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I agree, Dinerman. I've had four Stetson 100s (I only retain one of them) and they were all, very, very different in weight, stiffness, thickness, etc.
A fairly recent pickup. I think this is the third or fourth 100 I've had. Every single 100 and every single 7XCB (close to a dozen?) I've had have been different. Different shades to the felt, different felt weights, different stiffnesses. Interesting to see the variations.
I was under the impression that all Hatco hats were felted in the same plant in Texas....
The Stetson westerns I have are old enough to be St Joseph Missouri hats. Would those be Longview body hats?
I may be all confused but I thought St Jo closed. Maybe it is open but makes no westerns and sold off some of the production equipment. I have seen things on Ebay listed as "out of the Stetson factory in St Jo". I have seen Stetson westerns on ebay by a couple of sellers who have listed a lot of hats that were supposed to be hats bought when they closed the plant. I do know I have a couple of hats that definitely have different sweats and liners I assumed were St. Joseph made and I have one that is a Resistol clone in every way but is a Stetson. The Garland made clone I assume is a longview produced body. I wonder if Longview bodies were used in production of St. Jo hats? If so, when did that start? I can't find anything in my searches on the 'net that seems reliable.
Yes sirYou are keeping the 7 3/8's right.
I figured I'd post one shot of my three Stetson 100 hats together before I split them up...
7 3/8, 7 5/8, 7 1/2