Stetson Vita-felt

[Redfokker]

Damn Justin...

 

[splintercellsz]

Damn Justin...

 

[DOGMAN]

Royal DeLuxe

Thank you, Bill!

Very cool,you should put it in the Ohio hats thread.

 

[AbbaDatDeHat]

Greetings All:
Adding to the Vita thread with this “Brim up for Bob”, “Bring Back Bob” double dent Vita-burg.
Be well. Bowen

 

[Redfokker]

View attachment 103894 Greetings All:
Adding to the Vita thread with this “Brim up for Bob”, “Bring Back Bob” double dent Vita-burg.
Be well. Bowen

Beautiful 'Berg Bowen!

 

[moontheloon]

early 1940s Stetson Medalist Eagle in Vita Felt .
a couple interesting facts about this one
- has the 3 block manufacturer tag most commonly seen in hats from the 1930s and earlier.
- still has the feather in the bow that these hats came with from the factory.
- has the wonderful war time Red White & Blue bow on the sweat band

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[moontheloon]

early 1940s Stetson Imperial Fifteen Mode Edge in Vita Felt.
interesting fact about this one.
- it has the gold metallic keyhole size tag most commonly seen in hats 1930s and earlier

Going to need to do a new Vita family photo [emoji6]

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[M Hatman]

early 1940s Stetson Medalist Eagle in Vita Felt .
a couple interesting facts about this one
- has the 3 block manufacturer tag usually only seen in hats from the 1930s and earlier.
- still has the feather in the bow that these hats came with from the factory.
- has the wonderful war time Red White & Blue bow on the sweat band

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Your second post was nice......but this one........WOW............I am speachless..............,
M

 

[moontheloon]

Your second post was nice......but this one........WOW............I am speachless..............,
M

thank you brother ... they are both wonderful pieces and I am very happy to have them in my collection

I believe that makes 11 Vita Felts now ...

 

[splintercellsz]

The Avenue

last photo is closest to true color. hat is green.

 

[Redfokker]

The Avenue

last photo is closest to true color. hat is green.

Love all the vintage appointments on this one. Sweat and brim treatment really sweet.

 

[moontheloon]

The Avenue

last photo is closest to true color. hat is green.

beautiful wafer edge

 

[splintercellsz]

Love all the vintage appointments on this one. Sweat and brim treatment really sweet.

agreed tenfold!

 

[splintercellsz]

beautiful wafer edge

Not as beautiful as your additions, but it does the trick! this wafer is much thinner than the one that was on my old flagship

 

[moehawk]

This popped up on Etsy last week, just three bad pics and little info, but it was cheap enough to buy in a poke so to speak just to see what's so darn special about this Vita-Felt Process stuff. I bought it no questions asked as soon as I saw it because I knew even moth bitten and dirty it wouldn't last long. Especially not with splintercellsz around! Didn't even know the size. As it turns out, I got lucky!
It arrived yesterday. I now see the allure. Wonderful feel to it. While reading some of the old posts, I noticed that "springy" was a word used more than once to describe it in the ads. Accurate descriptor...
It spent some time turning naptha a distinct shade of nicotine stain. Soaked it in more fresh gas, no amount of filtering could render that brown stuff usable again. Got it as clean as I could, then spent today on removing the ribbon, pouncing off some shallower moth tracks and trying to minimize some deeper ones, restitching a seperated section of sweatband , and then trying to wrestle the sharkgill bow back into shape and onto the hat. Great way to spend a rainy day.
Anyhoo, here's pics. It's considerably darker than represented here. A taupe-ish color closest to the head shot.

Stamp and the only sticker. No size tag, just a stub barely hanging on to the seam stitching. I removed it and retaped the seam.

Other markings behind sweat

No liner, this may have been a tip logo

Brim edge. I like this style.

Head shot

Crown 6" open, brim 2 1/2". 140g.
Now I want one in better shape!
I'd best start saving money now.

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[moontheloon]

This popped up on Etsy last week, just three bad pics and little info, but it was cheap enough to buy in a poke so to speak just to see what's so darn special about this Vita-Felt Process stuff. I bought it no questions asked as soon as I saw it because I knew even moth bitten and dirty it wouldn't last long. Especially not with splintercellsz around! Didn't even know the size. As it turns out, I got lucky!
It arrived yesterday. I now see the allure. Wonderful feel to it. While reading some of the old posts, I noticed that "springy" was a word used more than once to describe it in the ads. Accurate descriptor...
It spent some time turning naptha a distinct shade of nicotine stain. Soaked it in more fresh gas, no amount of filtering could render that brown stuff usable again. Got it as clean as I could, then spent today on removing the ribbon, pouncing off some shallower moth tracks and trying to minimize some deeper ones, restitching a seperated section of sweatband , and then trying to wrestle the sharkgill bow back into shape and onto the hat. Great way to spend a rainy day.
Anyhoo, here's pics. It's considerably darker than represented here. A taupe-ish color closest to the head shot.

Stamp and the only sticker. No size tag, just a stub barely hanging on to the seam stitching. I removed it and retaped the seam.

Other markings behind sweat

No liner, this may have been a tip logo

Brim edge. I like this style.

Head shot

Crown 6" open, brim 2 1/2". 140g.
Now I want one in better shape!
I'd best start saving money now.

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nice save Moe

that is an interesting manufacturer tag

and that awesome edge is a wafer edge

great piece ... welcome to the fam

 

[AbbaDatDeHat]

This popped up on Etsy last week, just three bad pics and little info, but it was cheap enough to buy in a poke so to speak just to see what's so darn special about this Vita-Felt Process stuff. I bought it no questions asked as soon as I saw it because I knew even moth bitten and dirty it wouldn't last long. Especially not with splintercellsz around!
It arrived yesterday. I now see the allure. Wonderful feel to it. While reading some of the old posts, I noticed that "springy" was a word used more than once to describe it in the ads. Accurate descriptor...
It spent some time turning naptha a distinct shade of nicotine stain. Soaked it in more fresh gas, no amount of filtering could render that brown stuff usable again. Got it as clean as I could, then spent today on removing the ribbon, pouncing off some shallower moth tracks and trying to minimize some deeper ones, restitching a seperated section of sweatband , and then trying to wrestle the sharkgill bow back into shape and onto the hat. Great way to spend a rainy day.
Anyhoo, here's pics. It's considerably darker than represented here. A taupe-ish color closest to the head shot.

Stamp and the only sticker. No size tag, just a stub barely hanging on to the seam stitching. I removed it and retaped the seam.

Other markings behind sweat

No liner, this may have been a tip logo

Brim edge. I like this style.

Head shot

Crown 6" open, brim 2 1/2". 140g.
Now I want one in better shape!
I'd best start saving money now.

Powered by happy thoughts

Greetings All:
Sheesch Moe!! Just....Sheesch!! Yeah it doesn’t take long to feel the difference of Vita felt. Hard to put a finger on (pun not intended) but...Sheesch...glad you got that one. Very nice cleanup. It’s a beaut!! That brim trim is the best!!! 4 Row overwelt waffle?? Beautimous!!!
Be Well. Bowen

 

[splintercellsz]

i believe the black tag was normally found on earlier Stetsons. possibly a leftover?

 

[Redfokker]

This popped up on Etsy last week, just three bad pics and little info, but it was cheap enough to buy in a poke so to speak just to see what's so darn special about this Vita-Felt Process stuff. I bought it no questions asked as soon as I saw it because I knew even moth bitten and dirty it wouldn't last long. Especially not with splintercellsz around! Didn't even know the size. As it turns out, I got lucky!
It arrived yesterday. I now see the allure. Wonderful feel to it. While reading some of the old posts, I noticed that "springy" was a word used more than once to describe it in the ads. Accurate descriptor...
It spent some time turning naptha a distinct shade of nicotine stain. Soaked it in more fresh gas, no amount of filtering could render that brown stuff usable again. Got it as clean as I could, then spent today on removing the ribbon, pouncing off some shallower moth tracks and trying to minimize some deeper ones, restitching a seperated section of sweatband , and then trying to wrestle the sharkgill bow back into shape and onto the hat. Great way to spend a rainy day.
Anyhoo, here's pics. It's considerably darker than represented here. A taupe-ish color closest to the head shot.

Stamp and the only sticker. No size tag, just a stub barely hanging on to the seam stitching. I removed it and retaped the seam.

Other markings behind sweat

No liner, this may have been a tip logo

Brim edge. I like this style.

Head shot

Crown 6" open, brim 2 1/2". 140g.
Now I want one in better shape!
I'd best start saving money now.

Powered by happy thoughts

Way to jump in the pool John. Love the shark's gill, big selling point as far as I'm concerned.

 

[moehawk]

nice save Moe

that is an interesting manufacturer tag

and that awesome edge is a wafer edge

great piece ... welcome to the fam

Thanks moon!
I'd read about the wafer edge before, just couldn't remember what it was called...
The tag has me perplexed too. Hopefully someone has the particulars about it. Maybe Vic...