The Imperial Stetson/ 1940

[M Hatman]

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Imperial Stetson Homburg that arrived today. I imagine it's very late in the run of Imperials, late 50's to early 60's. Perhaps made in Canada. The seller was in the Montreal area and that's where the hat was originally sold. I think the hat box is original to the hat.

WONDERFUL Hat! And yes, a Canadian Stetson most likely looking at the stamping.
And I think mid 50's based on price.........Great find!

 

[Just Daniel]

Very nice, I'm a huge fan of those Imperials.

That looks like an oilskin liner; on Stetsons I usually place them as '48-52. Plastic liners on Stetsons probably replaced the oilskins in '52.

All the best,
Daniel

Imperial Stetson Homburg that arrived today. I imagine it's very late in the run of Imperials, mid to late 1950's. Has heavy plastic liner cover. Perhaps made in Canada. The seller was in the Montreal area and that's where the hat was originally sold. I think the hat box is original to the hat.

 

[Just Daniel]

I'm tracking 3X hats started at $15 from at least the 30s on through the 50s. Some of the old catalogs show farther back - the pricepoint certainly held steady for decades.

W

WONDERFUL Hat! And yes, a Canadian Stetson most likely looking at the stamping.
And I think mid 50's based on price.........Great find!