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[AbbaDatDeHat]

Last pic is a great look for you Steve.
A very nice change up.
I wear cattleman’s every which way. Some hats just do down in front, right. Today’s Churchill for me does such.
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[rclark]

The long-elusive green Open Road Has finally arrived!

 

[Frunobulax]

The long-elusive green Open Road Has finally arrived!
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Stunning.

 

[Bamaboots]

The long-elusive green Open Road Has finally arrived!
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That’s a great one, Rick. I have a Royal OR in green.

 

[Hagwood]

Stetson Open Road in Silverbelly

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4 1/2 crown in cattleman’s crease

1/4 thin ribbon light tan

2 3/4 brim with 1/8 matching bound edge.

1 3/4 brown leather sweat

This one arrived a couple weeks back. This is the buck and a quarter Stetson. Not $125.. one dollar and twenty five cents was the end of auction price. It has definitely seen some wear in its life as evidenced by the sweat staining around the ribbon and wear on the sweatband. But other than that it is in very good shape

Most of the gold embossment other than than the 6x logo has worn off the sweat band. But Model number SFOPRD and other Open Road indications like bound edge leave me assuming this is a fairly modern Open Road model.

Judging by info from the seller whose father was the original owner and some details of the hat itself like the UPC on the label. I’m gonna guess this one to be early 90’s or late 80’s. The seller thought it was much older still... but that’s my guess. Any thoughts here?

But my question really is brim up or down on this one?

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Nice to see you in a wide brim Joe. Looks great on you. I vote brim down or flat.

 

[Hagwood]

The long-elusive green Open Road Has finally arrived!
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Wow, beautiful !

 

[Blare]

Nice to see you in a wide brim Joe. Looks great on you. I vote brim down or flat.

Thanks Tim!

 

[Hagwood]

Our esteemed member Randy @Rmccamey found this Churchill hat, which wasn't in his size and he thought of me (bless him). A Churchill hat was lacking in my collection, so we were set up for an exchange.
Here's the Churchill beaver 50. Silverbelly I guess, which seems to vary between light grey and beige with some green (yikes!) tones in there, depending on the light. Quite stiff but easily moldable. I don't own an Open Road, but this is what I would imagine they'd be.
The hand of the felt is what really makes this hat; it's exceptionally smooth and lovely to the touch. Not a thick felt, but certainly not a lightweight hat at 131 grams. The brim binding is well done and very thin (the way I like it) and the sweatband is sturdy but supple. The liner is a glorious wine red. I'm guessing 1950's, but that's just a stab in the dark really. Brim at 7cm and crown 10,5cm at the center dent.
Thanks, Randy!

Man, beautiful color on that one, very clean ! Great work @Rmccamey

 

[Hagwood]

I never really thought the big brim Westerns looked good on me, but I snagged this black Stetson Finalist on Goodwill for $10, thinking I might try to make it into a Wyatt Earp style. It was so filthy with dried mud all over it that I had to give it a full soap and water bath. Took the liner out and washed it separately. Looked like it had seen life on a ranch ! Still some patina on it, but just gives it character as a working hat.

A nice hatband as a bonus too, I was looking for a similar one for my Revenger. After cleaning and shaping, the Wife likes it on me, so I may keep it as is.

Not sure what all these X’s are about on this newer hat, can’t find much info on the Finalist.

 

[Blare]

I never really thought the big brim Westerns looked good on me, but I snagged this black Stetson Finalist on Goodwill for $10, thinking I might try to make it into a Wyatt Earp style. It was so so filthy with dried mud all over it that I had to give it a full soap and water bath. Took the liner out and washed it separately. Looked like it had seen life on a ranch ! Still some patina on it, but just gives it character as a working hat.

A nice hatband as a bonus too, I was looking for a similar one for my Revenger. After cleaning and shaping, the Wife likes it on me, so I may keep it as is.

Not sure what all these X’s are about on this newer hat, can’t find much info on the Finalist.

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Looks good on you Tim... and you sure can’t go wrong for ten bucks! That sure is a lot of X’s... and they all live in Texas

 

[LuvMyMan]

Well, my Whippet arrived. The felt is in fine vintage condition as is the binding, ribbon, and liner. The sweatband feels reasonably supple and tolerated me turning it inside out without issue. The Reed is broken and along with the expected verdigris the wire is protruding. The open crown is approximately 5 3/8 inches and the brim is a modest 2 3/8 inches wide. For some reason the tags have been penciled over. The factory printing is 7 1/8, and that’s also what it measures on my milliner’s tool. I suspect that this hat will end up in Japan as my last two Whippets have.

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Someone should invent a hat-o-matic instant hat size machine,. Put it in, push the buttons and out pops a new size!

 

[Rmccamey]

Bill Hughes decided this mid-gray Knox Superfine could reside a little further West for a while. Mike at Northwest Hats changed the black ribbon to a silver for a tone-on-tone appearance. The results are excellent!

 

[Blare]

Bill Hughes decided this mid-gray Knox Superfine could reside a little further West for a while. Mike at Northwest Hats changed the black ribbon to a silver for a tone-on-tone appearance. The results are excellent!

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Very fine indeed Randy.

 

[deadlyhandsome]

Bill Hughes decided this mid-gray Knox Superfine could reside a little further West for a while. Mike at Northwest Hats changed the black ribbon to a silver for a tone-on-tone appearance. The results are excellent!

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Wow, that ribbon change made a huge difference, Randy. It looked great to begin with, but the silver ribbon makes it pop. Very cool!

 

[Hagwood]

Bill Hughes decided this mid-gray Knox Superfine could reside a little further West for a while. Mike at Northwest Hats changed the black ribbon to a silver for a tone-on-tone appearance. The results are excellent!

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Very nice, that ribbon color definitely works ! Nice of Bill.

 

[Rmccamey]

Thanks all. Yes, I think the silver does a better job with this hat. I have a gray and black Mayser homburg, so the gray and silver also adds a little more diversity to my collection.

Wow, that ribbon change made a huge difference, Randy. It looked great to begin with, but the silver ribbon makes it pop. Very cool!

 

[Bill Hughes]

Bill Hughes decided this mid-gray Knox Superfine could reside a little further West for a while. Mike at Northwest Hats changed the black ribbon to a silver for a tone-on-tone appearance. The results are excellent!

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Vast improvement.

 

[Hagwood]

I think I scored pretty good on this one. A wider brim 1950's Cavanagh in just excellent condition in a beautiful Pecan color. I can't believe nobody bid on it, so I got it for $50. Already had a pretty nice diamond bash, so all I did was just even it out a little and it's good to go. Super soft thick felt and perfect sweat and liner. I think it will be a favorite.

2-5/8" brim
4-1/2" crown at the center pinch
5-5/8 open crown

 

[steur]

Bill Hughes decided this mid-gray Knox Superfine could reside a little further West for a while. Mike at Northwest Hats changed the black ribbon to a silver for a tone-on-tone appearance. The results are excellent!

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That is beautiful bow work, Randy. I personally prefer Mike Miller's more classic looking work to Art Fawcett's more personal style, as nice as it is. Gives the hat a totally different vibe. Nice!

 

[steur]

I think I scored pretty good on this one. A wider brim 1950's Cavanagh in just excellent condition in a beautiful Pecan color. I can't believe nobody bid on it, so I got it for $50. Already had a pretty nice diamond bash, so all I did was just even it out a little and it's good to go. Super soft thick felt and perfect sweat and liner. I think it will be a favorite.

2-5/8" brim
4-1/2" crown at the center pinch
5-5/8 open crown

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Glad to see it go to a good home, Tim. I think it was actually listed two times before and didn't sell! Such a nice hat too.