Stetson hats

[jdelamar]

I have two Stetson hats that belonged to my grandfather who passed away in 1955. Both are Western styling. Can these be altered to a fedora style? One is a Stetson 100 in the original box and the other has a shipping box from Shudde Brothers in Houston, Texas where it was sent for cleaning, I assume. That one also has a ball point ink mark on it so I guess I probably made that in my younger days. But it would be a treat to wear one of his hats if possible.

 

[RBH]

Welcome to the Lounge J !!!
I have a 'cousin' who is an Optometrist there in Bryant.
I am through there often.
Short answer is YES... you can make a fedora out of most any hat.
The best thing is post us some photos of the hats and we can better
help ya out!!!

 

[jimmy the lid]

One is a Stetson 100 in the original box...

I hate when that happens...

Cheers,
JtL

 

[St.Ignatz]

Uh, Yep. Me to JTL.
JDel. welcome to the lounge. There is a nice tutorial about bashing by a member that may help you. http://www.thefedoralounge.com/showthread.php?t=40203&page=2

 

[KY Gentleman]

This kind of thing never happens to me, but I'm very happy for you! Please post some pictures.

 

[Mr. Paladin]

jd, I think Indycop and Carlisle Blues both had Major Moore do some great work on Stetsons recently. There is a thread about this not too far back. Carlisle had one re-blocked and shaped as a fedora and it is stunning.

 

[scottyrocks]

I just received my first hat block, and I'm excited to find an old western hat to experiment with. Not that I'm asking to do yours. I was just excited to mention that.

 

[Michaelshane]

I'll trade you a fedora or two for the 100......

 

[RHY]

Stetson 100

This is a rare hat that, if in very good condition, will fetch a pretty penny on Ebay. With the proceeds from such a sale, you should be able to purchase a nice, new or vintage, fedora that will be much more to your liking.

Take a look at the fedoras that are listed on various sites and at Optimo hats to get an idea of what you may want and the pricing for such a hat. You may get lucky with listing the Stetson 100 on this forum's classified section and may get your asking price without going to Ebay.

RHY