Derby, Western, Fedora...a Venerable Legend, THE Stetson 3X...BEFORE 1970!!!!

[Frunobulax]

Oh yeah! Nice find. I love the long hair finishes...my wife, not so much.


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Thanks, Brent. I found a Champ long-hair just a couple of months ago, now this. Before that, they eluded me.

 

[moehawk]

Sometimes you take a chance on a bad presentation and blurry photos on eBay and it pays off.

A full six-inch crown and a very generous three-inch brim. Nice wide brim binding on top, thinner on the bottom with the stitching showing off on the underside. Stars and stars; red size tag w/o block designation, orange re-order tag, and what may be the date stamped on the sweatband. Store marking - Lundstroms. No initials, etc. A 3X, of course.

We shall call this one the Huggy Bear.

When I received it, it had "hat hair."

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Cleaned up real nice, though. Great felt. Thick and of course, pettable.

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Nice score!
The felt finish looks a little longer-haired than my grey 3XBQ, and your brim just a touch wider. Mine is estimated at c. 1950, with a year or so wiggle room, so that 48 would fit right in as a date of manufacture.
I certainly hope your sweatband fares better than mine!

 

[Frunobulax]

Nice score!
The felt finish looks a little longer-haired than my grey 3XBQ, and your brim just a touch wider. Mine is estimated at c. 1950, with a year or so wiggle room, so that 48 would fit right in as a date of manufacture.
I certainly hope your sweatband fares better than mine!

Thanks, John. I had forgotten about yours.

 

[Dlaniger]

Sometimes you take a chance on a bad presentation and blurry photos on eBay and it pays off.

A full six-inch crown and a very generous three-inch brim. Nice wide brim binding on top, thinner on the bottom with the stitching showing off on the underside. Stars and stars; red size tag w/o block designation, orange re-order tag, and what may be the date stamped on the sweatband. Store marking - Lundstroms. No initials, etc. A 3X, of course.

We shall call this one the Huggy Bear.

When I received it, it had "hat hair."

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Cleaned up real nice, though. Great felt. Thick and of course, pettable.

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Very cool! Learn something everyday.


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[Frunobulax]

Very cool! Learn something everyday.


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Curious to find out what you learned. I'm kinda assuming you thought all 3Xs were Western or dress Western?

 

[Dlaniger]

Curious to find out what you learned. I'm kinda assuming you thought all 3Xs were Western or dress Western?

I thought 3X was a western hat period. Any Stetson #X in my mind was a cowboy hat. I never thought about the difference between dress western and regular western/cowboy hats. Your 3X has the appearance of a dress hat in the Whippet style. So I was a little confused with the designation of 3X for what I thought was a regular dress hat. I hope my circular answer makes sense. The bottom line is that I like your Stetson Dress Western 3X, and now I have a better understanding of the nuances of various western styles. You have expanded my hat horizons, LOL!

 

[BobHufford]

Guess I ought to drop this in the thread...

 

[Frunobulax]

I thought 3X was a western hat period. Any Stetson #X in my mind was a cowboy hat. I never thought about the difference between dress western and regular western/cowboy hats. Your 3X has the appearance of a dress hat in the Whippet style. So I was a little confused with the designation of 3X for what I thought was a regular dress hat. I hope my circular answer makes sense. The bottom line is that I like your Stetson Dress Western 3X, and now I have a better understanding of the nuances of various western styles. You have expanded my hat horizons, LOL!

Reggie, this is a dress hat. Nothing Western about it. The 3X was/is a quality designation, not just reserved for Westerns.

 

[Dlaniger]

Reggie, this is a dress hat. Nothing Western about it. The 3X was/is a quality designation, not just reserved for Westerns.

Ok, I have got it. 3X = Quality, not only for a specific style. Thank you for the clarification.

 

[Frunobulax]

Ok, I have got it. 3X = Quality, not only for a specific style. Thank you for the clarification.

Sorry if I wasn't clear previously.

 

[M Hatman]

Guess I ought to drop this in the thread...

And what a NICE drop in!!!!! Great Hat!!!!!

 

[Dlaniger]

Sorry if I wasn't clear previously.

Yeah, it's funny. I knew 3X was quality, but since so many guys post vintage western-style hats with all the X's, I just assumed western. I admire and appreciate western hats; however, they are just not on my general radar. I always had trouble hitting the curveball.

 

[Dlaniger]

Guess I ought to drop this in the thread...

That's a handsome hat, Bob. As you know I have a thing for long hair finishes.

 

[M Hatman]

Yeah, it's funny. I knew 3X was quality, but since so many guys post vintage western-style hats with all the X's, I just assumed western. I admire and appreciate western hats; however, they are just not on my general radar. I always had trouble hitting the curveball.

Just look through this thread......there are some great examples of OTHER than westerns........
I will say...I like them ALL........westerns included!!

 

[Dlaniger]

Just look through this thread......there are some great examples of OTHER than westerns........
I will say...I like them ALL........westerns included!!

Great! Will do. Thanks.


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[Bamaboots]

 

[Frunobulax]

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Like, Like, Like!

 

[Dlaniger]

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An avalanche of 3X Stetsons! Really nice, Greg. The American Royal is pretty cool looking. 3 inch Brim?


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[Bamaboots]

An avalanche of 3X Stetsons! Really nice, Greg. The American Royal is pretty cool looking. 3 inch Brim?


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Thanks, Reggie. It’s 3 1/2. I hoped you might appreciate some different examples.

 

[Dlaniger]

Thanks, Reggie. It’s 3 1/2. I hoped you might appreciate some different examples.

Long Brim. Yes, Thanks for posting them. I'm broadening my horizons.