Nice work on the crease BB.
Picked up this vintage (late ‘60s-early ‘70s) Resistol 5X cattleman hat last weekend in a Comfort, TX, antique shop - it has a small nick in the brim edge, otherwise it looks almost unworn. Very soft - unlike the usually "stiff-as-a-board" westerns of that era and later. I have a 7X Resistol from the same time frame, so I suspect 5X was close to their top felt at that point. I will get Paris Hatters to trim the brim for me a bit and I already have leather braided hatband on order from Outwest Saddlery.
I know some of you do this yourself, so maybe it's not a big deal to you, but I was more than impressed by Paris Hatters fixing my brim yesterday. When I walked in I was greeted by the owner, Abe Cortez. After exchanging our usual pleasantries, he asked what I needed. I showed him the nick in the brim edge & planned to leave the hat because the shop was full of customers. Abe said "Come on" & montioned for me to follow him. He picked up a brim cutter & began working on my hat. After the cut, he sanded it smooth & handed me back my hat - good as new - and no charge! From the time I walked thru the door to leaving couldn't have been more than three minutes total (and he took a phone call while cutting). You can't get better service than that - which is why I've been a Paris Hatters customer for years!
Nice one Greg. The silverware is minimal...My Dorer bar 50 as sold by Orvis that I snagged for less than $50. Don't care much for the plain felted band but I'll probably keep it on because of the silverware.
That service is a real plus.Nice to live near such a place, Robert. I like that hat as well.
+1Nice one Greg. The silverware is minimal...
Nice to live near such a place, Robert. I like that hat as well.
Yea, I'm not big on hat jewelry regardless of the carat.The silverware is minimal...
Congrats,that looks better than new.
Very nice!
Just got this Stetson. I don't have many westerns so I don't know that much about them. This one has a 3.5" brim and a 1" ribbon. Has a few moth nibbles and needs a good cleaning but other than that is in fine shape.
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Thanks , Greg. It's looking like mine was made in the 1930's. Maybe an older version of yours?Robert, great hat. I have a Stetson Nutria in natural? with a bound 3.5" brim and a 6" OC. The liner in mine is the embroidered mounted rider in the liner tip with Stetson Nutria embroidered underneath. The sweat is gold foil stamped "Nutria Quality." Never seen a sweat stamped as yours is. Yours is a mystery to me and a sweet find
Interesting info , Bob. Thank you.Nice!
The "Asepto" trademark for leather (Brizel Leather Corp.) is from 1939.
https://www.trademarkbank.com/trademarks/71408090