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1950's Stetson No. 1 Quality Western.
Wow! I really like the contrast. Good get Jack.
1950's Stetson No. 1 Quality Western.
1950's Stetson No. 1 Quality Western.
3" BE brim x 6" Open Crown, 3-cord ribbon. Nice Fawn color.
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Block #52. Just a quick dry crease by hand. Needs some more brushing & straightening up first.
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More tag pics when I figure out the appropriate thread.
Stetson 7X CB. My first attempt at a Bowen crease. Have to have a better look at his again. I will improve it when I get home.
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The crown of this one feels... I don't know how to say it, except to say it is clearly superior to my Optimo Silverbelly. Nice, thick, supple, "fresh", or "cool", to the touch, somehow, luxurious.Fantastic Stetson, Max! I remember when you first asked about vintage felts, I said an old clear beaver might match up to your Optimo. How do you find it now that you have two such exemplary hats in your collection?
Maybe someone can rent one of these to me for a half-hour? Sort of like a "callhat"?The crown of this one feels... I don't know how to say it, except to say it is clearly superior to my Optimo Silverbelly. Nice, thick, supple, "fresh", or "cool", to the touch, somehow, luxiorious.
The brim, because of its width, has stiffeners. It feels like my "El Presidente", like cardboard, almost, except that if you rub the 7X with index and thumb it feels velvety, softer, "pettable".
I bought this hat because Bowen recommended it, and he was right. Now I need the Knox and Dobbs forty, which he says are the epitome of "molds like clay", and I will be complete in respect to the feeling I want to experience with my own hands in felts.
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1950's Stetson No. 1 Quality Western.
3" BE brim x 6" Open Crown, 3-cord ribbon. Nice Fawn color.
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Block #52. Just a quick dry crease by hand. Needs some more brushing & straightening up first.
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More tag pics when I figure out the appropriate thread.
Thanks Jim. I intend to crease it back as original. Glad it's not SB, I really like the color & contrast ribbon & binding.That's purty.
Thanks Jim. I intend to crease it back as original. Glad it's not SB, I really like the color & contrast ribbon & binding.
Looks great! I really like the Taupe Fawn color, and the cattleman crease.Akubra Camp Draft in Taupe Fawn
That Taupe Fawn looks so good, don't know why I haven't gotten one yet. That crease is spot on!
1950's Stetson No. 1 Quality Western.
3" BE brim x 6" Open Crown, 3-cord ribbon. Nice Fawn color.
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Block #52. Just a quick dry crease by hand. Needs some more brushing & straightening up first.
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More tag pics when I figure out the appropriate thread.
You never know what it will do over time. On my 1989 Rand the ribbon hasn't changed all that much but the binding has.The colors are what nails it. I think the patina on the grosgrain probably makes it look even nicer than when it was new.
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