HATS WITH HISTORY

[carouselvic]

A Pair Of Stetson Owned Stetsons

 

[Chepstow]

Vic, great find! Awesome crown on the first one!

 

[TomS]

Stetson owned Stetsons... that's cool!

 

[singlechange]

Resistol Western With Rodeo Hall of Fame

My first and one and only western hat that I stumbled upon during my birthday weekend on Ebay. The Resistol leather sweatband says "DESIGNED BY Harry Rolnick for CY TAILLON." Taillon was a legendary voice of the rodeo in the 1940's til the 1970's, rodeo's Walter Cronkite, and was even inducted into the Cowboy Hall of Fame. The seller came across the Resistol in a Goodwill Store. The color is a medium gray slightly tinged with blue. The sweatband is unreeded. Underneath the leather band is a green bordered white paper reorder tag that says Garland, Texas. Maybe someone on the forum can date it better but perhaps it is from the 1950's because of the clear plastic liner protector. Brim is 3 1/2 inches, Crown 5 inches. The felt is thick and feels soft, dense and to me remarkable. I have a 1960's Stetson Clear Beaver 7X "Fifty" and the Resistol felt almost feels as good. It's a keeper for me.

 

[carouselvic]

Guy Weadick...founder of the Calgary Stampede in 1912

http://www.cbc.ca/archives/categori...ritage/the-birth-of-the-calgary-stampede.html

 

[Landman]

LBJ Resistol

I've had this one for awhile but forgot to post it here. This is a Wide Country 3X Beaver made by Resistol for President Lyndon B. Johnson.

Chepstow has a similar hat given to a German politician. I believe his sweatband is a little different but I'm not certain because his pictures aren't loading for me this morning. I'm not sure if the problem is on my end or his picture links.

 

[Chepstow]

A nice one Mike. Congrats to that piece of History!



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[kidroyal]

Wow! Love the Resistol made for LBJ. Beautiful!

 

[Blackthorn]

So cool, Landman! That hat is priceless!

 

[fedoracentric]

Wow! Love the Resistol made for LBJ. Beautiful!

Well, to be clear it was made for LBJ to give away to guests, not for him to wear. LBJ gave away a ton of these when he was Prez.

 

[Chepstow]

This is my LBJ hat, Mike.

 

[rclark]

Manfred, that hat is incredible! Very nice.

 

[fedoracentric]

This is my LBJ hat, Mike.

Hey, you got a 7Xer. Those must not be as plentiful. I've seen several like the other one posted previous, but that is the first LBJ 7Xer I've seen.

 

[Landman]

Manfred, thanks for posting yours again. Great hat!

 

[Chepstow]

Manfred, that hat is incredible! Very nice.

Hey, you got a 7Xer. Those must not be as plentiful. I've seen several like the other one posted previous, but that is the first LBJ 7Xer I've seen.

Manfred, thanks for posting yours again. Great hat!

Thank you guys. I think 7x because it was for a high-ranking German politician!
That is Felix von Eckardt

 

[seabass]

Manfred & Mike
both fine Resistols & worthy of you 2 just as much as their past owners...
wear em with pride !

 

[Chepstow]

Thanks Che!

 

[Rick Blaine]

"HANDSOME! Is that a ten-gallon hat on your lap or are you just enjoying the show?"



I just got this hat, seen here, in 1957 on the head of Mr. Sonny Rollins

one of the most acclaimed & accomplished Sax players Jazz has ever produced, behind only 'trane & Bird (& arguably Lester Young) & is, by virtue of having not yet died, currently regarded as the greatest living saxophonist.



Cool enough already, right? (to a nerd like me)

Nice hat, stellar provenance & so on, but, just as significant & interesting (& important & exciting) is that- Photographer William Claxton, who took the cover photo of Sonny Rollins in cowboy attire in a desert setting, confirms that Mel Brooks got the inspiration for his film Blazing Saddles from this striking image!

Whatta' ya' know? I am tickled pink. Mr. Claxton has since died, but Rollins & Brooks push on, well into their eighties.
The question being, how can I get this signed???
Well even with no autographs, a great piece of ephemera or Americana from 2o'th century film & Jazz.
And 'til I get my herd up to over 1000 head, I wouldn't feel right wearing this much. Unless elected Sheriff I suppose.

 

[Lotsahats]

What a story, Rick!

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[carouselvic]

This hat is not the hat on the record.