The Stratoliner Society {VINTAGE}

[Samuel]

Great job on that bash!

Thanks FedOregon

 

[Samuel]

View attachment 81618 View attachment 81616 Another vintage stratoliner with sage ribbon for the archives.

Lovely colored hat!

 

[Rockwater]

More accurate color representation in natural light.

Lovely colored hat!

 

[moontheloon]

View attachment 82032 More accurate color representation in natural light.

that green on grey sure is purty

 

[Rockwater]

that green on grey sure is purty

Thanks, I feel most fortunate to have and to wear.

 

[Redfokker]

View attachment 81832 View attachment 81833 View attachment 81834 View attachment 81835 View attachment 81836 View attachment 81837 View attachment 81838 View attachment 81839 I've had this pair of Royal Deluxe Strats for awhile. I think I posted the lighter colored one but can't remember where? Anyway, both are Royal Deluxe . The brown one has an OPA label ..so '51 to '53. The ligher colored one is earlier by a few years. To me, they seem light years apart when compared. View attachment 81823 View attachment 81824 View attachment 81825 View attachment 81826 View attachment 81827 View attachment 81828 View attachment 81829 View attachment 81830

Srat Porn!

 

[Redfokker]

Stetson Stratoliner; hand bashed by me.

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Great crease!

 

[Redfokker]

View attachment 82032 More accurate color representation in natural light.

This is a great looking old Stetson, and I agree about the wonderful color. Nice.

 

[Samuel]

View attachment 82032 More accurate color representation in natural light.

Nice color, looks Dixie grey

 

[Rockwater]

Nice color, looks Dixie grey

Ya know, I never heard that term before being from above the line, but I like it.
I actually thought it looked like my modern graphite, but a touch lighter. From now on I'll use your terminology.
Thank you.

 

[Samuel]

Ya know, I never heard that term before being from above the line, but I like it.
I actually thought it looked like my modern graphite, but a touch lighter. From now on I'll use your terminology.
Thank you.

It's because I have one just like it, and I call it my Dixie Strat or hat.

 

[Samuel]

Wearing my Dixie Grey Stratoliner and robe on a lazy Sunday morn.

 

[Rockwater]

Hoping to get some help on dating this. Comparing it to one dated , by Moon (thank you), early to mid 50's, it has several differences. For one it is an unreeded sweat and the felt is much softer and lighter. Also the brim is 2 3/4", opposed to 2 1/2.
Also wondering if the region in which it is sold could have any influence?
i.e. Phoenix, wider brim, lighter in weight
Northeast, heavier in weight, more narrow brim.
Also the sweat is a thinner leather.
Olive in color, brown ribbon, hardly any head time yet. Thank you!

 

[40Cal]

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Hoping to get some help on dating this. Comparing it to one dated , by Moon (thank you), early to mid 50's, it has several differences. For one it is an unreeded sweat and the felt is much softer and lighter. Also the brim is 2 3/4", opposed to 2 1/2.
Also wondering if the region in which it is sold could have any influence?
i.e. Phoenix, wider brim, lighter in weight
Northeast, heavier in weight, more narrow brim.
Also the sweat is a thinner leather.
Olive in color, brown ribbon, hardly any head time yet. Thank you!

I would say mid to late 1940's. Do you have a pic of the liner logo?

 

[Rockwater]

I would say mid to late 1940's. Do you have a pic of the liner logo?

Yes, indeed

 

[alanfgag]

Hoping to get some help on dating this. Comparing it to one dated , by Moon (thank you), early to mid 50's, it has several differences. For one it is an unreeded sweat and the felt is much softer and lighter. Also the brim is 2 3/4", opposed to 2 1/2.
Also wondering if the region in which it is sold could have any influence?
i.e. Phoenix, wider brim, lighter in weight
Northeast, heavier in weight, more narrow brim.
Also the sweat is a thinner leather.
Olive in color, brown ribbon, hardly any head time yet. Thank you!

Hanny's opened their signature building in Phoenix in 1947. Not sure if it existed prior to that. I have a 7XCB that was sold there. Same imprint. I think mine is early 1950s.

 

[Rockwater]

Hanny's opened their signature building in Phoenix in 1947. Not sure if it existed prior to that. I have a 7XCB that was sold there. Same imprint. I think mine is early 1950s.

Yes, the building's history is interesting.
City owned for decades and used for fire department practice burnouts.
Now a top notch bar restaurant
I'll definitely check it on next Tucson trip.

 

[alanfgag]

There have been attempts to track and date Stetson hats by retail price. It is an incomplete science.

http://www.thefedoralounge.com/threads/dating-vintage-stetsons-by-price.15879/

 

[Rockwater]

There have been attempts to track and date Stetson hats by retail price. It is an incomplete science.

http://www.thefedoralounge.com/threads/dating-vintage-stetsons-by-price.15879/

Very confusingly informative.
Was the price the same nationwide?
A coffee in East Hampton is not the same price as in East Paduka, wherever that is.

 

[Frunobulax]

Very confusingly informative.
Was the price the same nationwide?
A coffee in East Hampton is not the same price as in East Paduka, wherever that is.

Paducah is in Kentucky.

What's a Hampton? [emoji4]


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