"...leather rim inside hat is stamped with a cowboy on a galloping horse..."
I think it should have read:
"...hat was stamped on by a cowboy on a galloping horse..."
I actually have a lot of affection for objects like this. When I was taking art at school, we were asked to find a battered neglected object and draw it. I spent ages looking for objects like this, but our house was just too tidy.
The following week we were told to crumple a piece of paper and draw that. This hat would have been good for that sketch too.
It would be a good hat to practice on, but I wouldn't pay a minimum of $13 (starting bid + shipping) for it. I've got enough that need my attention as it is.
I marvel at what people are willing to spend their time listing on the bay. For me, if I don't think I can get twenty bucks, it ain't worth the hassle.
I guess as long as the felt doesn't have any tears or drastic holes in it, it may have a possibility of becoming a Lazarus hat. My whippet was in pretty shabby shape (not to this extent) but was able to be reblocked. There is some hope in it. Then it might be a good Open Road style.
Needs a naptha bath, a reblock, and if it's too stained, turn it inside out.
There doesn't appear to be any holes or rips. Body could be saved at the very least, and the sweatband looks as if it's still stitched on tightly, without being dried out.
I'd try it, but I lack the equipment and space to do so.
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