It's a beauty! Late 1940's I would say. Early 1950's possibly.
agreed
End of Long Island, NY. Everything induces sticker shock
This is beautiful, congratulate her for us. A find like this in a thrift store? Unicorn!My wife's thrift store Strat.
Wow!Thanks Mike! Got the senior discount on it as well.
Interesting, Bob. I don't know anything about the Bundschu family (pronounced Bunn shoe) but there is a road in Independence named after them.Thanks Mike! Got the senior discount on it as well.
Ok, that is on the East side of the square. I see the letter "A" on the storefront. The crowd is standing in the street in front of the Courthouse. There is an old well in the courthouse lawn, capped off today. Back during the days of the 3 trails West, wagon trains would fill their water barrels from that well. There were more people killed in gunfights around that old well than anywhere in the county. Jim Crow Childs was responsible for ~12 of those deaths & finally met his own death on that corner. Off topic I know, but interesting.
Ok, there are a few differences. The felt isn't the same quality beaver felt, but it's the nicest I've seen in a new hat. Not quite on the level of a vintage stratoliner, but the closest thing I've found. I feel the design is almost identical, though it'll take a good long time to get it to have that "lived in" look only a 70+ year old hat can have
Very nice.51-53 OPS tag era Strat. Block 122.
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you got yourself one fantastic hat right there my friend51-53 OPS tag era Strat. Block 122.
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Perfection. I like that Block 122. Nice score, RI!!!51-53 OPS tag era Strat. Block 122.
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