Want to buy or sell something? Check the classifieds
  • The Fedora Lounge is supported in part by commission earning affiliate links sitewide. Please support us by using them. You may learn more here.

Stetson Quality Experiment "Think Tank"

jonbuilder

My Mail is Forwarded Here
Messages
3,563
Location
Grass Valley CA Foothills
For related musings, you may want to check out this thread (which includes that same passage from "The Cowboy at Work"). Unfortunately, I'm not sure how much that thread actually "clears" things up. :rolleyes:

Here's a related ad that also offers a glimpse of quality grades in Stetson western lids, based on price:

1955BossofthePlains.jpg


Prices.jpg


To address something Lefty said above -- I have always wondered what it was about the Stetson 100 that actually commanded double the price of a 7X Clear Beaver. I have a Stetson 100 -- it is a beautiful lid. But twice the price ? Hmmmmm....

Cheers,
JtL
Any ideas on the date of this add?
 

carouselvic

I'll Lock Up
Messages
4,981
Location
Kansas
Vic, did the 100's end mid 60's?
Western Ranch Outfitters still offered a "100" in their 77-78 catalogue for $110.00...also a 7X for $65.00 for a "Rancher" style western. The Open Road was still at $100.00 for the 100 and $55.00 for a 7X and $30.00 for a 3X. The 1981 catalogue shows three Open Road qualities a 10X for $125.00, a 6X for $75.00 and a 4X for $45.00. The Rancher model was offered as a 10X for $135.00, 7X for $90.00 and a 4X for $60.00.
 

Rmccamey

I'll Lock Up
Messages
5,818
Location
Central Texas
Yes, my bad. Must have been 51 with some discussion about a 48 or 49 model but nobody could find evidence of a 100 that early.

Sorry.
 

Tukwila

My Mail is Forwarded Here
Messages
3,382
Location
SW of Antifa Central (PDX)
I have a 5X western with the 70s? size tag that reads 7-3/8 Long Oval (no 59cm designation listed yet).

It's got a fairly stiff brim but malleable crown. Not as big as a Rancher but a smidge larger than an OR, and no ribbon/brim binding.

Not sure where this 5X falls in the lineup...
 

Forum statistics

Threads
109,009
Messages
3,072,610
Members
54,037
Latest member
GloriaJama
Top