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^^^Click, save. Great pics Ross! Monument Valley is ahh inspiring when you are there. Especially when you learn there are about a dozen Navajo families grandfathered in & allowed to live there still.
Found this No. 1 Quality online.
View attachment 368349 Found this No. 1 Quality online. I had second dibs on it and luckily, the first person in line turned it down. The seller told me it was someone in FL who didn’t want it… I'm assuming it didn’t fit in “Dads” collection.. could be wrong though. But am I?? I am the new caregiver of this beautiful gem and I had to take it for a spin. Would appreciate some help on identifying an age for it. But I’m going to say late 40s early 50s as a guess. Can’t believe how soft this sweatband is
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That ribbon is such a classic look. Really brings that large profile together. Very nice sir, along with your other fantastic westerns!
Hey Bob thanks! This one is an ‘85 D150. 83k in miles. Picked it up last year and it’s been a ton of fun. Gotta put her away for the winter soon! I dig the 70s line of Dodge pickups. The older the better! Thanks for the compliments!Great looking No. 1 Jesse! I like the truck a lot too. What year is it? Came close to buying a new Dodge truck in '78. Wish I would have.
Also digging that Rand's @deadlyhandsome !
This is a favorite style. Great find!
That is a real beauty, Jesse.View attachment 368349 Found this No. 1 Quality online. I had second dibs on it and luckily, the first person in line turned it down.Happy that I am the new caregiver of this beautiful gem and I had to take it for a spin. Would appreciate some help on identifying an age for it. But I’m going to say late 40s early 50s as a guess. Can’t believe how soft this sweatband is
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Super hat!View attachment 368349 Found this No. 1 Quality online. I had second dibs on it and luckily, the first person in line turned it down.Happy that I am the new caregiver of this beautiful gem and I had to take it for a spin. Would appreciate some help on identifying an age for it. But I’m going to say late 40s early 50s as a guess. Can’t believe how soft this sweatband is
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I consider mine to be 1940's - 1950's but will defer to the expert.View attachment 368349 Found this No. 1 Quality online. I had second dibs on it and luckily, the first person in line turned it down.Happy that I am the new caregiver of this beautiful gem and I had to take it for a spin. Would appreciate some help on identifying an age for it. But I’m going to say late 40s early 50s as a guess. Can’t believe how soft this sweatband is
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Nice, hat and truck.I consider mine to be 1940's - 1950's but will defer to the expert.
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I consider mine to be 1940's - 1950's but will defer to the expert.
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Nice hat but I'm afraid the Dodge stole the show for me.
Nice, hat and truck.
I must admit guys, the Chevrolet is not mine. Yrs ago I had a 5-window cab I drove pretty regularly.Also, super truck!!
1989 Kevin O'Farrell 3x6 Rancher in Dun with 3-cord ribbon. The hand is so soft & the brim is nice & thin. It is soft enough to roll & give if you lean & bump into something with the brim, without knocking your hat off.
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Much nicer than my 1987 Ritch Rand 10X chocolate which was a 3.25" BE brim Rancher before I made it a 4-corner. But different price points. At the time Kevin's prices were ~$200 more than Rand's. Kevin knew how to work felt & make a Western hat.
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Thanks BB. I think it's labor intensive & takes lots of experience to get it there & your price point & market have to justify the effort. Except for maybe his earliest days Rand always had 3 to 5 employees making hats. Kevin didn't. Most Kevin O'Farrell collectors use 1990 as a cutoff date even though he worked with the Glenn family training them for a short while. I have one Glenn family era O'Farrell hat for comparison & have no interest in the Canyon Road era or Santa Fe store hats.Interesting contrast, HJ. The pics of the O’Farrell show just how thin that brim is. Unusual in a modern western. The only O’Farrel’s I’ve handled were post Kevin and I wasn’t that impressed. Great colors on both of those and I know Rand makes a great cowboy hat but not all makers have the skill or willingness to get a hat to where your O’Farrell is.