Join "The Fray"

[Desert dog]

View attachment 103901 Greetings All:
Requesting permission to “Join the Fray” with this ol dog. She’s seen some action and i love her character all be it dirty er than dirt! I love her top!! “Brim’s already Up for Bob”!!. Boss Raw Edge. Old!!
Be well. Bowen

Very cool, if only hats could talk.

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[AbbaDatDeHat]

Wow. How about some detail shots of the innards? This place is an archive of the history of these old hats, kind of an online museum.

Greetings All:
Thanks for the kind words. I’ll try not to let it go to my head.....only my hat!
Yeah Red i’ll get on that soon as i figure out how to do multiple pics in one post. I keep getting file to big errors when more than one pic. Not sure how to “resize” a pic on my iPhone hence all the “horizontal” posts. I’ll get it.
Be well. Bowen
PS: if someone wants to give me a “how to” inservice PM me. Thanks B.

 

[hatophile]

View attachment 103901 Greetings All:
Requesting permission to “Join the Fray” with this ol dog. She’s seen some action and i love her character all be it dirty er than dirt! I love her top!! “Brim’s already Up for Bob”!!. Boss Raw Edge. Old!!
Be well. Bowen

That's a dandy!

 

[AbbaDatDeHat]

Wow. How about some detail shots of the innards? This place is an archive of the history of these old hats, kind of an online museum.

Greetings All:
Hey Red, i think i figured out multiple pics so here goes.
These are sad shape “before” pics. I need to treat the sweat before i turn it for tags (maybe). It’s filthy but amazingly comfy soft to wear. I’d give it a gas bath but i’m afraid i’d loose it’s crown shape and crease which i think is outfriggingstanding!! We’ll see.
Be well. Bowen

 

[Redfokker]

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Greetings All:
Hey Red, i think i figured out multiple pics so here goes.
These are sad shape “before” pics. I need to treat the sweat before i turn it for tags (maybe). It’s filthy but amazingly comfy soft to wear. I’d give it a gas bath but i’m afraid i’d loose it’s crown shape and crease which i think is outfriggingstanding!! We’ll see.
Be well. Bowen

Boy, this one is a piece of history. A thorough brushing might be all you want to do here. How intact is the felt? Looks pretty good for it's age.

 

[AbbaDatDeHat]

Boy, this one is a piece of history. A thorough brushing might be all you want to do here. How intact is the felt? Looks pretty good for it's age.

Hey Red:
The felt is without flaw, soft and pliable (moldable). None of my other hats, as pliable as some are, come close to acting the way this one does. I can bend the brim any which way and it stays. I can even roll it up and it stays. How bout a 4 curl brim? Just took bout 10 secs for this one. Kinda fun hat! B
Edit: 10 mins later....still there!!! Crazy!! B

 

[splintercellsz]

I have owned this one for some time, and can't believe i never posted it.

 

[AbbaDatDeHat]

I have owned this one for some time, and can't believe i never posted it.

Yeah baby!!
B

 

[splintercellsz]

Yeah baby!!
B

thats how i feel about yours. haha

 

[Bamaboots]

thats how i feel about yours. haha

Several of us have "essentially" the same hat. Color, dimensions, ribbon and bow work, though my Fray sweat bears no markings of a model. Only that it's made by JBS in Philidelphia.

 

[AbbaDatDeHat]

Several of us have "essentially" the same hat. Color, dimensions, ribbon and bow work, though my Fray sweat bears no markings of a model. Only that it's made by JBS in Philidelphia.

Hey Bama:
Your’s, the one i always had to take a nitro for, (kidding of course) was the reason i took a chance and went all in on mine. I’m elated i did. You are very right, several of us are very fortunate to have such gems.
Be well. Bowen

 

[Redfokker]

Bump. This thread is a good read. Going back to satiate my quest for the origin of "the Fray", I see that Alan was right about this thread. I still will welcome new members to "the Fray", but I now know more of the Stetson meaning of the term.

 

[Hurricane Jack]

Auction pics of a well worn Boss of the Plains.

 

[Tonio]

John B Stetson, Clear Nutria with "The Fray" sweatband stamp.

 

[splintercellsz]

John B Stetson, Clear Nutria with "The Fray" sweatband stamp.

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that's different

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[alanfgag]

John B Stetson, Clear Nutria with "The Fray" sweatband stamp.

That's incredible Tonio... a very old hat in pristine condition. This one has the same imprint in silver foil as the old cowboy hat I posted in the WHAYWT thread the other day. Makes the second example of this mark that I have seen. Fabulous!

 

[MikeinRome]

Stetson Boss Raw Edge The Fray, which arrived today. Open crown is 5 1/2 inches, brim is 2 1/2, would be 3 or so before curl was done. Store emblem done in silver foil. I'm guessing this hat dates about 1907 because a Boss of the Plains that's 3 Lot numbers before my hat has a 1907 inscription. The eBay seller, who's in or near Springfield, Ohio, said they'd bought this hat from a local history museum. The back of sweatband says "Kettle" as in Kettle Finish, but the Boss Raw Edge logo doesn't include the words Kettle Finish like some sweatband logos have on other hats.

 

[MikeinRome]

A 1903 ad talking about the Boss Raw Edge with Kettle Finish. This ad was on Ask a Question, Get an Answer. The ad says these were the highest grade hats in the World.

 

[AbbaDatDeHat]

Stetson Boss Raw Edge The Fray, which arrived today. Open crown is 5 1/2 inches, brim is 2 1/2, would be 3 or so before curl was done. Store emblem done in silver foil. I'm guessing this hat dates about 1907 because a Boss of the Plains that's 3 Lot numbers before my hat has a 1907 inscription. The eBay seller, who's in or near Springfield, Ohio, said they'd bought this hat from a local history museum. The back of sweatband says "Kettle" as in Kettle Finish, but the Boss Raw Edge logo doesn't include the words Kettle Finish like some sweatband logos have on other hats.

Exceptional hat. Wonderful condition.
Bet you are happy happy.
Love it!!
B

 

[MikeinRome]

Exceptional hat. Wonderful condition.
Bet you are happy happy.
Love it!!
B

Appreciate it. Yes, I feel very fortunate to be a caretaker or steward of this fine fedora for a while.