Western, anyone?

[T Jones]

Thanks, Terry! I would LOVE to see what magic you could work on one of these!

I've got an idea for it if one ever comes my way!

 

[Bamaboots]

40’s 3X I was brushing off and treating the sweat this morning before boxing up for the summer.

 

[VoodooSan]

40’s 3X I was brushing off and treating the sweat this morning before boxing up for the summer.
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Gorgeous!!

 

[VoodooSan]

OK, I don’t think I can treat the scales any more, without risking affecting the leather underneath. They are a LITTLE better looking, and I opened the band up,, so it fits the crown properly now. I’m thinking it's now a good match for the hat. What say you folks? Leave it as is, or pop for a new one?

 

[wsmontana]

I picked up a dirty and misshaped vintage 3X Resistol for $15.99 and gave it some love. I played around with different styles and settled on a simple pinch front.

 

[VoodooSan]

I picked up a dirty and misshaped vintage 3X Resistol for $15.99 and gave it some love. I played around with different styles and settled on a simple pinch front.

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Very nice job, Bill! And sixteen bucks for a vintage Las Vegas? SCOOOOOOOORE

 

[wsmontana]

OK, I don’t think I can treat the scales any more, without risking affecting the leather underneath. They are a LITTLE better looking, and I opened the band up,, so it fits the crown properly now. I’m thinking it's now a good match for the hat. What say you folks? Leave it as is, or pop for a new one?

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I think it looks great! I have a snake skin band that was badly dried out but recovered well after a few rounds of Pecard’s.

 

[1961MJS]

I like big hats and I cannot lie
My posse members can’t deny
When a cowboy walks in with a five inch brim
And a crown that reaches the sky, I get sprung

Sorry, I just couldn’t resist.

My latest score off the bay is a late 70s to early 80s Stetson Big Country, in Acorn, with a 5” brim and a crown that’s 5” at the front bash, and 6” on the side. Opened up, the full crown, uncreased, is 7”. I’m REALLY hoping some Bickmore Exotic Leather treatment will enable me to save the band, otherwise I’m gonna end up spending more on a new piece of snake, than I did on the hat. This will see duty as a Cowboy Action Shooting hat, probably within the next month.

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Hi
The taxidermy companies carry a spray to keep the snakeskin fresh. Andelus Reptile / Exotic Skin Formula.
Cool hat and band.

 

[VoodooSan]

I think it looks great! I have a snake skin band that was badly dried out but recovered well after a few rounds of Pecard’s.

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Bill, which of Pecard's products do you recommend? And nice hat/band, BTW!!

 

[VoodooSan]

Hi
The taxidermy companies carry a spray to keep the snakeskin fresh. Andelus Reptile / Exotic Skin Formula.
Cool hat and band.

Thanks, Mike!

 

[wsmontana]

Bill, which of Pecard's products do you recommend?

I used Pecard’s Antique Leather Dressing but if I remember correctly I didn’t apply it to the scale side. My band has a thick leather backing and that was dried and where I applied the dressing. Not sure if you should use a different dressing on the scale side.

 

[VoodooSan]

I used Pecard’s Antique Leather Dressing but if I remember correctly I didn’t apply it to the scale side. My band has a thick leather backing and that was dried and where I applied the dressing. Not sure if you should use a different dressing on the scale side.

Copy that. My band is wrapped completely around the leather backing. I think I'll give the Angelus reptile product a try first.

 

[Bamaboots]

Gorgeous!!

Thank you, sir.

 

[Thundercolt]

Days gone by...

 

[VoodooSan]

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Very nice! Hat details?

 

[T Jones]

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Yessir buddy. The whole period outfit looks great, hat and all.

 

[Thundercolt]

Very nice! Hat details?

Clearwater Hat Company - Antietam style
Flat crown hats like this were very popular in America during the 1850's and into the Civil War period.

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[Hurricane Jack]

The Moore Hat Co. “Bulldogger”, Lawton, OK. ~1950 - 1960. The doctor’s hat. With a 3” brim I wear it in a style I envision a 1930’s western MD or DVM might have.

Any spots in these pics are shadows from a dirty windshield.

Researching the Moore Hat Co. several yrs ago didn’t produce much. The company must have been around for a while & an employer of note, as I found a couple of obituaries of former employees. I also found when the fifty yr registered “Bulldogger” trademark was allowed to expire & was not renewed. No other Moore hat has come to my attention.

 

[M Hatman]

Mid 50's.....(Lower Right).

 

[T Jones]

A generous Lounger friend rescued this poor neglected 3X Resistol and gifted it to me. The plan for this one is to give it a total makeover. I don't know who put the feathered band on this Resistol, but it's gone!

No Resistol deserves to be treated like this. I've lost all faith in humanity.

Under the feather band was a nice little surprise. You just don't see these Resistol pins that often.

"Resistol" "Best All Around"

On the block and getting it ready for a make over. I'll be reusing the two cord hat band and putting the Resistol pin back on it.

Some Hank!

Rawhide full episode, "Incident With An Executioner". Guest stars, Dan Duryea and Martin Milner