The Open Road Guild

[Frunobulax]

Yeah, that's a special one.

 

[Bamaboots]

A wonderful color and excellent contrasting ribbon, binding and trolly! Beautiful OR

Yeah, that's a special one.

Thanks, gents.

 

[Bamaboots]

My last

 

[Bamaboots]

Somewhere in between.

 

[RossRYoung]

My last

Wow, looks unworn! Always dug those little cowboy pins, hard to find em.

 

[Hurricane Jack]

Somewhere in between.
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Beautiful examples of the 7XCB & the 3XLD the last couple of days, BB! And great photography, I've enjoyed much.

Since getting home I've been wearing a lowly humble 1970's 4X OR. No nead for for pics.

 

[Just Daniel]

This one is in the mail, a quick negotiation with the seller for a BIN. Mid-40s on the Royal Stetson DeLuxe? It will need a cleaning from Ignacio in Mexico City; he’ll get it like new.

Looking around, it appears to be one of the earliest Open Roads I can find.

 

[deadlyhandsome]

I found this to be interesting as it provides more information than we normally get. This was from what looks to be a 1960-70 hat:

 

[Hurricane Jack]

This one is in the mail, a quick negotiation with the seller for a BIN. Mid-40s on the Royal Stetson DeLuxe? It will need a cleaning from Ignacio in Mexico City; he’ll get it like new.

Looking around, it appears to be one of the earliest Open Roads I can find.


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Great find, Daniel!

 

[Just Daniel]

Thanks! I am pretty excited about it, I’ve got quite a few ORs from the 50s and a few late 40s. This one seems like a very early model.

Great find, Daniel!

 

[carouselvic]

Thanks! I am pretty excited about it, I’ve got quite a few ORs from the 50s and a few late 40s. This one seems like a very early model.

Hold My Hat....

 

[Rmccamey]

Here is my 3X OR with the mixed number size tag. Interesting the differences in the info between the two.

I found this to be interesting as it provides more information than we normally get. This was from what looks to be a 1960-70 hat:

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[carouselvic]

Thanks! I am pretty excited about it, I’ve got quite a few ORs from the 50s and a few late 40s. This one seems like a very early model.

would very much like to see more photos of your hat, tags and such. it's very nice.


A 30's Open Road in blue

 

[Just Daniel]

Awesome!

That is one of the great ones!

would very much like to see more photos of your hat, tags and such. it's very nice.


A 30's Open Road in blue

 

[Just Daniel]

It could be earlier. Stetson reported using “The Open Road” in commerce as early as 1920.

https://www.thefedoralounge.com/threads/stetson-intellectual-property-data.101506/#post-2706591

Aha. But the script/font is registered for 1937

Súper cool hat!

would very much like to see more photos of your hat, tags and such. it's very nice.


A 30's Open Road in blue

 

[carouselvic]

The hat Gods smiled upon me, and then the ol’blind sow found an acorn.

 

[Bamaboots]

That ol’ sow of yours has found several.

 

[carouselvic]

That ol’ sow of yours has found several.

Yeah, it’s breeding and training and it’s something unknown. Lots of folks ask why my sow has only three legs? So I have to tell’ em that any hog that good, you only eat one ham at a time.

 

[Hurricane Jack]

Yeah, it’s breeding and training and it’s something unknown. Lots of folks ask why my sow has only three legs? So I have to tell’ em that any hog that good, you only eat one ham at a time.

I can tell you're livin' high on the...rib.

 

[alanfgag]

It could be earlier. Stetson reported using “The Open Road” in commerce as early as 1920.

https://www.thefedoralounge.com/threads/stetson-intellectual-property-data.101506/#post-2706591

Aha. But the script/font is registered for 1937

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Súper cool hat!

I think the registration shown in your post filed in 1937 is the one to go with... the 2001 refile by Stetson’s brand owners looks like it is citing a guessed 1920 first use. I’ve not seen evidence of that early a date. Late 1930s is right on for Vic’s beauty.