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

[M Hatman]

I just realized I have an early 1900s bowler with the old beaver-holding-up-the rectangle crest! And I wear it
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AWESOME ADDITION!!!! We needed a bowler!!!! BTW did the girl come with the hat...or was that because the hat is sooooooo cool it attracted the girl?!?!?!?!?!?!?
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[Just Daniel]

I found the girl under the hat

AWESOME ADDITION!!!! We needed a bowler!!!! BTW did the girl come with the hat...or was that because the hat is sooooooo cool it attracted the girl?!?!?!?!?!?!?
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[M Hatman]

Ok, here is another of mine. This came with the box shown......3 inch brim, 6+ inch crown thin ribbon......very thin.......not sure of the model name. I am guessing right about 1959-1960. Still has that beautiful embroidered "Last Drop" liner, a 2 inch sweat....but re-introduces the standing beaver rectangle logo from the 30's. The debossing is deep and sharp.....very well done, as is the gold. Much cleaner with more detail than my mid-60's 3X with the same logo. Sweat is backed by the onion-skin protector. Felt is real nice in the common silver-belly color, but none of the super fine feel or look of my Longhorn made almost 10 years earlier.
Still a nice hat, with that tall crown I was inspired by bamaboots and went for a deep center dent with fore and aft pinches rather than the common "cattleman" crease it came with. This is actually a crease I have on two other hats, one a new production premier Stratoliner. I also dropped the brim sides down, slightly up in back, down in front....I think it now sort of resembles a late 19th century campaign hat.......I am pleased with the results and It will get some good head time now. The first two pictures are the hat as it came to me......the rest are now.
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[AbbaDatDeHat]

Ok, here is another of mine. This came with the box shown......3 inch brim, 6 inch crown thin ribbon......very thin.......not sure of the model name. I am guessing right about 1959-1960. Still has that beautiful embroidered "Last Drop" liner, a 2 inch sweat....but re-introduces the standing beaver rectangle logo from the 30's. The debossing is deep and sharp.....very well done, as is the gold. Much cleaner with more detail than my mid-60's 3X with the same logo. Sweat is backed by the onion-skin protector. Felt is real nice in the common silver-belly color, but none of the super fine feel or look of my Longhorn made almost 10 years earlier.
Still a nice hat, with that tall crown I was inspired by bramaboots and went for a deep center dent with fore and aft pinches rather than the common "cattleman" crease it came with. This is actually a crease I have on two other hats, one a new production premier Stratoliner. I also dropped the brim sides down, slightly up in back, down in front....I think it now sort of resembles a late 19th century campaign hat.......I am pleased with the results and It will get some good head time now. The first two pictures are the hat as it came to me......the rest are now.
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Exceptional!!
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[M Hatman]

Exceptional!!
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Thank you!
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EDIT There have been several exceptional hats contributed to this thread.....

 

[RJR]

I found the girl under the hat

 

[RJR]

Ok, here is another of mine. This came with the box shown......3 inch brim, 6 inch crown thin ribbon......very thin.......not sure of the model name. I am guessing right about 1959-1960. Still has that beautiful embroidered "Last Drop" liner, a 2 inch sweat....but re-introduces the standing beaver rectangle logo from the 30's. The debossing is deep and sharp.....very well done, as is the gold. Much cleaner with more detail than my mid-60's 3X with the same logo. Sweat is backed by the onion-skin protector. Felt is real nice in the common silver-belly color, but none of the super fine feel or look of my Longhorn made almost 10 years earlier.
Still a nice hat, with that tall crown I was inspired by bamaboots and went for a deep center dent with fore and aft pinches rather than the common "cattleman" crease it came with. This is actually a crease I have on two other hats, one a new production premier Stratoliner. I also dropped the brim sides down, slightly up in back, down in front....I think it now sort of resembles a late 19th century campaign hat.......I am pleased with the results and It will get some good head time now. The first two pictures are the hat as it came to me......the rest are now.
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Good looking,the new crease is unique.

 

[M Hatman]

Here is one passing threw my hands soon on it's way to Steur in Holland......a Stetson 3X with mode edge. Solid 50's hat, wonderful felt in a light blue/grey.....
Wanted to record it here as ONCE mine as I am unlikely to find one in my size.....
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[M Hatman]

Here is a 50's Stetson 3X Open Road clone (they actually made MANY such hats some named other names, some just sold as their famous 3X quality). Came to me without a liner, I found this correct period liner to replace........(love these colorful 3X liners).
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[M Hatman]

Here is a 60's Stetson "Derringer" commissioned and sold by Eddie Bauer. Came with the cool flintlock derringer pin that I promptly removed. Came to me unworn but ill stored as it was/is pretty mothie! Felt is ok, but really hard to tell as it is very western stiff. But makes a good work hat.......which I have been wearing a while.
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[M Hatman]

Here is a late 40's Stetson 3X labeled "the Silver Spur" not sure if model named or more likely commisioned or stamped for a Special Event........6 inch crown, 2 3/4 raw edge brim. I like the flange to the brim a lot! Pleased to find this in my size!! Onionskin behind the generous 2" sweat.....
I left the front ribbon end tucked as found......
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[Desert dog]

Here is a late 40's Stetson 3X labeled "the Silver Spur" not sure if model named or more likely commisioned or stamped for a Special Event........6 inch crown, 2 3/4 raw edge brim. I like the flange to the brim a lot! Pleased to find this in my size!! Onionskin behind the generous 2" sweat.....
I left the front ribbon end tucked as found......
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Outstanding! That is a beauty!

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[BobHufford]

Nice additions Mark (@M Hatman )! I've found advertisements for the Derringer from 1968 - 1974 (I have the straw version). Let me know if you would like to part with that pin.

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This is a 3X I picked up last year. A lucky find for $13.

 

[Robieman]

Just found this thread. I had posted these pics yesterday on other threads, but thought it might be good to put them here also. A 1953 (going by the store price tag) 3x no name Stetson.

 

[Bamaboots]

"the Silver Spur"

That's a great hat, Mark.

 

[JessieJames]

I don't have photos of me with the hat (I keep forgetting when I have it on) but I got a beautiful mid grey OR Stetson 3X from the 50s from Bowen and it's so so soft and beautiful I love it!! I was surprised because my first hat here was the Stetson 7x OR silverbelly (I started my hat collecting quite strong lol) and then I got the 3x and thought well 7 is better than 3, so they are definitely different, one feels to be of western weight the other more a dress weight but I love them both in different ways, both for softness, color, and the brim length is slightly different.

 

[deadlyhandsome]

Here is a late 40's Stetson 3X labeled "the Silver Spur" not sure if model named or more likely commisioned or stamped for a Special Event........6 inch crown, 2 3/4 raw edge brim. I like the flange to the brim a lot! Pleased to find this in my size!! Onionskin behind the generous 2" sweat.....
I left the front ribbon end tucked as found......
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Some great hats, Mark. That Silver Spur checks all the boxes; something special there. Thanks for sharing.


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[deadlyhandsome]

Nice additions Mark (@M Hatman )! I've found advertisements for the Derringer from 1968 - 1974 (I have the straw version). Let me know if you would like to part with that pin.

1968:
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This is a 3X I picked up last year. A lucky find for $13.

That’s some luck! Did you stop on your way home and buy a lottery ticket?


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[deadlyhandsome]

I don't have photos of me with the hat (I keep forgetting when I have it on) but I got a beautiful mid grey OR Stetson 3X from the 50s from Bowen and it's so so soft and beautiful I love it!! I was surprised because my first hat here was the Stetson 7x OR silverbelly (I started my hat collecting quite strong lol) and then I got the 3x and thought well 7 is better than 3, so they are definitely different, one feels to be of western weight the other more a dress weight but I love them both in different ways, both for softness, color, and the brim length is slightly different.

Being used to dress weight hats, I was a bit disappointed when I bought a 7XCB. I just didn’t immediately warm to it. The longer I’ve had it the more I’ve come to love it. It’s now one of my very favorites.

Safe to say that anything that comes from Alan or Bowen is going to be something special.


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[M Hatman]

Nice additions Mark (@M Hatman )! I've found advertisements for the Derringer from 1968 - 1974 (I have the straw version). Let me know if you would like to part with that pin.

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This is a 3X I picked up last year. A lucky find for $13.

WOW Bob...deal of the century!!! I would love an OR style 3X like that!!
As for the pin.....I will keep my eye out for another for you....I have a place where I keep all my unused hat pins....
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