Received this hat a while back. It was crushed pretty bad when it arrived at my office, as the seller packed the box so full to "protect" the hat that she crushed the crown. After working with it just a bit at my desk, it is looking pretty decent with just a dry cattleman crease. I can't wait...
Mike, I agree with you on the liners and even the felt. I personally like this Resistol better than the Stetson Open Roads from that era. I still wonder what model it is. I assume it is a San Antonio but have no way of knowing it. I wonder if the number inside the hat can be deciphered to...
Mike, I am green with envy of your hat! Beautiful.
My unidentified Resistol has a nicer quality of leather sweatband that my San Antonio, which has a darker colored leather sweatband which is not as supple as this hat:
Does anyone here have an idea as to the sequence/time periods when the various Resistol Open Road clones (San Antonio, Dalworth, Waco, Wide Country, etc.) were produced? I have a Resistol San Antonio which is clearly marked as such, but I also have a pristine Resistol Open Road clone that I am...
Thanks John. Heading to the mountains for a few days to escape this oppressive Texas heat, and I'm trying to figure out which hat(s) to bring along. I'm hesitant to bring any of my favorite vintage hats for fear of being caught in the rain out on a hike, but it sounds like I'm worrying for...
I had my sights on that hat and was prepared to pay a substantial amount for it, but the price went through the roof. I cannot believe how badly somebody wanted that hat! Wow.
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