Pre 1940s Stetson Westerns

[MikeinRome]

As badly as I wanted the Stetson hat box to go with my Tom Mix, (which was REAL bad), I would have had to bid $1800 to get the box and hope it didn't get bid up any more, so I had to give up trying.

 

[MikeinRome]

Stetson No. 1 Quality. Brim is 3 1/2 inches with curl, 4 inches originally. Has 7 inch open crown. Dates about late 1920's. It was owned by Warren W Joy who lived in Denver and was born ca. 1895 in Iowa. The hat was sold at the Selfridge Men's Wear store, in Denver, owned by Charles Francis Selfridge, born 1870 in Cedar Rapids Iowa.

 

[RossRYoung]

Stetson No. 1 Quality. Brim is 3 1/2 inches with curl, 4 inches originally. Has 7 inch open crown. Dates about late 1920's. It was owned by Warren W Joy who lived in Denver and was born ca. 1895 in Iowa. The hat was sold at the Selfridge Men's Wear store, in Denver, owned by Charles Francis Selfridge, born 1870 in Cedar Rapids Iowa.

A fantastic specimen Mike! Would you say this is the cleanest example of your pre 40s Stetson westerns? A real stunner, congrats!

 

[MikeinRome]

A fantastic specimen Mike! Would you say this is the cleanest example of your pre 40s Stetson westerns? A real stunner, congrats!

Thanks, Ross! Offhand, I think my Tom Mix is the champion of these hats. But this one here is among top handful or so of early Stetson Westerns that I have, despite some mothing on it. If I rated them by Best Great Hat for the Price, this one wouldn't be considered a bargain hat by any means. Probably the best I have in that category would be my Boss Raw Edge Kettle Finish Real Nutria, which was only about half the price of this No. 1 Quality hat.

 

[MikeinRome]

Early 1930's Stetson No. 1 Quality. Brim is 3 1/2 inches with curl, 4 inches before. Open crown is 6 3/4 inches. Made for the Stockman-Farmer Supply Co of Denver. Stetson Lot Number 6451. There's no regular Stetson mfg tag, but has a brown reorder tag. The liner of the hat may have very faint writing, etc, but I'd have to remove the liner and examine it under a lamp to be sure or make out details. Phillip Miller formed Stockman-Farmer Supply and later formed Miller-Stockman. He also founded Miller Fine Hats of Denver Colo.

 

[MikeinRome]

Early 1930's Stetson No. 1 Quality. Brim is 3 1/2 inches with curl, 4 inches before. Open crown is 6 3/4 inches. Made for the Stockman-Farmer Supply Co of Denver. Stetson Lot Number 6451. There's no regular Stetson mfg tag, but has a brown reorder tag. The liner of the hat may have very faint writing, etc, but I'd have to remove the liner and examine it under a lamp to be sure or make out details. Phillip Miller formed Stockman-Farmer Supply and later formed Miller-Stockman. He also founded Miller Fine Hats of Denver Colo.

A couple more photos of the hat.