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Derby, Western, Fedora...a Venerable Legend, THE Stetson 3X...BEFORE 1970!!!!
Greg, I understood your post. I was just reiterating how I set up this thread in the same way I have in my other collector threads. I can see how you thought I was referring to your recent post.....I was not. I should have posted it separately.....my bad.......I just did not want to add... -
Derby, Western, Fedora...a Venerable Legend, THE Stetson 3X...BEFORE 1970!!!!
So..... are you saying it is a felted edge like I already said? Cool ads by the way!!! And, If you want to go all in: https://patents.google.com/patent/US1848832?oq=stetson+re-enforced+edge PS: As I posted when I started this thread, I have been trying to keep this tread troll and internet free... -
Ask a question, get an answer
:eek::eek::eek:But can YOU get it off???? You may never be able to wear another hat again!!!!:D:D:D:D:D -
HATTERS, CLEANERS, AND DYERS!!!!!
The $40 Dobbs Rancher was a special level hat like the Stetson 7X or others Beaver 50. It was introduced around 1951 or so....and for the same $40. So western version of a Dobbs Forty.... -
Dating Vintage Stetsons by size tag
Jack, We are talking this one..... -
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Dating Vintage Stetsons by size tag
Yes, I was starting to think this too. A Jobbers tag. Explains the plain white and the fact it is upside down. While the owner knows his own size...the blocker does need to know the original size after cleaning...especially if the blocking tags and the size tag are missing........ -
Derby, Western, Fedora...a Venerable Legend, THE Stetson 3X...BEFORE 1970!!!!
It is a felted edge that Stetson would a few years later call a "Mode Edge". Part of the reason for their price and being "Deluxe". PS: As an aside, the second incarnation of the "Whippet" came with a felted edge too....which they described at its introduction as a "Tailored Edge" and again... -
Dating Vintage Stetsons by size tag
WOW, Thanks....that gives me GREAT info to date the hat with:):) ...So pre-1963.......cannot wait to get it....;) Yes, that tag is quite a mystery..... -
Western, anyone?
HAD to post the "Stetson's Stocky Weight" hats here.....1937. More here: https://www.thefedoralounge.com/threads/derby-western-fedora-a-venerable-legend-the-stetson-3x-before-1970.94192/page-7#post-2636635 Oh....and here is the cover..... -
Derby, Western, Fedora...a Venerable Legend, THE Stetson 3X...BEFORE 1970!!!!
Stockman-Farmer Spring and Summer 1937 finds the same two hats as above listed under an offering of three DELUXE STETSONS :rolleyes: in 1937! Note the "CLEAR NUTRIA" being one of the "Deluxe"......... Among the other listings almost all are No. 1 Quality with a couple of Standard Quality and... -
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Derby, Western, Fedora...a Venerable Legend, THE Stetson 3X...BEFORE 1970!!!!
In the Spring-Summer 1940 Miller Stockman Catalog, we find only one :eek: (YES, Just ONE,1) 3x Beaver Stetson hat.......(most all were No. 1 Quality with a couple of Standard Quality and Excellent Quality thrown in)!!!! EDIT: By the Special Edition Winter Catalog they have TWO (2) 3X Beaver... -
Derby, Western, Fedora...a Venerable Legend, THE Stetson 3X...BEFORE 1970!!!!
Some more Western 3X (and a Nutria) sold in Cheyenne, 1949....... -
Western, anyone?
VERY Modern cover, but, 1949!! And on the inside we see some nice hats... Check out the brim on the last Nutria!!! 5 Inches!!!:eek: AND BOY's Stetsons!!!!!!!! And did they cost!!! -
Derby, Western, Fedora...a Venerable Legend, THE Stetson 3X...BEFORE 1970!!!!
On the Western Side of 3X...Miller Stockman, Fall-Winter 1951. -
Western, anyone?
Yes, he has a few movies wearing that crease.....I thought it interesting enough to put it in one hat anyway.......:rolleyes:;) -
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Western, anyone?
To go with the OPS cover above here is a trick photography OPC cover....one of my favorites and the idea was copied by at least two different companies....(I am still not sure who was first) As an aside: OPA (Office of Price Administration) and OPS (Office of Price Stabilization) were laws and... -
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Western, anyone?
Circa 1960 Shudde Brothers folder.....More on this here: https://www.thefedoralounge.com/threads/hatters-cleaners-and-dyers.99090/page-4#post-2636477
