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[TheGuitarFairy]

this guy arrived earlier ... more in "western"

 

[deadlyhandsome]

this guy arrived earlier ... more in "westerns"
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Woah, I’m off to the westerns thread!

 

[steur]

this guy arrived earlier ... more in "western"
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Fantastic find. Congrats!

 

[1967Cougar390]

I received my Silverbelly Stratoliner today. While not a Premier Stratoliner, I am thoroughly pleased with it’s quality. The color is exactly what I wanted.

Steven

 

[Rmccamey]

Both beautiful examples, gentlemen! Thanks for sharing.

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I received my Silverbelly Stratoliner today. While not a Premier Stratoliner, I am thoroughly pleased with it’s quality. The color is exactly what I wanted.

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Steven

 

[Rogera]

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That is a true, blue Stetson there. Beautiful

 

[JC225]

Just Arrived!

 

[Hurricane Jack]

Resistol XDoubleX OR clone

Brim measures 2-1/2" front & back, 2-5/8" sides for the original flange & roll I'm thinking. Bound Edge with 2-cord ribbon. Full 6" open crown.

Crown is nice & thin for a DoubleX. Hand creased dry it will take some steam to hold the large forward elephant ear dents & center crease I want in it.

Not much of the 2 part tag remains so I'm still trying to determine the model based on measurements. More to come in the appropriate thread when I get it all set with steam.

 

[deadlyhandsome]

Just in time for summer.

 

[Rmccamey]

Mallory derby.

 

[Blare]

Knox Twenty - Chocolate Brown
4 1/2 Crown as bashed
2 inch Brown Grosgrain Ribbon with back bow
2 1/4 brim with Cavanagh Edge
Oilskin liner tip

This one arrived today thanks to a much appreciated tip by fellow lounge member @georgie girl. I’ve been looking for a brown hat with similar dimensions for a bit as I love my black Dobbs very close in size to this. This one with its back bow and oilskin liner seem to point to 1950s vintage... and I think it’s manufacturer tag also supports that theory. The grosgrain ribbon appears to be a matching brown color.. though the grosgrain ribs can give it a grayish look depending on the light.

I will name this hat after the location of the store it was originally sold at and one of my wife’s favorite Garth Brooks songs... Tacoma

This one will climb very quickly on my favorite hats list.

 

[dh66]

Resistol XDoubleX OR clone

Brim measures 2-1/2" front & back, 2-5/8" sides for the original flange & roll I'm thinking. Bound Edge with 2-cord ribbon. Full 6" open crown.

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Crown is nice & thin for a DoubleX. Hand creased dry it will take some steam to hold the large forward elephant ear dents & center crease I want in it.

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Not much of the 2 part tag remains so I'm still trying to determine the model based on measurements. More to come in the appropriate thread when I get it all set with steam.

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Great looking find, Jack. I'm looking forward to seeing it after you're done with the full rehab.

 

[dh66]

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Just in time for summer.

That's a killer, Brent! I really dig that old style squared off crease and the shorter brim. A great looking hat!!!

 

[dh66]

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Just Arrived!

This is a really good looking hat. Classic looking profile.

 

[Rmccamey]

Stetson No. 1 Quality with a single ply ribbon. The felt is in great shape and has a good hand; not quite up to vintage 3X standards but beats the modern felts by a wide margin! Out of the box, it needs a good steaming, cleaning, and recreasing. The sweatband is brittle and torn and will have to be replaced, unfortunately. The size tag suggests late 50s or early 60's but is that consistent with the red liner? The liner is also glued in rather than sewn but I have no way to know if this was standard to this level of hat or if it has been through a cleaning and refurb at some point in its life. This is one of those hats with very little other markings. In fact, all it has is the 6-digit reorder no (?) stamped on the inside of the sweat, that's it.

 

[TheGuitarFairy]

Stetson No. 1 Quality with a single ply ribbon. The felt is in great shape and has a good hand; not quite up to vintage 3X standards but beats the modern felts by a wide margin! Out of the box, it needs a good steaming, cleaning, and recreasing. The sweatband is brittle and torn and will have to be replaced, unfortunately. The size tag suggests late 50s or early 60's but is that consistent with the red liner? The liner is also glued in rather than sewn but I have no way to know if this was standard to this level of hat or if it has been through a cleaning and refurb at some point in its life. This is one of those hats with very little other markings. In fact, all it has is the 6-digit reorder no (?) stamped on the inside of the sweat, that's it.

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i don't have nearly the experience you and rest of crew does with old Stetsons but yeah, 3X here definitely has a softer hand than this No1 (a red belly also w mid/late 50s tag)

 

[steur]

Knox Twenty - Chocolate Brown
4 1/2 Crown as bashed
2 inch Brown Grosgrain Ribbon with back bow
2 1/4 brim with Cavanagh Edge
Oilskin liner tip

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This one arrived today thanks to a much appreciated tip by fellow lounge member @georgie girl. I’ve been looking for a brown hat with similar dimensions for a bit as I love my black Dobbs very close in size to this. This one with its back bow and oilskin liner seem to point to 1950s vintage... and I think it’s manufacturer tag also supports that theory. The grosgrain ribbon appears to be a matching brown color.. though the grosgrain ribs can give it a grayish look depending on the light.

I will name this hat after the location of the store it was originally sold at and one of my wife’s favorite Garth Brooks songs... Tacoma

This one will climb very quickly on my favorite hats list.

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Very nice find, Joe. I have the exact same hat. I don't care much for the backbow style for myself though and had it changed.

 

[deadlyhandsome]

That's a killer, Brent! I really dig that old style squared off crease and the shorter brim. A great looking hat!!!

Thanks, Dale. I was looking for this style straw hat for a while. Hope all is well with you.

 

[steur]

Stetson No. 1 Quality with a single ply ribbon. The felt is in great shape and has a good hand; not quite up to vintage 3X standards but beats the modern felts by a wide margin! Out of the box, it needs a good steaming, cleaning, and recreasing. The sweatband is brittle and torn and will have to be replaced, unfortunately. The size tag suggests late 50s or early 60's but is that consistent with the red liner? The liner is also glued in rather than sewn but I have no way to know if this was standard to this level of hat or if it has been through a cleaning and refurb at some point in its life. This is one of those hats with very little other markings. In fact, all it has is the 6-digit reorder no (?) stamped on the inside of the sweat, that's it.

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Nice find, Randy. With a little TLC it can shine again.

 

[deadlyhandsome]

Stetson No. 1 Quality with a single ply ribbon. The felt is in great shape and has a good hand; not quite up to vintage 3X standards but beats the modern felts by a wide margin! Out of the box, it needs a good steaming, cleaning, and recreasing. The sweatband is brittle and torn and will have to be replaced, unfortunately. The size tag suggests late 50s or early 60's but is that consistent with the red liner? The liner is also glued in rather than sewn but I have no way to know if this was standard to this level of hat or if it has been through a cleaning and refurb at some point in its life. This is one of those hats with very little other markings. In fact, all it has is the 6-digit reorder no (?) stamped on the inside of the sweat, that's it.

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Those old skinny ribbon hats are some of my favorites. Yours looks great and I can’t wait to see how it turns out. Are you going to do the sweatband replacement yourself?