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Nice ones Rick and PS.
Very handsome sweat embossment.
Neither do I. Must search how the new 30x hats are printed in the sweatband. Can´t figure how old this can be.Wow, Joao. Hopefully you can repair the sweat. I have never seen a sweat that had thirty Xs on it, opposed to "30X". Interesting.
It looks repairable Joao - good luck.
The leather looks nice and undamaged. Don't know how the reed(?) is, as I must remove the glue first.Joao : It seems like the leather is reasonable healthy, and it's "only" the thread, that broke. You should be able to stop the unraveling and sew the leather back to the reed-tape. Best of luck.
Alan I looked for the lot number and there is no sign of one unless it's under the price tag, which I doubt. I own quite a few 40s and older Stetsons and I have yet to find a lot number on any of them.
Stetson Medalist Eagle, I just couldn't pass this one up. The hat has a 2 1/2" raw edge brim with a 4 3/4" crown as shown. The crown is wrapped in a 1 3/4" grosgrain ribbon. Vivid gold color on Stetson liner logo. The original $7.50 price tag is glued to the back of the sweatband along with the hat color but I can't read the writing. The Vita Felt is super soft. My guess is the hat dates to around 1942 when the Eagle was first introduced. The following info was provided by Brad Bowers in the Stetson Medalist History thread: http://www.thefedoralounge.com/showthread.php?32439-Stetson-Medalist-History
Stetson Medalist
First used June 23, 1938, Filed July 6, 1938
Stetson Eagle
First used March 26, 1942, Filed March 28, 1942
Vita-Felt
First used July 30, 1940, Filed August 8, 1940.