Pre- 1940s Stetson dress hats.

[carouselvic]

Stetson Bowlers...The Royal Stetson...1935-WWII?

The Stetsonian

Feather Weight

 

[Dinerman]

 

[DOUGLAS]

My word Dman, your hats are beyond enviable.

 

[thunderw21]

 

[Dinerman]

My word Dman, your hats are beyond enviable.

Unfortunately, all the ones I posted aren't mine. From the Penncraft down are all pictures I've saved off ebay over the past year or so.

The homburg, playboy, panama with the old logo, and the other straw are all mine, and the Medalist's one I sold over the summer.

I really like the qualities of hats of this era, from the type of sweatband to the detail of the liners and quality of the felt. Truly the golden era of hats.

 

[DOUGLAS]

The Playboy and straw alone are fantastic. I agree this time period seemed to have just paid more attention to detail and material as well as proportion.

 

[ScottF]

Old Stetson Catalog

Sorry, I couldn't find a date - these are from a Fall/Winter Hardback book, but maybe one of you can date it based on the prices and styles:

 

[ScottF]

Stetson Catalog - Text on first two pages

There are 19 hats altogether, but the rest are bowlers and derby's.

 

[Lefty]

great minds?

 

[Ephraim Tutt]

Sorry, I couldn't find a date - these are from a Fall/Winter Hardback book, but maybe one of you can date it based on the prices and styles:

Crumbs...The Wrinkle and The Wrinkle (telescope) look like the uncircumcised and circumcised models.

 

[ScottF]

great minds?

Well, that's funny - how the heck did I miss that?

...at least we posted different pics!

 

[HarpPlayerGene]

I believe this to be pre-'40s (or verrrry early '40s at most):

 

[carouselvic]

There are 19 hats altogether, but the rest are bowlers and derby's.

The Stetson Store address changed Feb 13 1913, so this cataloge is prior to that date. TLH

 

[johnnyphi]

Pre-1940s?

This hat has been discussed on other threads, but I don't think we've officially decided if it's pre-1940's or not.

(Forgive my lack of perfectly staged photos.)

It definitely has the gold/black size tag.

 

[feltfan]

Great hats and catalogs. Keep 'em coming. I hope to add to this soon.

Didn't we figure that Vita-Felt came in no earlier than 1941?
I'd be interested in that Stratoliner just for the inside liner/patch.

 

[Lefty]

Didn't we figure that Vita-Felt came in no earlier than 1941?

Yep.

 

[Dinerman]

From what I've seen, they switched that size tag over in '41 or '42.

 

[Dinerman]

Just snagged this one

 

[Garrett]

a tad snug for your noggin, Dman. I would gone for it but condition needs work and I've got a refurb in the works.

 

[Dinerman]

a tad snug for your noggin, Dman. I would gone for it but condition needs work and I've got a refurb in the works.

I'm sure it is, but I've never seen on in person with "the fray" sweatband, and it didn't go particularly high. As I'm sure you know, there's no substitute to having these old hats in your hands when it comes to learning about them and getting a feeling for dating.

I'll get it in another month or so when I head back to Maryland. After steaming, cleaning and creasing, I'll get some good pictures of it up on the Lounge.