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It's a Boxed Set!

Mobile Vulgus

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Show us your hats paired with the proper hat box…

Even though it makes storing them an even bigger problem (takes even more room), I am a big fan of having a hat in its proper hat box. I think it is really cool to have a hat in the box it would have come in when new.

I have only a few like this, but I cherish them all…

1960s Borsalino from Henry the Hatter in Detroit

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Resistol

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Stetson Whippet

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Stetson Stratoliner, with pin, box and info sheet

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Mobile Vulgus

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Nice hats, nice boxes, MV. You have quite a collection there.

I wish I had more like that, but the truth is I store 99% of my hats in triple hat boxes (they are vintage, too, though) because I just don't have the room to store each hat in it's own separate box. I'd love to have my whole collection, each hat in it's own proper-to-the-era hat box. It's just not practical, though, unfortunately.
 
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fedoralover

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Stetson Twins in a double hat box

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Here's a set of twin Stetson Playboys that I got in a double stetson hat box. Same style of hat from the same store, just different colors.

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Mobile Vulgus

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Here's a set of twin Stetson Playboys that I got in a double stetson hat box. Same style of hat from the same store, just different colors.

fedoralover

Love the set! I have that model hat box, too. I've spaced it out so I can get three hats in it. 1 low crown hat and the rest higher.
 

jimmy the lid

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Here is the original box for a Stetson Amon Carter/Shady Oak 7X Clear Beaver Open Road. Hat had never been worn or creased. Dates to circa late 40's. These are the auction photos:

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And a shot of the creased lid (on a different, Stetson Christmas box):

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Chinaski

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JtL, I don't know how you found that Shady Oak (and I believe I read the thread when you originally posted) but again, that is an incredible lid...
 

jimmy the lid

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Thanks, guys. Monbla -- It's a Stetson Shady Oak Open Road. The "Shady Oaks" is the hat currently produced by Peters Brothers. (Just to keep this thread on track, any "Shady Oak" discussion is probably better accomplished in this thread. ;)

Cheers,
JtL
 

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