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Western, anyone?

An interesting ad I just picked up......1948.
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AlexTheApache

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Howdy everyone, been out of the loop here lately. School and cotton and calving season have kept me busy. Did a touch up on one of my grizzly felts, went back to a two chord and had trouble choosing a shape and stumbled upon this, hope y’all like it.
P.S. is there a thread where I️ can show and tell my cowboy boot collection you see in the background there? Thanks in advance
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This Miller Bros. "Sterling Beaver" was a gift from @Michael R (thanks buddy!!). Not sure of the beaver content, but the gold "wallpaper" applied to the end of the box implies that it was their top-of-the-line hat. This is the second crease I've put in it and it shapes easily. The felt feels amazing.

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Today:

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Desert dog

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This Miller Bros. "Sterling Beaver" was a gift from @Michael R (thanks buddy!!). Not sure of the beaver content, but the gold "wallpaper" applied to the end of the box implies that it was their top-of-the-line hat. This is the second crease I've put in it and it shapes easily. The felt feels amazing.

As Michael found it:

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Today:

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Great looking crease.

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Cool, beautiful fall day in store. These pics are from a couple months ago before the grass started to peter out for the season but I'll be wearing this Stagecoach Dry Gulch while completing some chores before taking to the woods with my dog for a few hrs of solitude.

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Cool, beautiful fall day in store. These pics are from a couple months ago before the grass started to peter out for the season but I'll be wearing this Stagecoach Dry Gulch while completing some chores before taking to the woods with my dog for a few hrs of solitude.

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I really like that one HJ. I ended up putting side dents on my Stagecoach after comparing it to yours.

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Newly arrived 1950s Bailey U-Rollit "Saddle King" in Philippine Buntal straw.

As purchased:

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After plucking and shaping.

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What a nice score. The weave is beautiful, and I bet it is very light. Some of Bailey's late fifties straws are excellent. Don't know for sure, but I would bet that is mid to late fifties.

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What a nice score. The weave is beautiful, and I bet it is very light. Some of Bailey's late fifties straws are excellent. Don't know for sure, but I would bet that is mid to late fifties.

Thanks D-dog! It is very light! The straw reacted nicely to a distilled water mist and steam when reshaping. I also learned that Bailey's U-Rollit name referred to the wire in the brim that allowed one to shape as desired. Thanks for narrowing down the date and the reference to the Miller-Stockman catalogs from the 1950s. Here is another one that was on eBay recently:

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This Miller Bros. "Sterling Beaver" was a gift from @Michael R (thanks buddy!!). Not sure of the beaver content, but the gold "wallpaper" applied to the end of the box implies that it was their top-of-the-line hat. This is the second crease I've put in it and it shapes easily. The felt feels amazing.

As Michael found it:

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Today:

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I really like the Centerfire Cease Bob .

Newly arrived 1950s Bailey U-Rollit "Saddle King" in Philippine Buntal straw.

As purchased:

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After plucking and shaping.

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Nice Buntal snag !
 

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