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More of a Stratoliner clone which pre-dates the OR....
More of a Stratoliner clone which pre-dates the OR....
I do have a Mainliner but (unless I am forgetting) have not owned a Vagabond. I've been able to compare a number of other hobo hats... perhaps you can add your thoughts on your Vagabond when it arrives.
g.d. - I've been waiting for that Lee. Very nice!! Looks perfect on you. Can't wait to see the other one!
This surprises me. I have a 1937 ad for an Open Road (with a mid sized ribbon) and other Stetsons, all in the fedora style. I did not know that the Stratoliner was released that early. I had thought that it came out in the late 40's or early 50's (I have an OPS Strat 1951-1953) with the Jet Age, and perhaps as a fedora alternative to the ranch (Ranch 101 really, I think) style crease that had become popular on the Open Road.
As far as the western crease on this Mainliner, I added that myself because the hat was pretty formless when it arrived, and I thought it matched the style & brim width of the hat pretty well.
John
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Both should be in a museum... atop your head... on display at all times!! :eusa_clap
I thought I had seen a photo of you with a Knox Vagabond "Miracle Felt" somewhere on this site. I must have been thinking of the Mainliner, because I can't find any such photo now.
The only ads I find online for Knox Miracle Felt hats are 1940's (wide brim women's fedora and a coat) and 1958. The later ads are roughly concurrent with Dobbs' Miracle Felt ads, which makes sense, and I believe this hat belongs to that generation. I did note that a very similar hat sold on eBay recently for a low price.