The Open Road Guild

[gtdean48]

When was the Stetson 25 open road hat released ? I just bought a 1964 one

Catalogs show them in the 1950's. The thin ribbon OR style came out in late 40's.

 

[T Jones]

Finally found a vintage 50s Open Road, the felt is in great condition but some moron has crudely cut out the dealership logo and some other marking on the sweatband, no clue why someone would do that!

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I've seen thrift stores do that very thing, cut out and remove identifying labels from clothing. What a shame. Nice hat though.

 

[rclark]

Thought I'd add my Sovereign Open Road to this thread that I previously posted a while back in the Post New Hats thread.

 

[Rogera]

Beautiful! That felt is sooooo clean.

Thats it, its time for me to dust off my ORs.

 

[John Galt]

Rick,

That's a great Sovereign OR. Here's one I've posted in other threads as a Stetson 25 without noting the OR designation. True grey, it came open crowned in the original box.

 

[rclark]

JG, VERY nice 25!

 

[Stormy]

Just wanna say that I still miss you, John. Wish you were here :-( XOXO

 

[RJR]

Great 25!

 

[handymike]

This showed up during the week, courteousy of the classifieds

It doesn't say "open road" so is it?

 

[rclark]

Looks good to me, handymike! So long as you are wearing the hat, who will know what it says on the sweatband? I like it!

 

[T Jones]

This showed up during the week, courteousy of the classifieds

It doesn't say "open road" so is it?

I have a Royal Stetson like that too. As far as I'm concerned it's an Open Road, even though it's not stamped on the sweat anywhere.

 

[gtdean48]

This showed up during the week, courteousy of the classifieds
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It doesn't say "open road" so is it?

Given that sweat, size tag, & liner, the only thing that said Open Road would've been on a paper tag stuck to the sweatband that is probably long gone.

 

[RJR]

That is my experience also.

 

[handymike]

Thanks guys

 

[John Galt]

Just wanna say that I still miss you, John. Wish you were here :-( XOXO

Amen! Thanks, and glad that someone gets the handle. Who woulda thunk?!

 

[John Galt]

Looks good to me, handymike! So long as you are wearing the hat, who will know what it says on the sweatband? I like it!

+1 for sure!

And thanks Rick!

 

[T Jones]

Here's my Royal Stetson. Although it doesn't say Open Road on the sweat, as far as I'm concerned, it's an Open Road.

 

[alanfgag]

No quarrel with anyone choosing to call their hat whatever they would like to call it, but I would suggest adding the thin ribbon bound brim Stetsons that are not branded Open Road to The Brotherhood of the Thin Ribbon or starting a thread Not An Open Road. Just my .02.

 

[T Jones]

No quarrel with anyone choosing to call their hat whatever they would like to call it, but I would suggest adding the thin ribbon bound brim Stetsons that are not branded Open Road to The Brotherhood of the Thin Ribbon or starting a thread Not An Open Road. Just my .02.

Sometimes I'll refer to it as Stetson cloning its own Open Road. A Royal Stetson OR clone in this case.

 

[Short Balding Guy]

On several occasions I have visited this thread and admired the vtg. Stetson OR's posted. Accept my belated thanks and congrats to the posters/wearers of the fine felted fedoras.

I have been prepping some hats this afternoon for upcoming cooler weather. I started getting vtg.Stetson OR's ready to be worn. I snapped a pic of the hats. In the pic are (r to l) Stetson OR 20 (silverbelly), Stetson OR 25 (silverbelly late 50's), Stetson OR 25 (tan 50's) , Stetson OR 3X (silverbelly 50's) and a Stetson 25 in gray felt (early model with oilskin tip).

Hats brushed, steamed and shaped ready for wearing. Bring on the cool weather!

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