The Resistol Roundup

[M Hatman]

Great all round Resistol find, Mark. The pin is definitely the icing on the cake!

It most definitely is....the detail is amazing especially as small as it is (3/8"). Finding hats with their pins (other than the Stetson branding iron), and/or box/paperwork is a rarity...........and fun when you do.

 

[wsmontana]

Picked up this Resistol Dalworth today. It was a $20 hat in its day and appears to be of high quality. I’m looking forward to playing around with different creases and adding it to the collection.

Bill

 

[deadlyhandsome]

Picked up this Resistol Dalworth today. It was a $20 hat in its day and appears to be of high quality. I’m looking forward to playing around with different creases and adding it to the collection.

Bill

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Nice find. A lot of us think highly of the BR era Resistols.

 

[wsmontana]

Nice find. A lot of us think highly of the BR era Resistols.

Thanks Brent!

 

[deadlyhandsome]

Resistol 3X Beaver Las Vegas in the color Cordova. It’s a BIG hat: 7 ⅞ long oval or 63cm. It is a bit too big for me, and I don’t get to say that often. The open crown height is an honest 7 inches and the raw edge brim is 3 ¾ inches wide. It doesn’t appear to have ever been creased. There is some moth damage, but nothing too bad.

 

[wsmontana]

New to me 3X Beaver Hand Creased “Vaquero“ model. The felt and liner are nice but I’m not sure about the metallic hatband. I’ll be finding a new owner for this one.

Bill

 

[Steve1857]

New to me 3X Beaver Hand Creased “Vaquero“ model. The felt and liner are nice but I’m not sure about the metallic hatband. I’ll be finding a new owner for this one.

Bill
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I actually like the look of the hat band in the photos. It's a nice contrast to the black felt.

 

[wsmontana]

I actually like the look of the hat band in the photos. It's a nice contrast to the black felt.

Thanks Steve. The shiny silver certainly is a nice contrast to the very black felt.

 

[Horn Draoi]

New to me 3X Beaver Hand Creased “Vaquero“ model. The felt and liner are nice but I’m not sure about the metallic hatband. I’ll be finding a new owner for this one.

Bill
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That hat’s way too small for me, but I;d love to have that hatband!

 

[wsmontana]

That hat’s way too small for me, but I;d love to have that hatband!

Thanks Horn! If both you and Steve like it maybe the hat won’t be as difficult to flip as I have been thinking. It turns out that my wife likes it so flipping may be on hold anyway.

 

[Yamahana]

Made a low offer and was accepted. Great felt on this 2 5/8” brim “Open Road” type Resistol. No paper tag info behind the sweat with a model/name info as per usual but was obviously made for Farm Bureau. Except for a small stain underside brim, pretty much mint condition.

 

[Yamahana]

One of the lightest weight fedoras I’ve ever had this 2 3/8” welted/mode edge Resistol. Almost too easy to crease, haven’t steamed it yet I’ll wait till next fall when it comes out again.

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This slick little fold up booklet was originally attached to inside of the sweat and was lying inside the original hatbox.

Purty Durn Kool

 

[Blare]

One of the lightest weight fedoras I’ve ever had this 2 3/8” welted/mode edge Resistol. Almost too easy to crease, haven’t steamed it yet I’ll wait till next fall when it comes out again.
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Kitten Finish Beaver 15
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This slick little fold up booklet was originally attached to inside of the sweat and was lying inside the original hatbox.
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Purty Durn Kool

Fabulous hat. Resistol did such a great job on dress hats of this era

 

[Yamahana]

That's one beautiful hat.

Fabulous hat. Resistol did such a great job on dress hats of this era

Thank you

 

[deadlyhandsome]

Resistol 5X Beaver in a great light grey called sterling. The open crown is approximately 5 ⅛ inches. The felt is right between “vintage” western felt and modern overly stiff/firm western felt. Unfortunately, it’s just a bit too tight so I’ve listed it on eBay.

 

[deadlyhandsome]

And a keeper: Resistol Beaver “135.” This hat arrived a few weeks ago but I never got around to adding it to this thread. It’s close to the perfect western me. It’s the Las Vegas in Silver Grey with a 3 ½” brim. Mule kicks front and back. The felt is buttery soft. The brim is firm, and the crown much softer. It fits as well as some of my custom hats too. Guessing this will s a mid to late 1960s hat. It even came with the original box the lid of which it is stirring on for the photos.

 

[Blare]

And a keeper: Resistol Beaver “135.” This hat arrived a few weeks ago but I never got around to adding it to this thread. It’s close to the perfect western me. It’s the Las Vegas in Silver Grey with a 3 ½” brim. Mule kicks front and back. The felt is buttery soft. The brim is firm, and the crown much softer. It fits as well as some of my custom hats too. Guessing this will s a mid to late 1960s hat. It even came with the original box the lid of which it is stirring on for the photos.


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Glad you found one that will stick. Fine looking hat.

 

[deadlyhandsome]

Glad you found one that will stick. Fine looking hat.

Thanks, Joe. Until I find a great pre-War western in 7 ¾ this will do.

 

[deadlyhandsome]

My hat arrived well-packaged and just as great as I had hoped. Doc @NewJack sure did me right! The open crown is something between 5 ½ and 5 ⅝ inches. I would have preferred a bit more, but the 2 ⅞” brim is just the ticket. Superb felt that is thin, dense, and creases like a dream.

 

[Mighty44]

My hat arrived well-packaged and just as great as I had hoped. Doc @NewJack sure did me right! The open crown is something between 5 ½ and 5 ⅝ inches. I would have preferred a bit more, but the 2 ⅞” brim is just the ticket. Superb felt that is thin, dense, and creases like a dream.

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That thing is beautiful! Great score!