Rick,
That is a custom ordered hat. Here is one that was made for Harry S. Truman. It has the same markings.
http://www.americanheritage1.com/presidents/harry-s-truman.htm#stethat
I don't know who John C. Graham is but after a quick Google search this obituary came up. He lived in...
I'm getting so senile I can't remember if I posted this or not. If I did, forgive me. It happened to me at the Stock Show and Rodeo here in San Antonio last year. The rodeo is starting again this week which reminded me of the incident. After the rodeo performance last year I was going into the...
Rick,
I've had a couple of hats with that type of staining. Not sure what causes it though. I cleaned one with Woolite like Tom suggested and took another to a dry cleaner. The one I washed with Woolite turned out ok. The one I had dry cleaned look great. He said he dry cleaned it like he...
These would be my choices for vintage hats.
Stetson 100 Open Road
Stetson 7X Clear Beaver Open Road
Borsalino Alessandria
Stetson Playboy
Stetson Wanderer
Thanks everybody for the compliments.
The hat is a Beaver Brand I purchased from somebody on EBay about the time the factory closed. It was new with tags but I think it might have been a reject because of the sweatband having some problems. I sent it to Art Fawcett and he put in a nice...
That is a great looking hat. Thanks for the detailed review Josh!
Thanks to Matt too for all his hard work. I'm sure it hasn't been easy to get Stetson to change their ways. I hope it is a big success for them.
I'm a little late to this thread but here is one of my fedoras with a horsehair band. This a 3/8" band that does not have tassels which I think looks pretty good on a fedora style hat. The hat has a 2 3/4" brim.
I'm a little late to this thread but I'll add my two cents anyway. I'm a long oval and in between a size 59 and 60. I buy the size 60 in Open Crown Fine Guatemalan Straw. I don't completely soak it in water but run water from the shower over all parts of it until it becomes soft enough to shape...
Last week I was stopped at a red light when a young lady hit me from behind. She wasn't going very fast but she did hit me hard enough to ruin the rear bumper on my truck and do quite a bit of damage to the front of her car. We pulled over into a parking lot and called the police.
When the...
Actually Ebay does have a Vintage Fedora category. Unfortunately that doesn't stop Sellers from posting other hats there. Here is a link.
http://www.ebay.com/sch/Fedora-/163623/i.html
Most western wear stores have boxes from hats that were sold and the customer wore the hat out of the store. They will usually just give them to you. I have picked up a few boxes like that for hats I have. The markings on the box probably won't match but at least you have a storage box.
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