Dating Vintage Stetsons by Liner: A Field Guide

[carouselvic]

sure I can do that...just don't think that it will be full of hat knowledge, but there is some. There will be lots of birth and death notes as well as bowling team results and the like. I have two years worth, all in the twenties.

 

[ManofKent]

Made in England Stetson Swift I think. Any help with dating (my guess is mid 50's), or information on who made them over here is greatly appreciated:

 

[barrowjh]

MoK, I think you are right about the mid-1950s, would be my guess. Clear plastic liner says its no older than 1953, but eveything else is pointing to the 1950s. Love the oilskin (oilsilk?) moisture barrier behind the sweatband, that and the rich colors in the liner, the size tag all mark it as prior to 1960, I think.

 

[ManofKent]

Thanks John.

It cleaned up nicely with a little lighter fuel, talc and brushing.

 

[enrique]

I am curious if ya'll can help me -- even roughly date these two stetson via liner. The first is a 'Western Royal." And the second is an OR and wow, that second pic is small. I'll see what I can do.

 

[jlee562]

Well my friend, the second pic is just too small to be of any use.

The first is no older than the 60's because of the plastic on top and the square price tag, although black sweatbands were more prevalent in the 70's IIRC.

 

[enrique]

Yea, that second pic stinks, and I dont know why I can not get it any bigger. Thanks for the recon on the second pick. Jared.

 

[splintercellsz]

1900s Stetson Expos

1915s-1920s Stetson Expos

 

[splintercellsz]

1930s Stetson Specials

1930s Penn-Craft (Division of Stetson)

1940s Stetson Medalist

1941 - 1947 Stetson Royal DeLuxe St. Regis

 

[Blackthorn]

Shouldn't this thread be a sticky, under "Important Hat Threads"? It took a long time to find it via the search engine here.

 

[hammed]

Still didn't quite find what i was looking for yet.. but thank you all for such an informative thread. Being new, this is helping to learn a lot fast!!!

 

[Garydhop]

hello: this is my first post. I have been given a Stetson. I have no idea the date. It is called Stetson Heritage. I tried to load pictures but I don't know how to post a URL. It has on the inside rim three letters punched out--JFK. Does anyone have any info on the date and the initials? thank you

 

[alanfgag]

Welcome Garydhop and thanks for bumping this interesting thread. I believe the Heritage is a modern Stetson model name but I'm not sure. The inside letters represent an owner's monogram, unlikely the former president. To post photos linked to a URL, follow the instructions on this thread... or use the "insert image" icon in the rich text editor, select "from URL" and deselect the checkbox before hitting OK. That should work.

 

[Dallashat]

I have seen a few posts with this liner, but with the plastic protector this is the first on i have seen without it.

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[nightandthecity]

OK guys, I've quickly scanned through this thread and not seen this particular liner yet. Anyone able to date this OR? American hats are not my greatest area of expertise, but my feeling is 1970s or 80s...possibly later but not earlier?

 

[fedoracentric]

My thoughts, your Royal JBS liner hat is 60s or very early 70s (but most likely early 60s). After that they began to put the metric size on the tag along with the US size.

 

[nightandthecity]

thanks for the input! If you're right that's great - I thought it would be later than that. I'm sure I read earlier in the thread that they started adding the metric size in the 90s? But certainly in the UK it's common to find metric on clothing from the 1970s onwards.

 

[fedoracentric]

I'm sure I read earlier in the thread that they started adding the metric size in the 90s? But certainly in the UK it's common to find metric on clothing from the 1970s onwards.

I hope someone clears this up, then, because I thought it was established that Stetson began to add the metric size after the company was sold in 1974.

 

[carouselvic]

not sure where you got that idea....or that 1974 date

 

[nightandthecity]

I sure hope he's right though! 1960s would be nice.....