Western, anyone?

[VoodooSan]

A lot of character in that one, Mark. I've got a Dobbs 20 fedora that looks 'lived in' like that. It looks like a working man's hat from back in the day. I didn't change it. I left it as is.

I agree 100%, Terry. I prefer most of my hats to be well kempt to at least a substantial degree. But every now and then, I just want to put on one whose working history is more apparent.

 

[VoodooSan]

Another relatively recent acquisition: a Resistol Comanche, in cordova color, from the Stagecoach Collection.

11/25/24: ETA much better pictures

 

[VoodooSan]

Nothing at all special today, except the memory of a peaceful, scenic, 90-minute drive out into the farmlands west of Boise early one Sunday morning, and a nice conversation with a lady selling a hat from a family estate she was settling. It's a Bailey New West, that I place as probably dating from the early 80s.

 

[Hurricane Jack]

My 1989 Ritch Rand Tom Horn.

 

[VoodooSan]

My 1989 Ritch Rand Tom Horn.

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Gorgeous hat, perfectly-paired hatband. Very nice, HJ!

 

[Hurricane Jack]

Gorgeous hat, perfectly-paired hatband. Very nice, HJ!

Thanks Mark. It was my first custom to myself for a job well done. The beaded hatband was bought from an elderly Ojebwe/Lakota(?) woman who made her retirement income beading.

 

[MikeP]

I have a Resistol 5 X from the late 80’s. It’s marked “ThinBrim” on the sweat. I’ve never really thought about it till now. Anyone know what this model was vs other Resistol hats of that era? I have newer hats of 100% beaver that don’t have a nicer hand than my old stand by.

 

[Rmccamey]

Pictures will usually help get responses to questions.

I have a Resistol 5 X from the late 80’s. It’s marked “ThinBrim” on the sweat. I’ve never really thought about it till now. Anyone know what this model was vs other Resistol hats of that era? I have newer hats of 100% beaver that don’t have a nicer hand than my old stand by.

 

[Hurricane Jack]

Michael Gannon Highwayman 100X

Doing some Christmas shopping.

 

[M Hatman]

 

[RickP]

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We need some bright person here to invent a time machine and we can take a group trip for hat shopping!

 

[Rmccamey]

There were so many uniquely named hats back then. I wish more had the names stamped in them like the ORs, Strats, and Sovereign Twenties we still find today.

Just a kinda random question but are liners sized? Or are they generic that can be made to fit what ever size hat?

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We need some bright person here to invent a time machine and we can take a group trip for hat shopping!