Rick Blaine
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I won this auction recently, for this hat.
I have wanted an SLS since I had & sold this one here a few years ago.
and the thin ribbon was the clincher. I was hoping for a loose 7 1/4 so I could stretch it up a bit. Alas what I got was a pretty dead-on 7 1/8 that had shrunk down from the original size.
So if anyone has a comparable 7 3/8 or 7 1/2 or loose 71/4... I prefer thin ribbons but nothing is off the table.
Alternately, you see the auction, I will take $47 and actual postage as a purchase (PP only), will ship anywhere.
Addendum - I will say that the one consistent thing about the two SLS's I have owned is that... well, they are just not very good hats & never were, from what I can tell. :eusa_doh:
The felt is rough and the sweat is cardboard like to me.
Seems like a tough felt tho, kinda Akubra like.
But the COURT MANDATED liner, of course, is the kicker:
STEPHEN L. STETSON
HATS
NEW YORK
BY STEPHEN L. STETSON CO. LTD
INCORPORATED 1933
NEVER CONNECTED IN ANY WAY
WITH
JOHN B. STETSON COMPANY
OR PREDECESORS HAT MAKERS IN PHILADELPHIA
SINCE 1865
Don't get me wrong, if this fit me well, or was a good potential stretcher, I'd keep it & wear it. But I bought it mainly for the novelty & the thin ribbon that sucked me in, just sayin' is all... full disclosure dontcha know...
and the thin ribbon was the clincher. I was hoping for a loose 7 1/4 so I could stretch it up a bit. Alas what I got was a pretty dead-on 7 1/8 that had shrunk down from the original size.
So if anyone has a comparable 7 3/8 or 7 1/2 or loose 71/4... I prefer thin ribbons but nothing is off the table.
Alternately, you see the auction, I will take $47 and actual postage as a purchase (PP only), will ship anywhere.
Addendum - I will say that the one consistent thing about the two SLS's I have owned is that... well, they are just not very good hats & never were, from what I can tell. :eusa_doh:
The felt is rough and the sweat is cardboard like to me.
Seems like a tough felt tho, kinda Akubra like.
But the COURT MANDATED liner, of course, is the kicker:
STEPHEN L. STETSON
HATS
NEW YORK
BY STEPHEN L. STETSON CO. LTD
INCORPORATED 1933
NEVER CONNECTED IN ANY WAY
WITH
JOHN B. STETSON COMPANY
OR PREDECESORS HAT MAKERS IN PHILADELPHIA
SINCE 1865
Don't get me wrong, if this fit me well, or was a good potential stretcher, I'd keep it & wear it. But I bought it mainly for the novelty & the thin ribbon that sucked me in, just sayin' is all... full disclosure dontcha know...
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