The Other Open Roads.....

[Frunobulax]

Thanks, Dave. I’ll take mine with a 2 3/4” brim if you’re taking orders.

I'm wondering if the Italia is a shorter brim version of the SA.

 

[rclark]

Resistol Dalworth

I ruined the sweat steaming it, had to have it replaced.


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Done that a few times myself. Great hat!

 

[DaveProc]

Barton this morning

 

[T Jones]

My own conversion creation from a late '50s - early '60s Bradford Western. I scavenged the ribbon and bow work and brim binding from other hats that couldn't be saved , (but I honestly don't know if I should classify it as a Strat clone or an OR clone). Anyway, it's a thin ribbon conversion clone of one of the two.

 

[T Jones]

My current project, a 5X Beaver 20 Bandera version of the OR, courtesy of Suited Cowboy. I would guesstimate that this hat is either late '50s - early '60s (?). Anyway, it's one of the finest felts I ever handled. It's faded with age and a little soiled, (perfect for me as I like a worn and slightly distressed look on older hats like this). Despite that, it's a solid hat and the felt is still smooth and pliable. The hat was a 7 1/8, (but now a 7 1/4), and sports a 5 3/4 open crown with a 2 7/8 brim width. To retain the crown height and brim width, once again, I had to reblock it on a 7 1/4 x 5 3/4 #51 block, (because of its similar proportions to the hat's original block profile). It's off the block and I'll start putting it together today. Except for the original sweat everything that was original to the hat will be reused. When it's finished the hat will have a nice "lived in look" .

Before:

Off the block:

Once again, my thanks to Suited Cowboy. I'll have more on this hat when I'm finished.

 

[T Jones]

On the Bandera, the sweat band's in, the crown is creased and looking good, and the brim is flanged. One problem, the brim is way too wide and it looks odd to me with a flange. So now I'm going to have trim the brim down. The brim binding will have to come off and cut to fit the new brim width. That was my original plan but I went ahead left the brim uncut. It's a little set back but it's worth the extra work and time to make it look good.

 

[T Jones]

...on second thought, I reflanged the brim on a #19 brim flange and decided not to trim it. It looks much better. Poor ol' Mark Havens, before he passed away, told me that the #19 flange is the brim style for Stratoliners.

I have the original thin ribbon sewn back on and as soon as I get the bow work sewn on I'll have pics of the hat. I was amazed at the felt quality on this Bandera. You can definitely tell that this vintage felt, which is light years ahead in quality compared to the felt that's out there now.

Here's a sneak peek at what I have so far, except in the "After" pic the ribbon and bow wasn't ironed out and sewn to the hat yet....
Before:

After:

 

[Tukwila]

I love your work, Terry. The lower brim flange is a nice touch.

 

[T Jones]

I love your work, Terry. The lower brim flange is a nice touch.

Thank you Tuk!

 

[DaveProc]

General Hatters, Houston. The only info I can find on the company is from 1949-1952. I suspect they may have become Hatters Inc./Bandera. But it's a guess. Owned by Samuel Gardner Thornberry 1932-2008.

 

[deadlyhandsome]

This Byer-Rolnick made Longview made for F.R Tripler & Co deserves inclusion. I’m sure it’s identical to one of the Resistol branded Byer-Rolnick hats.

NOT my hat. Seller’s photos.

 

[deadlyhandsome]

Updated list:



Adam Adamajestic

Adam LBJ Style R

Adam Lonestar

Adam Mainliner

Adam Tan Texas (64 L.B.J.K)

Adam Texan

Adam Texarkana

Adam Waco

Akubra Campdraft

Alexander 4x4

Alexander Coronet

Bailey B bar B 3X Imperial

Bailey Beaver 20 ??

Bandera ??? (3X, 5X/25)

Barlesoni ???

Beaver Brand River Runner

Biltmore Open Road (Wilderness, Silver Buckle)

Biltmore Calgary

Bonar-Phelps L.B.J.

Borsalino Alessandria

Bradford Ltd Kingston

Brent (Montgomery Wards)

Byer-Rolnick Longview

Byron ???

Champ Ranger

Champ Texan

Chesterfield Adventure

Churchill Beaver 35 ??

Churchill Dalworth "40"

Churchill Beaver 25 "Longview"

Courtney ?? ( for Harry Livingston)

Disney Ranger

Dobbs 20 ???

Dobbs Westward

Dobbs West Open Trail

Dunlap 20 ???

Foreman & Clark

Iron & Resin Freedom Fighter

Kenworth Imperial ???

Knox 20 ???

Knox Westlite

LaSalle ???

Lee Corral (JCPenney Marathon, Towncraft, etc.)

Lee Trail

Mallory Dallas

Meadowbrook, Goldstein-Migel Co., Waco, TX

Miller Douglas (Beaver Brand or Biltmore ?)

Park Crest Western

Penney Marathon

Penney Towncraft

Peter Bros Shady Oak Bankers Special

Pilgrim Stockman

Portis Sterling

Portis Pathfinder

Resistol Dalworth 2-3/4"

Resistol Fort Worth/Pecos

Resistol Herdsman

Resistol Nebraskan 1967 Centennial

Resistol Saddler 2-3/4"

Resistol San Antonio

Resistol Wide Country

Resistol Waco 2-5/8"

Richman Bros Rambler

Schoble Mainliner

Shudde Bros ???

Snyder's Aristocrat

Society Club ???

Stack ???

Stephen L. Stetson Open Road

Stevens Gold Beaver

Stevens The President

Stevens ??? (Imperial & DeLuxe)

Tanbark 1546

Thoroughbred 20X Pure Beaver

Thoroughbred Moleskin Finish ???

Windsor ???

Wormser 3X 10Star

Wormser Texan

Various Store brands (ie Richman Bros, et al)

 

[deadlyhandsome]

Foreman & Clark

NOT my hat. Seller’s photos.

I find the “Correctly Styled” phrase reassuring.
I added it to the list above.

 

[T Jones]

Another reworking on my Bandera 5X Beaver 20. I wasn't really happy with the first blocking on the #51 and with the 3' brim, so I took it apart again and went with my RA block and cut the brim down to 2 5/8 and rebound it. Because the hat had faded so much over the years the tannish thin ribbon no longer matched the hat, so I did a ribbon swap on another thin ribbon conversion I did and both hats are better matched with the swap.

In blocking up a size and completely changing out the original block profile you can see the original color of the hat that was under the old ribbon.

The way it originally looked

 

[Blare]

Beallcrest 5XXXXX Quality Kingston
Open Road Style - Silverbelly
5 inch crown as shaped with cattleman’s crease
3/8 matching grosgrain ribbon
2 3/4 brim with matching 1/8 binding.

Beallcrest 5X Quality Kingston made for 3 Beall Brothers 3.... known as Bealls today. A real nice feel to the felt... the crown measures 5 inches as shaped nicely in a cattleman’s crease... however the felt is soft and shapes easily. Can’t get a real good idea on age... I was guessing late 50s to 60s. A few marks here and there but otherwise the felt is in nice shape. Now on to who may have made this hat for the Beall Brothers. The only real clues I saw in manufacturing and size tags weren’t too conclusive to me... had me think possibly Stevens or Adam hats. But then I saw this label on the underside of the sweat.... looks quite a bit like one I’ve seen before... on an old OR style hat no less... one made by... Resistol

 

[Desert dog]

I think you are right about this being a Resistol sourced hat. Great score!

 

[Blare]

I think you are right about this being a Resistol sourced hat. Great score!

Thank you DD!

 

[DaveProc]

General Hatters Houston

 

[DaveProc]

Dobbs Fifteen

 

[deadlyhandsome]

J-Lee Hats if Abilene, Texas

The felt is more dress weight that western. More like a vintage Stetson Royal De Luxe Open Road than a 3X. The color on this one is also lighter and bluer than any silverbelly or Gray mist or silvermist felt that I’ve even seen. It has a glacier blue vibe.