MikeinRome
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The tag on the rebuilt hat looks similar to the tag on the later Twenty Five that has heavy plastic over liner, so maybe the rebuilt hat isn't quite as old as I was told, but it's not later than the 1950's.
It sounds like you're dating the hat by it's new liner and sweatband, which isn't the true age of the hat.
I did find this tag in the rebuilt Stetson Twenty Five
Tags inside the 2nd Stetson Twenty Five:
I'm not familiar enough with tags to date the tag on the rebuilt hat, so I'm satisfied just to give it a 1950's date.Which is why I was wondering about the reorder tags, as you indicated Stetson rebuilt it.
I normally associate that reorder tag with at least the mid-50s into the 60s. I suppose it could be as early as 1951...
Now that looks like late 40s/early 50s.
I did find this tag in the rebuilt Stetson Twenty Five
Tags inside the 2nd Stetson Twenty Five:
I shouldn't have called the rebuilt hat the 3rd hat. It was the 1st described.I'll also mention that at least of these hats have stars in the liner logo and sweatband logo, and the size tag says Stetson. This should mean these hats are earlier than later 50's hats which have the maple leaf in the logo and the size tag doesn't say Stetson on it. I believe the 3rd rebuilt hat is also in this earlier age range because it's size tag says Stetson also.
Bob, that 2nd Twenty Five, the one with the earliest tag, you estimated dating from 1940 to 1952. I just went back and checked the sweatband again, and it has the stub of a O.P.E label attached to the sweatband where the rest of it with all of the writing had been cut or torn off. So this hat dates from 1951 to 1953.I think this tag is 1953+ (although there might be some overlap with the older style). They may have applied the tag at the time of the rebuild.
This one is approximately 1940 - 1952.
Correction - meant O.P.A. label.Bob, that 2nd Twenty Five, the one with the earliest tag, you estimated dating from 1940 to 1952. I just went back and checked the sweatband again, and it has the stub of a O.P.E label attached to the sweatband where the rest of it with all of the writing had been cut or torn off. So this hat dates from 1951 to 1953.
Oh, thanks for the correction.OPA was WWII….OPS was the Korean War
Another Stetson Twenty Five I just got today from eBay auction. This one still has the 1951-1953 O.P.S. tag attached. Seeing this hat up for auction is what caused me to look again at my other Twenty Fives for tags.
ExcellentAnother Stetson Twenty Five I just got today from eBay auction. This one still has the 1951-1953 O.P.S. tag attached. Seeing this hat up for auction is what caused me to look again at my other Twenty Fives for tags.
Thanks, Bob. The hat had found it's way into a Goodwill store in Illinois. It has no liner, but for a bid of $114 for an earlyish 25, I'm quite pleased. It had a Cattleman's crease, which I undid.Nice! I like that Denver Dry Goods logo.