Jared,
That is a beautiful hat and a great buy! Even though it is not my size I was watching that auction just to see what it would go for. If it had been a larger size I bet it would have gone for $400 to $500.
PS: You got lucky too that it didn't have a name embossed in it. Most I've...
KC,
That sure looks 50'ish to me with the embroidered liner and width of the sweatband. I'm certainly no expert though. I wonder when the embroidered liner stopped?
Fantastic film. It is amazing to see the number of people employed to make these hats. Each employee appeared to be a true artist at their individual step in the long process.
The American flags hanging around the factory was nice to see too. You can see them best at about 10:45 into the film.
Below are some pictures of a hat I recently purchased. I don't have the hat in hand yet but was wondering if anybody knew anything about this model hat. I've searched the forum and didn't come up with anything. In the pictures it looks like J. C. Penney's version of the Stetson 100. It has...
Ellipse Circumference Calculator
Below is a link to a very handy calculator for hat collectors. I'm not associated in anyway with this calculator or website. I just thought some of you might find it helpful. It is great for getting a rough estimate of the inner circumference of a hat that has...
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