved there with my grandmother and mom. That is all I know.

Too bad these are not overly desirable since I'd like to move it on.