Excellent link , Eric. I am endlessly fascinated by the history of these hats. Mine were easy to date... all three have the O.P.S. label still attached. What I find odd is that, even though all three of my OPS era Open Road hats were made within a three year period , each one is a little...
That's a gorgeous OR , Eric! I have a similar one in the same color. The felt is different than others of the same era. Could the color have something to do with that?
Oh! That's interesting. Does it say "Cross Country " on it? I have a Hankachif Dobbs that is Identical to a Westward but doesn't say Westward anywhere on it.
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Not 100% on the date , Jim. But brim width on this one is wider than later versions that I've seen. It has an unreeded sweat. The Logos and the way they are printed on the felt as well as the sweat. The Hatted Professor page has a lot of good info for dating Dobbs. This one could be...
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