Recent content by MikeinRome

1950's Stetson 4X, bought from Jesse John last year.

That's fine with me. I wondered about posting these articles on that fur felt thread to begin with, but decided that might be too limited a topic.

Here's the last 2 articles.

This is a series of 13 articles from The American Hatter running from Jan 1921 to Jan 1922. Unfortunately, Article #7 is missing. It was part of some pages missing from the July 1921 copy of the magazine.

There's been a fair amount of speculation on the Lounge about just exactly what was Kettle Finish on hats. I've solved that mystery with the attached article from The American Hatter, issue of Jan 1922, which shows the kettles used in this operation. This article was the final installment of a...

I started to add to my reply to you that it was going to be my final remark on this topic. And so it is. It's a waste of time, I can clearly see.

This is just another attempt to explain away the evidence staring you in the face. Or that's how it seems to me.

Far from being a far reach for certainty, it's just the opposite- it's the closest thing to certainty.

To me, the Stetson Lot Number on any hat is like a fingerprint or DNA evidence that Stetson made that hat. I don't understand why people insist on trying to manufacture, theorize, or insert some third party into the equation. Same applies for hats made by Stetson for the Miller Fine Hats Co. of...

You and I have already discussed this subject by PM. I don't have anything new to add to that discussion. But since you added a photo, here's a photo of him wearing a hat pretty similar to mine and seems to be from about the same time period as my hat was made. I'm not claiming that this is my...

This is the hat once owned by Elmer Keith.

Stetson Number 1 Quality made for Stockman-Farmer Supply of Denver. Dates about early 1930's. Lot Number 6451.

We've already covered that. Trump appointed his own guys to the Board, who in turn selected Trump-donor DeJoy.

That's as bad as some of my hats that got a tour of America! Now that Trump is trying to completely take over USPS, as of this week, we'll see how much crazier it can get. I had a feeling that DeJoy suddenly resigning was a sign of some kind of crazy surprise about to be unveiled.

On a drizzly day, wearing a Geo. W Alexander "Circle A" hat that I don't think I've worn before and don't care if it gets a little rain.