Stetson Flagship

[delectans]

Dazzling hats both, Eric! Look forward to seeing you wearing them more come Autumn.

That is beautiful, SBG. Now tell me what that black one is in the first pic! I love the combination of black with copper/brown trim.

Jeff, that fantastic lid is his recently acquired Cavanagh.

 

[Short Balding Guy]

Alex, Bowlerman, GTD, Al; Thanks for letting me share my "squadron." The hats are really quite different beasts aren't they. Eric -

 

[furfeltfettish]

Thanks to you guys for all the great Flagships! I have never seen this illusive lid on ebay and wondered if it was like bigfoot--just talked about with insubstantial documentation. But the pics proove it and the boxs are delightful! I recently sold a Krofut & Knapp hat in chocolate brown--late 40s my guess--that was nearly identical

 

[Purplesage]

Stetson Royal Deluxe Flagship

I think this is an early 40s model but I'm not sure. 2 1/2" underwelt brim; 5 3/4" open crown; 7/8 grosgrain Gibbon; unreeded sweatband and embroidered liner tip. The hat is sort of tan but has mauve undertones.

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[TheDane]

I think this is an early 40s model but I'm not sure.

The embroidered liner and the sweat (not only that it is unreeded) also point me toward the early 40s. As far as I know, Stetson only used petersham ribbon on the earliest Flagships - but I may be wrong on this count, though

 

[Purplesage]

Didn't know about the petersham ribbon.

 

[TheDane]

Well, Flagship was introduced in 1946, so that's the earliest it can be made. I still think, that only the first Flagships had a petersham ribbon - the first year or two

 

[moehawk]

Hey all!
I'm usually not one to quickly hit the "Buy" button. I will contact sellers, ask questions about condition, hem and haw over whether I really want the hat that badly, and then wimble for a while longer before bidding or BINing. I've lost out on a few nice lids this way. Not so in this case. It took me as long as I needed to read the Etsy listing and look at the pics for the decision to be made. Good price and free shipping helped! It arrived yesterday afternoon.

Enough words.

OK, a few more words.
The stamps and stuff:

Liner and tags:

It was a big 7 1/8, an easy sizing up to fit. Clean, but a little musty smell. It got a naptha bath, big improvement.
Leather is soft, supple and the stitching is good. No mothing that I have noticed.
Love the brim treatment. 5 1/4" crown, 2 5/8" brim. 129 g. fiber per serving.
Any guesses on the name of the color? Oatmeal comes to mind.
I can see now why the folks lucky enough to find one of these old beauties love them so much.

 

[moehawk]

Oops, sorry for the double posted pic of the sweat stamp.

 

[moontheloon]

great snag moe... really wonderful piece you have there

that's a special one ... wear it in good health

 

[Frunobulax]

... I will contact sellers, ask questions about condition, hem and haw over whether I really want the hat that badly, and then wimble for a while longer before bidding or BINing. ..

.

LOL. I get funny looks when I use that term. Even though it's a perfectly cromulent word.

But to be pedantic, it's wemble, not wimble.

 

[moehawk]

great snag moe... really wonderful piece you have there

that's a special one ... wear it in good health

Thanks, moon! I certainly will!

 

[moehawk]

LOL. I get funny looks when I use that term. Even though it's a perfectly cromulent word.

But to be pedantic, it's wemble, not wimble.

And all these years I was spelling Wembley Fraggle's name wrong! D'oh!

 

[RJR]

Hey all!
I'm usually not one to quickly hit the "Buy" button. I will contact sellers, ask questions about condition, hem and haw over whether I really want the hat that badly, and then wimble for a while longer before bidding or BINing. I've lost out on a few nice lids this way. Not so in this case. It took me as long as I needed to read the Etsy listing and look at the pics for the decision to be made. Good price and free shipping helped! It arrived yesterday afternoon.

Enough words.

OK, a few more words.
The stamps and stuff:

Liner and tags:

It was a big 7 1/8, an easy sizing up to fit. Clean, but a little musty smell. It got a naptha bath, big improvement.
Leather is soft, supple and the stitching is good. No mothing that I have noticed.
Love the brim treatment. 5 1/4" crown, 2 5/8" brim. 129 g. fiber per serving.
Any guesses on the name of the color? Oatmeal comes to mind.
I can see now why the folks lucky enough to find one of these old beauties love them so much.

Nice catch!

 

[moehawk]

Thanks, RJR!

 

[moontheloon]

just putting these two in their proper place

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[Uhu]

Outstanding, Moon! In an era where every Stetson was solid, superior quality and style, it must have been difficult for Stetsons designers to produce a hat that stood out as a flagship item, but they did. Your examples, and Mo's above, are amazing. Style, rarity, condition, box, these have everything going for them. BTW, what is the width of the ribbons? It appears they vary.

 

[moontheloon]

Outstanding, Moon! In an era where every Stetson was solid, superior quality and style, it must have been difficult for Stetsons designers to produce a hat that stood out as a flagship item, but they did. Your examples, and Mo's above, are amazing. Style, rarity, condition, box, these have everything going for them. BTW, what is the width of the ribbons? It appears they vary.

Thank you sir
...and Flagship ribbons definitely do vary as do the edge treatments.
I'll measure and get back to you


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[40Cal]

just putting these two in their proper place

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Both are Outstanding examples of the Flagship, Anthony. That second one takes the cake tho! Wow!

 

[Redfokker]

Both are Outstanding examples of the Flagship, Anthony. That second one takes the cake tho! Wow!

You are an example to us all! The differences between these two stellar Stetsons is a study in top tier hats of the era. I love them both so much.