I've got two !940's Stetsonians. The green one is in great shape.... the brown.... not so much. It's a Vita Felt though! The sweatband makes me sad.
Thanks Fruno (Jim) for mentioning this thread. I had no idea it existed. The Stetsonian is one of my favorite hats. Colors are great and...
If I had your skills Moe .... I would not be afraid of the un-reeded band either! ... but I don't.
That seller has some great hats. I've purchased a few. He is very nice to deal with.... and honest. Rare these days it seems
I would have bid on it...... but I already have several hats with unreeded sweetbands that need repair. Might also be missing its liner.
He's a good seller and offers a refund of the extra shipping $$.
Thank you! It has a few moth nibbles ...character .
I need a brown one next... haha
It has a wind trolley that was torn off in shipping ( this poor hat went through the wringer ) I may re-attach it at some point.
haha... I'm not sure , Anthony. From what I read on the Professor's site the carriage logo followed the non-carriage logo in the early 1950's. Embossed was even earlier.... ?
OK..... This one takes the cake for me as far as how a hat should NOT be shipped! I paid for Priority Mail shipping. The seller wrapped the original 1950's Dobbs hat box in brown paper and then mailed it ground. Here's what I got two weeks later after it got lost in Indiana and then found.
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