Stetson Stuff

[carouselvic]

Canadian Hatbox logo c.1935-WWll

 

[alanfgag]

neato!

 

[Cicero]

Nice logo!

 

[hatophile]

Cool!

 

[Joshbru3]

The Book of Philadelphia; 1894 by John B. Stetson Co.

Not mine (Ebay Photos)

Here are photos of The Book of Philadelphia; 1894 by John B. Stetson Co.

I do not believe this book was an actual hatters book, just a publication about Philadelphia which was sponsored by Stetson. Because it was sponsored by Stetson, there is of course a few Stetson adds. I thought it was interesting to see that Stetson made MILLER hats. I wonder when they stopped, if they ever did. I have seen the Miller name used into the 30's/40's with different addresses and logo scripts.

 

[buler]

Josh, saw that book too. Too bad its not full of hat stuff. Seems that Miller was a "house brand" and Stetson made them for a while. Then Schoble made them. Don't recall what year that changed. You may find it in the ads I posted in the Schoble thread.

B

 

[Lefty]

W. Bormley 03, W. Ankins 11, J. Schab 05

 

[rlk]

1878 Poster

Note soft hats with center crease before the existence of "Fedora" .

 

[zetwal]

Note soft hats with center crease before the existence of "Fedora" .

Yep ...

 

[jimmy the lid]

W. Bormley 03, W. Ankins 11, J. Schab 05

Love it.

 

[jimmy the lid]

Very interesting, Victor. I have always wondered whether or not the change to the Stetson logo to include the maple leaf (ostensibly, sometime circa 1952) was a nod to Stetson's Canadian operation. I'll bet there's something to that theory...

Cheers,
JtL

 

[buler]

Stock Certificates 1966

 

[rlk]

Small, stiff SB Stetson Western

 

[Lefty]

case that just sold on the bay

 

[John Galt]

Re: Belgium Belly or Belgian Belly Hat Color

What do the colors "Belgain Belly" and "Beaver Belly" look like?

I was nearly going blind reading the old Stetson advertisments posted earlier in this thread and came across some colors that I wondered about.

If you look back in this thread at post # 69 down in the right corner you will see a nutria hat that comes in the color "Belgian Belly."

If you look at post #76 you will see a 3X beaver hat called the Pony Express that comes in "Buckskin or Beaver Belly" colors.

I recently won an old western Stetson that came in its original box, the hat is a light tan, or sahara color, on the outside of the box is a paper label, half of the label was torn off, but on the half that remains it says "belly."

Since the hat is not "silver belly" I am wondering if it might be "Belgian" or "Beaver" belly or some other "belly." How many bellies did Stetson have? Any guesses, or actual knowledge, will be apprciated. Thanks.

I didn't see an answer to this and was just doing that research myself. Belgian belly or "Belgium belly" appearently refers to the brownish mustardy yellowish color of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police hats. If you search for "Belgian Belly" you will find a RCMP web page that explains this, and also notes that "belly" is an abbreviation for Belgian Belly. For the use of the term in context, you can see a hat ad here http://americanhat.net/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=65_66&products_id=225 for a "Belgium Belly" colored cowboy hat. If you check out the Stetson Nutria Quality string, you can see a few examples, although I do not believe that they are noted as such.

I am lucky enough to have recently purchased a vintage Nutria Quality rancher style cowboy hat in this color, which is why I was researching this topic.

John

 

[buler]

Stetson Letter 1907

Here is a Stetson letter signed by Albert T. Freeman from 1907. They are demanding their 90 cents from one of their customers. Also received the return letter. I've included some items on Freeman who rose thru the Stetson company quickly and then passed away.

B

 

[alanfgag]

That is fantastic, Bill.

 

[carouselvic]

+1

 

[gtdean48]

A stroke at 42....way too young even then!

 

[Kirk H.]

Here is a Stetson letter signed by Albert T. Freeman from 1907. They are demanding their 90 cents from one of their customers. Also received the return letter. I've included some items on Freeman who rose thru the Stetson company quickly and then passed away.

B

Very fascinating, thanks for sharing Buler.