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The Stratoliner Society {VINTAGE}

RBH

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A post of mine from 2011...
A scan of the 1954 edition of ADVERTISING: TEXT AND CASES by Neil H. Borden, M.B.A. It has some great info plus the real 'history' of the Stratoliner.

http://www.thefedoralounge.com/thre...es-john-b-stetson-company.54872/#post-1195167

A screen shot of the Stratoliner info.

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So at the least the Open Road and Stratoliner are 1st cousins....
 
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Short Balding Guy

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A post of mine from 2011...
A scan of the 1954 edition of ADVERTISING: TEXT AND CASES by Neil H. Borden, M.B.A. It has some great info plus the real 'history' of the Stratoliner.

http://www.thefedoralounge.com/thre...es-john-b-stetson-company.54872/#post-1195167

A screen shot of the Stratoliner info.

bYLHzu.jpg


So at the least the Open Road and Stratoliner are 1st cousins....

Thanks for the reminder post. this evening I have been viewing some of the lively posts about this remarkably historic hat.

Eric-
 

moontheloon

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Excellent Royal DeLuxe! A luscious gray thin ribbon hat in the "top" quality. Congrats.

Anthony is not the ribbon treatment of the 40's Royal De Luxe unique? I find it so tidy and neat when I put it against the more common ribbon treatments.

Wer it with pride sir. Best, Eric -

Yes I believe only the Royal DeLuxe Strats have this bow


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T Jones

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Green Strat - not sure if this is Moss or Holly. Very hard to photograph. I've adjusted the color on the first pic so it looks correct to my eye.

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Hey buler, could you take a couple more pictures of the open crown shape with a direct side shot and a direct front shot? I'd like to get a view of the open crown from those angles.
 
Here is my recently acquired very early 60's example.....in it's origional box. Picked it up pretty reasonably but it will be just for show.....it does not fit my 7 1/2 to 7 5/8 head:( it is a size 7. Has seen very little wear....and is a good example for the felt of this era....and unfortunately my only vintage Strat.
Perhaps somday if I can replace it with one my size I can pass it along....
As to the hat....it is a interesting sort of light to medium grey. It has a 2 1/2 inch brim, 5 3/8 open crown and a nice 2 inch sweat. Sewn liner, cannot see or get to the blocking tags...
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