This has been hashed around a good bit. Try a search on Open Road & get ready for lots of reading. I seem to recall RBH having a Stetson ad of "Open" Road back in the 1930's. It does seem brim size varies from 2 1/2" up to 2 7/8". I do think I saw one listed at 3" but most common is 2 7/8".... gtdzetwal said:OR Brothers
What year did the Stetson Open Road first appear? And is there any correlation between brim size and decade of manufacture? Thanks!
The date of 1937 seems right as this was the first ad for a 'Open Road' I found. It was in the Hammond Times in Indiana.zetwal said:OR Brothers
What year did the Stetson Open Road first appear? And is there any correlation between brim size and decade of manufacture? Thanks!
TopGumby said:
Ebay aquisition, arrived today. Came with various slips from Resistol and Kaufman Menswear, either in Great Falls or Missoula MT. Price listed at $25, but there was a sales slip and sale price sticker for $5.97! The dark brown sweat is marked with the store info, Resistol name, and at the front "5X Beaver". There's a trolley.
All the tags are still in the hat. One lists the model, size, price, color and brim size (SAN ANT, 7-1/2, 25.00, 2-5/8) and the other touts the virtures of the Resistol self-conforming floating band. The lining has the Resistol name, crest and underneath that it reads "A Byer-Rolnick PRODUCT".
It seems like new, and I'm almost reluctant to mess up the tags in order to put some Lexol on the sweat. Should I remove them and set them aside, or leave em in and wear it tags and all?
Thanks in advance!
carter said:Stetson Open Road Twenty-Five
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