Royal DeLuxe Strat that I picked up a little while back. I hunted for one of these for a long time and my patience finally paid off! Love this hat!
Great snag, Rick. All the bells and whistles with that one.
Royal DeLuxe Strat that I picked up a little while back. I hunted for one of these for a long time and my patience finally paid off! Love this hat!
My first Stratoliner.
Sweet!!!!Hey everyone!
Picked this up at my favorite thrift store yesterday. It's my favorite because the manager will put things like this aside for me...
My first Stratoliner.
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No factory tags under the sweatband.
The brim is 2 3/4", the open crown just under 5 1/2".127g. It has the star sweatband creast and the maple leaf liner crest, so my age guess is '52 to '53ish.
Thanks Bob! I was certainly thrilled to have this one be a size I can wear. Hope you get one too!Congrats John! Good to see you around.
I've yet to own "my" first Strat. My wife has one she never wears and I've had another small one I passed along. Glad to see you get your shot.
Thanks Dave!Sweet!!!!
Hey everyone!
Picked this up at my favorite thrift store yesterday. It's my favorite because the manager will put things like this aside for me...
My first Stratoliner.
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The insides
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No factory tags under the sweatband.
The brim is 2 3/4", the open crown just under 5 1/2".127g. It has the star sweatband creast and the maple leaf liner crest, so my age guess is '52 to '53ish.
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Hey everyone!
Picked this up at my favorite thrift store yesterday. It's my favorite because the manager will put things like this aside for me...
My first Stratoliner.
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The insides
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No factory tags under the sweatband.
The brim is 2 3/4", the open crown just under 5 1/2".127g. It has the star sweatband creast and the maple leaf liner crest, so my age guess is '52 to '53ish.
Thanks Jim!Congratulations, John! We all remember our first vintage Strat (those lucky enough, at least). Your buddy at the thrift store is alright.
Welcome to the Lounge!great vintage ad! I notice this is mostly vintage Stratoliners. I have a new open crown on order and wonder any thoughts on the nature of the fabric, relative to vintage and relative to other modern fur? thanks.
It is from the November 13, 1934 Oakland Tribune.
Yes, see my edited post to reflect this aboveHello Dave... not sure why a Naugatuck, Conn. store was advertising in an Oakland, Calif newspaper, but the Boeing Stratoliner had its first flight in 1938 and in its trademark filing for the Stratoliner, Stetson cited a first use in trade date of April 19, 1940 (which was my Mom's 14th birthday).