Form the front pinch first based on where your nose is with the hat on (I mark with a paperclip on the brim or band ribbon) then do the mule kick in the back to get the side creases going...
I did the same to my beater OR...
Took it back to open crown state first. This hat had already been taken to tear drop crease from alpine/cattleman which was some doing.
The brim may be a tad narrow but I'd go for a silverbelly Premiere Stratoliner before buying a current production OR.
I have a Roadmaster which is identical except for color of an OR. JMHO
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I've got a 61 that doesn't get any noggin time since I got a Moonstone.
They'll draw up a good bit. I've got a 62 Akubra Dallas that fits like all my 61's.
I do turn the ones I want staying dark blue the longest inside out for washing & drying.
Most get washed once a month. The older ones that I wear for ranch chores get washed weekly...wash cold water, dry low heat
Classic Open Road style Royal Stetson hat. Great, every day, thin-ribboned, country hat...
Morris Men's Shop did sell a good many 100's since the hotel was attached to stockyards so cattlemen would sell their stock & treat themselves to a NICE hat.
I've had 2 100's go thru my hands from there...
Interesting that JJ Hat Center calls it the Pan Am by Stetson but even their webpage URL has Stratoliner in it????
http://www.jjhatcenter.com/collections/felt-hats/products/the-stetson-stratoliner
Western hat shops have hat hangers that gently hold the brim & provide a hook for hanging. Will try for a link later
Link = http://www.dennards.net/hats/hats-felt/the-ultimate-hate-hanger-by-dix.html
Would never try hairspray, at least the western hat stiffener was made with fur felt hats in mind.
I have no personal experience with them as steam has always gotten me where I wanted one to be, either via direct steam or a steam iron.
Water breaks down the shellac already in the felt but...
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