Great snag, Rick. All the bells and whistles with that one.
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The Stratoliner Society {VINTAGE}
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Great snag, Rick. All the bells and whistles with that one.
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"Yes I do have 2 green vintage Stetson Stratoliner hats" was the answer to my wife this morning. They are different. The older Stratoliner (decade + earlier hat) has light very malleable felt with a soft fine quality leather sweat. The older one, while still malleable is not baby soft in feel to the fingers.
Stetson Stratoliners in the same felt hue, pine green, are not the same.
The decades difference between the hats is obvious, to me.
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Stetson Stratoliners in the same felt hue, pine green, are not the same.
The decades difference between the hats is obvious, to me.
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Hey everyone!
Picked this up at my favorite thrift store yesterday. It's my favorite because the manager will put things like this aside for me...
My first Stratoliner.
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No factory tags under the sweatband.
The brim is 2 3/4", the open crown just under 5 1/2".127g. It has the star sweatband creast and the maple leaf liner crest, so my age guess is '52 to '53ish.
Picked this up at my favorite thrift store yesterday. It's my favorite because the manager will put things like this aside for me...
My first Stratoliner.
The insides
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No factory tags under the sweatband.
The brim is 2 3/4", the open crown just under 5 1/2".127g. It has the star sweatband creast and the maple leaf liner crest, so my age guess is '52 to '53ish.
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Here's a head shot..
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Congrats John! Good to see you around.
I've yet to own "my" first Strat. My wife has one she never wears and I've had another small one I passed along. Glad to see you get your shot.
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Sweet!!!!
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Thanks Bob! I was certainly thrilled to have this one be a size I can wear. Hope you get one too!
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Thanks!
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Congratulations, John! We all remember our first vintage Strat (those lucky enough, at least). Your buddy at the thrift store is alright.
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The only Strat I have is a Florentine Milan, which is a sort of poly blend I picked up for hot, humid and wet weather wear.
I never have found a vintage Strat in my size (good job @moehawk !) so I just bash my OR in the Strat fedora fashion with a diamond crease.
I never have found a vintage Strat in my size (good job @moehawk !) so I just bash my OR in the Strat fedora fashion with a diamond crease.
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Thanks Jim!
Now all I need is for the same donor to drop off the Stetsonian still missing from my collection. And the Playboy. And the..
Yes, it is nice to have friends in the thrift business! I get first look at cool hats that find their way to a couple of local stores.
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Congrats sir! You look sharp in your Stratoliner! The thin ribbon "straighter crown" profile is a complimentary look from your pics. Perhaps your future "hat hunts" need to include the venerable original hat pin (TWA airplane).
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Welcome to the Lounge!
I think this thread may better answer your question
https://www.thefedoralounge.com/threads/the-stratoliner-appreciation-club-modern.58325/
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I think there may be a problem with that date...
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Hello Dave... not sure why a Naugatuck, Conn. store was advertising in an Oakland, Calif newspaper, but the Boeing Stratoliner had its first flight in 1938 and in its trademark filing for the Stratoliner, Stetson cited a first use in trade date of April 19, 1940 (which was my Mom's 14th birthday).
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Yes, see my edited post to reflect this above
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Dave, thanks for that suggestion; i have been to that thread but going back several years there is nothing that actually talks about the hand of the modern Stratoliner. mostly just comments on where to get vintage, general quality preferences or comments about declining quality. What i am hoping is that someone who owns/wears both modern and vintage can give a more qualitative comparison. Doug
