Ebay Hats: Victories, Defeats, Gripes & Items of Interest

[Hurricane Jack]

I was wondering the same thing:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/381532839193?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT

Ditto.

 

[TheDane]

OCMH: Fantastic longhair Stetson Standard!

I was wondering the same thing:

To me that was anything but expensive. Unfortunately the seller didn't ship to DK

I too think the edge was felted. Does the imprint in the last picture say: "Mode Edge"(?) Hard to tell.

 

[Frunobulax]

OCMH: Fantastic longhair Stetson Standard!


To me that was anything but expensive. Unfortunately the seller didn't ship to DK

I too think the edge was felted. Does the imprint in the last picture say: "Mode Edge"(?) Hard to tell.

Heh. I guess that depends on risk vs. reward.

I just bought a new wallet. So now I have nothing to put in it!

 

[TheDane]

I just bought a new wallet. So now I have nothing to put in it!

That's exactly why I try not to use my head too much or too often. I could end up with nothing to put in my hats

 

[alanfgag]

It's a great hat with some fine details from the years preceding the second World War - fixed trolley button sewn to the hat, perforated and laced sweatband. I believe it is a mode-edge. A close cousin to my Imperial Stetson. In this size, rare as hen's teeth.

 

[Frunobulax]

It's a great hat with some fine details from the years preceding the second World War - fixed trolley button sewn to the hat, perforated and laced sweatband. I believe it is a mode-edge. A close cousin to my Imperial Stetson. In this size, rare as hen's teeth.

Alan, thank you for the link. That's a wonderful Imperial! Given the placement and lettering of "Mode Edge," that is probably what the last picture is showing (blurred).

Then that thread linked to another thread, so now I have that to read!

 

[moontheloon]

It's a great hat with some fine details from the years preceding the second World War - fixed trolley button sewn to the hat, perforated and laced sweatband. I believe it is a mode-edge. A close cousin to my Imperial Stetson. In this size, rare as hen's teeth.

rub it in Alan ... rub it in

 

[alanfgag]

Eat a good low fat diet. I bet another will appear during your lifetime. ;^)

 

[TheDane]

Eat a good low fat diet. I bet another will appear during your lifetime. ;^)

Looking forward to seeing more hens with decent dental-work

 

[Alexander Sommerset]

Alan, so you say that 1930s hat is a "mode edge"? When did Stetson start selling the mode edge? I have only seen it marked on 1950s era hats. But I don't know anything about the advertising. Did they advertise mode edge before the 50s?

 

[alanfgag]

The Imperial I referenced above was sold c.1940 and is marked mode edge. We will have to wait for a report on the recently sold Royal when the purchaser receives it. I do not have information on Stetson's advertisements for this feature - the Nothing But Stetson Ads thread might be worth a read. Here is a post I made comparing a number of different felted edge hats from different manufacturers in the Side By Side Hat Comparisons thread.

 

[carouselvic]

The re-enforced edge was filed for in 1931

 

[Brad Bowers]

The earliest advertisement and reference for the Mode Edge that I've found is from February 27, 1940. The Re-Enforced Edge that carouselvic mentioned is not a Cavanagh Edge, as it's a different method done when the felt is blown into the cone. I've never ascertained whether the Mode Edge/Selv-edge is a Cavanagh Edge or a Re-Enforced Edge, but I suspect it is a Cavanagh, because the need for dedicated cones is seems like a bad decision over the long term.

Brad
~The Hatted Professor

 

[alanfgag]

I had thought there was a trademark listing for mode-edge but can no longer find it. Selv-edge shows a first use in trade of March 1933.

 

[Brad Bowers]

Alan, I've never found a trademark registration for Mode Edge. The earlier Selv-Edge I'm confident is a Cavanagh felted edge, as it's used concurrently in marketing with the Re-Enforced Edge. After 1938 the Selv-Edge disappears from Stetson marketing, and in 1940 the Mode Edge appears. The Re-Enforced Edge disappears from marketing after 1936, so that's why I'm not certain as to exactly what the Mode Edge is; it could be either method. As mentioned before, Stetson revived the name Selv-Edge in 1956 for a standard overwelt on their lower-tier hats.

Brad
~The Hatted Professor

 

[Alexander Sommerset]

Thanks everyone for helping to clear that up (to the degree we can, anyway!). I was pretty sure there was no "mode edge" in the 1930s.

 

[alanfgag]

1938 and 1939 were quite close to 1940.

 

[Panadora]

Mint Royal De Luxe Stetsonian (early 50s if info is correct)?

 

[Frunobulax]

Mint Royal De Luxe Stetsonian (early 50s if info is correct)?

Good get.


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[Rick Blaine]

Fished from the 'bay, caught out of season.

I have a number of Shudde Bros. felts, but this'll be my first straw and it looks like a pip!