-
The Fedora Lounge is supported in part by commission earning affiliate links sitewide. Please support us by using them. You may learn more here.
Search results
-
I know the X-rating system has been discussed but . .
I think I'd call it an older version of the Cattleman crease. I'll check in some books when I get home tonight. John -
I know the X-rating system has been discussed but . .
Johnnysan, Here are photos: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v248/Levallois/MillerBros4.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v248/Levallois/MillerBros.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v248/Levallois/MillerBros2.jpg Nice old cowboy hat. John -
I know the X-rating system has been discussed but . .
Fedora, Thank you for the reply. This hat is no younger than the 1950s and could go back to the 1930s, so 18X is probably pretty good. It feels good and looks good so therefore it is good is my motto. John -
I know the X-rating system has been discussed but . .
Evening folks, I need opinions about what an "Eighteen X Quality" rating might mean for a hat. I realize the X-rating system has been cussed and discussed before in this forum but even after reading the threads that came up in a search, I don't understand it. If I am reading these threads... -
Age of a Resistol?
For those of you who have been following this topic, Charlie over at the SBS, through his contacts with several older liner makers and a hatter, has narrowed the manufacture date of my Resistol to 1947. I appreciate everyones help at this forum as well! You've peaked my interest in old... -
-
Miller Bros. 101 Ranch Hat
Evening folks, Anybody have any ideas about a hat with this info. on it. I looked on the web without success. The writing either means this was a hat that is related to the Miller Brothers 101 Ranch "Wild West Show and Rodeo" that ended in the 1930s or it is a hat made by the Millers... -
Age of a Resistol?
To make this discussion more interesting - here is an old Resistol with the red liner but without the special "O" used in the spelling. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=8212581234&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT John -
Age of a Resistol?
Well, I heard back from Rich Rand of Rand Custom Hats. He is a hat maker and collector and has co-written a book called "The Cowboy Hat." He looked at the photos of my Resistol and thinks it was made in the 1960s due to the presence of the plastic lining toper and two-row band which he say are... -
Age of a Resistol?
I've been corresponding with the seller of the hat on ebay. Apparently this hat has "Dallas, Texas" on it which would make it pre-1938 which is when Resistol moved to Garland, Texas. It also has Harry Rolnick's name on it with Pat. number 407210 -(I'm trying to find out when he died) and on... -
Age of a Resistol?
Here's a supposed 1930s Resistol Ladies? hat: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=8211118966&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&rd=1 What's interesting to me is the spelling of Resistol uses the strangely shaped "O" as well as the two "O"s in Self Conforming. I wonder when... -
-
Age of a Resistol?
Feltfan, I was thinking the 50's too with the graphics on the box and the shape of the hat. It just screams Glen Ford in "The Violent Men" or Jimmy Stewart in "Winchester 73" from that period. Apparently this came from an estate in Wyoming and I suspect this old cowboy just naturally... -
-
Age of a Resistol?
J. Thanks for the reply. I'll have to borrow a camera. This is a cowboy or western hat with a brown sweat-band. There is a Resistol box like this one on ebay and dated to 1943 with another patent number. I think that someone, somewhere must know what these patent numbers mean... -
Age of a Resistol?
I appreciate the reply. I did a search and didn't see anything about dating a Resistol so I apologize if this has been all done before. I was hoping characteristics such as the round box (Resistols seem to come in a square box), red satin lining (all I've seen have a white lining), and the... -
Age of a Resistol?
Good afternoon, I'm glad to have found this site as I've been a fan of hats, primarily cowboy hats, all my life. I currently have 8 hats but I'm looking all the time. I recently acquired a Resistol and wondered if there is some way to determine the date, year, or decade of manufacture? It... -
