Rmccamey
I'll Lock Up
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Yes, it’s a great hat. Nice felt between western and dress weight. I’ve been toying with the idea of reducing the brim width, though, either with a pencil curl or outright trimming.Very cool. The No. 1s are typically very good hats.
Thanks, Ross.A #53 block western with all the sweat goodies is hard to beat, nice one Mike!
YOWZA!!!! Most excellent, Randall!!Sized up from 7 1/8 to 7 1/4+ and reshaped just a bit.
Re-Flanged the 4” mobile shade, and curled the 1/8” bound brim edge, slightly.
Looks to be an early 40s model considering the gold bound size tag and sewn rear seam on the sweatband. If there ever was a liner it was gone when I got it. View attachment 635573 View attachment 635572 View attachment 635569 View attachment 635570 View attachment 635571
YOWZA!!!! Most excellent, Randall!!
FabulousSized up from 7 1/8 to 7 1/4+ and reshaped just a bit.
Re-Flanged the 4” mobile shade, and curled the 1/8” bound brim edge, slightly.
Looks to be an early 40s model considering the gold bound size tag and sewn rear seam on the sweatband. If there ever was a liner it was gone when I got it. View attachment 635573 View attachment 635572 View attachment 635569 View attachment 635570 View attachment 635571
Thanks, Joe!Fabulous
The 1684 tag is most certainly a dry cleaners or hatters tag.Stetson Number 1 Quality. Has 3 1/4 inch brim and 7 inch open crown. Lot Number 7479, so dates to late 1930's to 1940-41. There were no mfg tags in the hat. This hat is fairly similar to my Hap Corey hat on this same page. One additional note about the hat: I noticed that there were no original threads attaching the sweatband to the hat, only a few random more modern threads. This made me wonder if someone had counterfeited a Stetson hat by putting a Stetson sweatband and liner into some random hat, but I compared the hat to my Hap Corey hat, also a Number 1 Quality Stetson of the same period, and the felt and brim binding are the same. I don't know what the number 1684 written inside the hat and on a paper tag on the sweatband represent unless they are a sign that the hat was worked on at some time in the past.
Same hat after cleaning at Paris Hatters. Also replaced the sweatband.Two more photos of this hat showing it as I received it.
AGAIN it goes to the cleaners......what a life this hat has had.Same hat after cleaning at Paris Hatters. Also replaced the sweatband.
Yes, this lid is living the High Life!AGAIN it goes to the cleaners......what a life this hat has had.
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