Stetson Sweat Stamps/ LOT XXXX

[splintercellsz]

lot 5743

 

[splintercellsz]

1930s Stetson Standard Quality Crush Weight

LOT 7358

 

[splintercellsz]

1930s Stetson Standard Quality Zephyr Weight

LOT 358 (or could it be 7358 like the one above)?

 

[alanfgag]

1930s Stetson Standard Quality Zephyr Weight

LOT 358 (or could it be 7358 like the one above)?

Yes, I think 7358. Great additions!

 

[splintercellsz]

So here's my thoughts, is it possible that the lot number isn't for the sweat bands?

We've seen the old Stetson invoices or slips that companies would use to order hats from Stetson. Could the lot number pertain to those invoices; so if Eakle ordered 50 hats from Stetson in a variety of colors and finishes on one invoice, could that be why these match up, even though they are different finishes & weights?

 

[splintercellsz]

1930s Stetson Standard Quality "Zephyr Weight"

Lot 7358 (same as the other three Stetsons from the Eakle location)

 

[splintercellsz]

1930s

lot 7829

 

[splintercellsz]

1930s Zephyr Weight w/ reinforced edge and a Bon Ton Ivy sweatband system

LOT 686 (?)

*NOT MINE

 

[splintercellsz]

1900s "Extra Light Weight"

LOT 5649

 

[alanfgag]

So here's my thoughts, is it possible that the lot number isn't for the sweat bands?

We've seen the old Stetson invoices or slips that companies would use to order hats from Stetson. Could the lot number pertain to those invoices; so if Eakle ordered 50 hats from Stetson in a variety of colors and finishes on one invoice, could that be why these match up, even though they are different finishes & weights?

It is certainly a plausible thought, Justin. A strong clue would be to find a document that references a LOTXXXX number with a purchase order or invoice. Four digits would not seem adequate to cover even a fraction of the orders in a single year, though, during the era when they were used.

 

[splintercellsz]

It is certainly a plausible thought, Justin. A strong clue would be to find a document that references a LOTXXXX number with a purchase order or invoice. Four digits would not seem adequate to cover even a fraction of the orders in a single year, though, during the era when they were used.

Left side of documents shows LOT info with varying numbers

 

[alanfgag]

Very interesting addition - thanks for posting Justin. Would make sense that these numbers on the invoices correspond to the imprints on the sweatbands and that the LOTXXXX numbers are connected with a production series of hats and not sweatbands. My guess would be that the LOTXXXX numbers identify a run of product at the factory rather than a particular stores' order. I wonder how many iterations of these series of numbers there were (from previous postings on this thread, at least two - from the invoices you shared, perhaps three or more?) and why the sequenced imprints ended at the beginning of the second World War.

 

[splintercellsz]

LOT 6166

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[splintercellsz]

LOT 5979

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[AbbaDatDeHat]

Greetings All:
The Boss Raw Edge
The Fray
LOT 1558
Be well. Bowen

 

[jlee562]

Greetings All:
The Boss Raw Edge
The Fray
LOT 1558
Be well. Bowen

Yup, that's the Grail hat, right there!

 

[AbbaDatDeHat]

Greetings All:
Boss Raw Edge Clear Nutria
Lot: 6195
Be well. Bowen

 

[Hurricane Jack]

1920's Exposition Homburg Lot 4694 Excellent Quality

 

[TheOldFashioned]

Stetson Select Derby

• Unlined
• 1-7/8 Stiff
• Lot 6614
• Bow name/number illegible

 

[alanfgag]

Thanks for the new additions!