Stetson Turf Club

[buler]

Might as well bump the Turf Club thread up by the Shore Club thread....

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[AbbaDatDeHat]

Might as well bump the Turf Club thread up by the Shore Club thread....

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Greetings All:
buler thanks for bumping this old thread. While reading i ran into a Johnnysan 07’ post of his Turf Club in the classifieds and sold to GoneSolo i believe. Well here is the same hat i got earlier this year. Love knowing where a hat has been!! Wish i got it for $10 but nada!! Pretty nice hat i think.
Be well. Bowen

 

[AbbaDatDeHat]

And these.

 

[AbbaDatDeHat]

 

[splintercellsz]

Love it!

 

[quixoticTexan]

Apologies if this is not the correct place to post this. I'm still unsure about how to use this forum. I have a late 40s/early 50 (I think) with no liner. I have done some searching and have found very few Turf Club models, and none without a liner. (Or any Stetson w/o a liner for that matter.) Could it have come without one? If it should have one and doesn't, does this ruin the value? Except for the leather band being a bit fragile, it's in otherwise decent shape.

 

[belfastboy]

Apologies if this is not the correct place to post this. I'm still unsure about how to use this forum. I have a late 40s/early 50 (I think) with no liner. I have done some searching and have found very few Turf Club models, and none without a liner. (Or any Stetson w/o a liner for that matter.) Could it have come without one? If it should have one and doesn't, does this ruin the value? Except for the leather band being a bit fragile, it's in otherwise decent shape.

I would venture to say that in general a vintage hat without the liner and without the original leather sweat the resale value of the hat is diminished. How much is a guess. The only way to tell is put it up for sale and see what the marketplace tells you. I have vintage hats with great condition on the felt but with stained liners and replaced leather sweats. Doesn't bother me as the hat still looks great. If I wear the hell out of it then it doesn't matter to me the resale value of the hat. As a tip....I think the Forum would like questions like this to be posted in the "Ask a Question" thread. But they are suggestions rather than hard and fast rules and if it is totally out of place the bartender will make the adjustment.

 

[deadlyhandsome]

Apologies if this is not the correct place to post this. I'm still unsure about how to use this forum. I have a late 40s/early 50 (I think) with no liner. I have done some searching and have found very few Turf Club models, and none without a liner. (Or any Stetson w/o a liner for that matter.) Could it have come without one? If it should have one and doesn't, does this ruin the value? Except for the leather band being a bit fragile, it's in otherwise decent shape.

Stetson made lots of unlined hats. Yours, however, looks like it had a liner that has been removed at some point. Obviously, the more original a hat is the more value it has to collectors, but it’s hard to say how much impact it will have.

 

[AbbaDatDeHat]

Greetings QT:
Welcome to the lounge.
I can’t see your images but as to your question.
Yes, they made them with and without liners.
I have one with liner, one without liner but with the remnant of a tip protector and one that had a liner but hasn’t now.
Of note, the tip protector one is very much lighter weight than it’s siblings as were many lightweight Stetsons of the same model.
Value?? Turf Club is a not often seen hat and a highly valued model Stetson. Imho
$$ ha...tough crowd asking potential buyers ya know?
In good condition, they are worth good money....whatever that is.
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[quixoticTexan]

Thanks everyone for the help! This is the first hat I've had trouble researching. If it ever had a liner it was removed a looong time ago. The hat has been stored unworn for at least 45 years.

 

[40Cal]

1930's Turf Club...... I don't think this one spent much time at the track.

 

[deadlyhandsome]

1930's Turf Club...... I don't think this one spent much time at the track.
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Dang, that’s a handsome hat!

 

[AbbaDatDeHat]

1930's Turf Club...... I don't think this one spent much time at the track.
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Pure joy Robt.
They have such nice proportions.
I can’t recall a nicer one.
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Ps: interesting block number.

 

[Frunobulax]

1930's Turf Club...... I don't think this one spent much time at the track.
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Wow, great example, Robert.

Pure joy Robt.
They have such nice proportions.
I can’t recall a nicer one.
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Ps: interesting block number.

307 and-a-half?

 

[Short Balding Guy]

1930's Turf Club...... I don't think this one spent much time at the track.
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WOW! Just plain wow! Is that a very light gray. My laptop shows it with a blue hint in the direct sunlight. Very nice! The crown of the hat looks so easy to crease as shown by the casual front pinch. I like the way the crease emphasizes the tall sides of crown.

That is just plain a great hat! Congrats!

Love this hat!

 

[40Cal]

Pure joy Robt.
They have such nice proportions.
I can’t recall a nicer one.
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Ps: interesting block number.

Thanks, Bowen. The block number looks like 307 ?. I can't make out the last digit if it is one. Justin's 1930's Turf Club a page back has a nice clear typed re-order tag with the block number 307.

 

[40Cal]

Dang, that’s a handsome hat!

Thanks, Brent.

 

[40Cal]

Wow, great example, Robert.



307 and-a-half?

Thanks Jim.
I don't know much about block numbers..... I can't remember seeing fractions though?

 

[Frunobulax]

Thanks Jim.
I don't know much about block numbers..... I can't remember seeing fractions though?

Me neither. I was just being facetious.

 

[40Cal]

WOW! Just plain wow! Is that a very light gray. My laptop shows it with a blue hint in the direct sunlight. Very nice! The crown of the hat looks so easy to crease as shown by the casual front pinch. I like the way the crease emphasizes the tall sides of crown.

That is just plain a great hat! Congrats!

Love this hat!

Thank you, Eric. Yes, it is a light grey with just a hint of green. The ribbon is a dark blue green. The felt is very thin and soft but holds a crease with no effort. Glad you like the crease ..... it seemed appropriate for a 30's hat.