ScottF
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From ebay:
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StetsonHomburg said:What date would you place this hat (my first and it should arrive in a week)... http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=330410113293&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT
Dinerman said:Late '50s?
ScottF said:Late '50s. The logos are definitely '50s and the color in the liner logo indicates late '50 (or early '60s), but that sweatband stitching and leather quality looks top-notch - more like an older hat, so no newer than late '50s. I love that smooth soft leather that Stetson used at times.
I'm very sorry feltfan I put this in the wrong thread, I have other pics here . Umm, not sure what "Cavanagh Edge look-alike" means.feltfan said:Seems like a good guess to me, off the top of my head.
What I want to know more about is this "Crafted Edge".
Can you post close ups in some appropriate thread?
I can't find much info on this using our terrible search
mechanism or Google. Is that the Cavanagh Edge look-alike
that was done with glue?
http://www.thefedoralounge.com/showthread.php?t=49257
Welcome to the Lounge(if not already greeted)Optionseeker said:Hi All,
I'm pretty new to FL and hope that you folks can help me understand this listing on ebay.
http://cgi.ebay.ca/Vintage-New-Stet...Men_s_Women_s_Accessories&hash=item5193fad18a
I like the hat and the size is right but I wonder if it is actually 'vintage'.
Opinions?
Regards,
J
I think its somewhere in a thread, but this is 30's.Joshbru3 said:I found this picture on ebay. I looked through the thread and didnt see this kind of label. It was from a bowler obviously. Im not sure on the date. Any idea?
http://i805.photobucket.com/albums/yy337/joshbru3/stetsonlabel.jpg[/IMG]
rlk said:I think its somewhere in a thread, but this is 30's.
We've had a couple of examples of the same hat body and sweatband with a liner and a tip sticker so my suspicion is that it was a retailer/wholesaler choice. Not sure if original price was a variable. Some hats are definitely lighter weight, like the vented Derbies, and obviously wouldn't be lined.Joshbru3 said:Thanks RLK. I had a stetson derby/bowler question , and you might be able to answer it. Ive seen lots of pictures of Stetson Derby/Bowlers from the turn of the century through the 30's. Some have very fancy silk liners and some just have a sticker like this one. But some of the bowlers have Superior Quality marked even though they just have a liner sticker. Was there a reason that a bowler would have used or not used a silk liner rather than a sticker or vice versa? Were the bowlers made without liners just considered summer bowlers because they were cooler?