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It will immediately be ejected off.
Nope, they're both HatCo labels now!!!!
It will immediately be ejected off.
pretty rare in any size, Mallory Coast to Coast, 6 7/8
Just won this one for a buy it now. Its a local seller and I might pick it up. It seemed like a good deal for $34.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...r3GynHk%3D&viewitem=&sspagename=STRK:MEWNX:IT
Just won this one for a buy it now. Its a local seller and I might pick it up. It seemed like a good deal for $34.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...r3GynHk%3D&viewitem=&sspagename=STRK:MEWNX:IT
Spotted that one when listed, looks like a great hat. Dating would probably be about 52-54 (I can give details on how I dated it!).
Good one, Josh, but I thought you were sticking to 30's styles. By the way, did your homburg arrive yet?
Im really interested, Billy! How did you date it?
It's pre-Miller Bros (1955 they changed the logos), it's post OPS, the previous logo I've seen OPS tags on:
The following Miller Bros era one was this, very similar one
I know that your logo was used in the Miller Bros. era but only ever with the Miller Bros sweatband stamp.
Cheers,
Bill
I don't know anything about them either but the name is Fausto. The V in the name is simply a nod to they way U's were carved in stone by the classic Romans. That may not help, though, if you don't know about a hat maker names Fausto.
You're in good shape if you can wear cowboy hats where you are. So many nice ones are up for sale on E Bay. I look at them for conversion candidates only, because here in Washington D.C. I can mainly use dress type hats or something similar. But the quality available of cowboy hats looks great, and the condition too. Answer me this: Is there a noticeable difference between a 60s, 70s, 80, 90s and 2000s cowboy hat? I am just wondering if the people who wear cowboy hats could pick a used one from any decade, or whether they change much. You said one of those you bought had a low crown--maybe modern ones have lower crowns. I am curious because I never have been in the cowboy hat market.
Here are a couple of shots. The light brown one with the gus crease is from the 1960's. Originally it had a cattleman's and the crown stood 7" creased. The silverbelly one is from the 90's. It has a 6" crown in a cattleman crease. Note how the brims differ in appearance. The 60's hat lays flat on a table. The line along the bottom of the brim is straight from front to back. The silverbelly is pulled down front and back to provide a more curved look to the bottom of the hat. I would view those as typical changes in style. A western hat wearer, however, would be content in either one. It is just a matter of preference. The 60's style hasn't gone out of style.
I love that sorta retangle crown hat you have, I remember buying one of those in a sorta dark gray/bluish color Resistol back in the earily 70's when I was a teenager. I wore it for a couple of years as a dress hat, then it became a rougher duty/hunting hat till I finally wore it out. That crown is pretty dated nowday, but I still like it much better then the low cattleman's crease on the short crowned hats of today.
lots of nice hats today, none mine
black OR, 7= mine.
Nice grab, hatophile.lots of nice hats today, none mine
black OR, 7= mine.