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  1. Weatherman

    Killing mold on felt hats

    Yes, the Hat I had restored, he sent the original sweatband back in a ziplock bag but it was completely coated in mold and not serviceable in any way. The Hat itself was not one of their top brands but I do collect Borsalino hats and it was a good looking hat so I didn't mind having the...
  2. Weatherman

    Killing mold on felt hats

    I found a vintage borsalino at a flea market and I got it for $7. It had obviously gotten wet and there was quite a bit of mold on the felt and on the leather band. I found a Hatter I believe in Spokane and sent it to him to see if it could be fixed. He was able to give it a bath in dry cleaning...
  3. Weatherman

    Softening felt hat

    Because it came undone. I was asking on another page about replacing it but I was able to stitch it back.
  4. Weatherman

    Dating Vintage Stetsons by size tag

    Thank you for the additional info. This particular hat came to me completely smashed and absolutely filthy. Luckily I've invested in a high quality steamer and I was able to clean and reshape the hat. The sweatband was pretty dry and had some cracks in it which I have repaired to the best of my...
  5. Weatherman

    Dating Vintage Stetsons by size tag

    I have another for the experts. I don't think this one is particularly old, probably no older than the 60s but it's the color scheme in the liner that has me interested. I recently picked this up at auction and I have not received it yet so I don't know what type of tags are underneath the...
  7. Weatherman

    Dating Vintage Stetsons by size tag

    Thank you. Based on the size stickers and the liners and couple other things, most of which I got off of this forum, that was my impression as well. Thank you for helping to confirm. Most of my collection is from the 50s to the 70s so it's nice to every now and then get a hold of an older...
  8. Weatherman

    Dating Vintage Stetsons by size tag

    Thanks. I wasn't certain, someone had just mentioned that it might be.
  9. Weatherman

    STETSON OPEN ROAD HELP PLEASE!!

    This is the follow-up to my questions about the Vintage stetsons. This is the Royal Stetson that doesn't have a model inside of it that I suspect to be a mid-40s to very early 50s hat.
  10. Weatherman

    Dating Vintage Stetsons by size tag

    I'm going to throw these two out there for your consideration as to their vintage date. The first hat is going to be a vintage Stratoliner which I believe dates from the mid-40s to the early 50s. I purchased the Hat pretty much crushed but I was able to steam it back into shape and make it...
  11. Weatherman

    What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?

    Purchased this mid-60s to early 70s Stetson 25 Open Road just recently. The hat is in pristine condition and the only sign of wear is some diminishing of the Stetson logo on the sweatband. The interesting thing about this hat is that the hat company that sold it is still in business today. The...
  13. Weatherman

    The Open Road Guild

    I recently started collecting ORs. I've also managed to pick up two twenty five ORs, one from the early 60s with a 3 1/4 brim and this one, a mid 60s-early 70s (from tag and liner) with a 2.5" brim. The cool thing about this most recent hat is that it was sold by shuddy Brothers in Houston...
  14. Weatherman

    The Official Stetson 25 Thread

    Finally got around to shaping my 25 OR. Physically it was in good shape but it needed cleaning and a good bash. Started by making the crown round and went from there.
  15. Weatherman

    The Official Stetson 25 Thread

    Agreed. The purple center piece was not so common. The hat looks and is the same dimensions as the Strat. It is in great condition except for the sweatband stitching, which I repaired.
  16. Weatherman

    The Official Stetson 25 Thread

    They started using the plastic in 53 after the Korean war and used it up until the 70s. As for the Deluxe, here's pics of the tags.
  17. Weatherman

    The Official Stetson 25 Thread

    I would agree with the mid to late fifties but I'm fairly certain that by the 60s they had already changed to the square tag that was black with gold numbers. I also have not been able to find any information as to how long they made the 25. The original creation of the 25 was because it was...
  19. Weatherman

    The Official Stetson 25 Thread

    If you can find it, I'd love to read it and learn more.
  20. Weatherman

    The Official Stetson 25 Thread

    I don't believe so. If you look closely at the information on that page they're showing the wrong picture, a picture of a black and tan tag while describing only a tan tag with black ink which they say "By the 1930s, Stetson went with a manila card stock with only black ink printed on it. This...
  21. Weatherman

    The Official Stetson 25 Thread

    No inventory tag. But, note that the liner is held in place with stitching and some type of paper tape. The type of size tag in this hat according to information I was able to find online started in the 30s and lasted approximately to the 60s although they were already using a tan and black tag...
  22. Weatherman

    The Official Stetson 25 Thread

    Just got my first 25 OR. Looking at another. This one needs a good bash but I haven't decided on cattleman (OR Style) or a teardrop. It appears to be from the 40-50s judging by the size tag. The brim is also 3.25, wider than the standard OR 2.75.
  23. Weatherman

    Softening felt hat

    I'm not certain that I can tack this thing back down properly and I don't want to use glue as other people have suggested.

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