What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?

[Pellie]

Looks great Marcel. Enjoy your holiday.

Thank you very much Joe!

 

[TimmyV]

Love that hat band, TimmyV

Thanks, it's a conglomeration of parts that I put together !

 

[TimmyV]

First off let me thank everyone who contributes to this forum. Such a wealth of knowledge about these old hats that amazes me all the time ! Until I dropped in here a couple years ago I had no idea Stephen L. Stetson manufactured hats or that the John B Stetson company sued for copyright infringement and won.
I've been keeping my eyes open for one of these to add to my collection and finally found one in my size. Of course it came at a time when I was not prepared to buy another hat , wouldn't you know it ? Needless to say I bit the bullet and hit the buy it now button.lol.

 

[DonR]

Love it!!

Thanks Joe

 

[Randall Renshaw]

New late 40s Dark gray Harry Rolnick. Darkest gray hat I’ve ever owned.
Finally be pouring 12 yards of concrete around 1:00 today.

 

[VoodooSan]

First off let me thank everyone who contributes to this forum. Such a wealth of knowledge about these old hats that amazes me all the time ! Until I dropped in here a couple years ago I had no idea Stephen L. Stetson manufactured hats or that the John B Stetson company sued for copyright infringement and won.
I've been keeping my eyes open for one of these to add to my collection and finally found one in my size. Of course it came at a time when I was not prepared to buy another hat , wouldn't you know it ? Needless to say I bit the bullet and hit the buy it now button.lol.
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AWESOME, Timmy!!! That looks to be in amazing condition. And let me tell you, you're VERY lucky you saw that before I did, or you'd still be searching! (As I am )

 

[VoodooSan]

New late 40s Dark gray Harry Rolnick. Darkest gray hat I’ve ever owned.
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Great googly moogly, Randall!! What an absolute STUNNER! You really scored on that one!

 

[RickP]

Got the new project hat dusted off a bit and outside this morning. Looks way better in the sun than it did in the dark hallway last night lol.

Resistol Qucksilver 4x.. Big and Dark! Love the silver hatband... has a chain like design in it. Nice looking hat as-is, but plans are for a decent size pencil curl on the brim . Also thinking that Ill do a nice wider tooled leather band with Silver conchos to camouflage the crown height just a bit.. Have a selection of conchos, but may have to go hunting for some others. As tall as the crown is I actually might be able to pull off the domed Morgan Silver dollars! That would look cool but might add a couple pounds to the hat lol. Do think an engraved silver oval would look nice too. Going to be a fun project

 

[rogueclimber]

Sold to me as a Stetson Playboy II (included hat box was marked same)

 

[TimmyV]

Got the new project hat dusted off a bit and outside this morning. Looks way better in the sun than it did in the dark hallway last night lol.

Resistol Qucksilver 4x.. Big and Dark! Love the silver hatband... has a chain like design in it. Nice looking hat as-is, but plans are for a decent size pencil curl on the brim . Also thinking that Ill do a nice wider tooled leather band with Silver conchos to camouflage the crown height just a bit.. Have a selection of conchos, but may have to go hunting for some others. As tall as the crown is I actually might be able to pull off the domed Morgan Silver dollars! That would look cool but might add a couple pounds to the hat lol. Do think an engraved silver oval would look nice too. Going to be a fun project

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Good looking hat Rick. I can hardly wait to see what you do with it !
* I was surprised how much weight those buffalo head nickels added to my Gambler but don't regret the choice one tiny bit.

 

[TimmyV]

Sold to me as a Stetson Playboy II (included hat box was marked same)

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Looks great on ya Cap'n Rob. I always like the looks of the Playboy. Is your lined or unlined ?

 

[TimmyV]

AWESOME, Timmy!!! That looks to be in amazing condition. And let me tell you, you're VERY lucky you saw that before I did, or you'd still be searching! (As I am )

Thanks Mark. Just so happens I was lucky enough to stumble onto it the very same day that I found the other "holy grail" hat I mentioned to you earlier.
* still waiting on that one to arrive

 

[rogueclimber]

Is your lined or unlined ?

 

[TimmyV]

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Thanks for the picture. I'm certainly NO expert in these matters, but I don't think you got a Playboy there mostly due to fact there are no markings on the liner or the sweatband indicating Playboy . Still a good looking lid !

 

[rogueclimber]

but I don't think you got a Playboy there mostly due to fact there are no markings on the liner or the hatband indicating Playboy

Thanks, that's why I chose my wording (sold to me as) on the first post. But at $25 it was a gamble I was willing to take, and I do like the hat

 

[DonR]

A Borsalino extra lusso Ecosan "Antelope" in Amiata color. This likes soft butter. Seems more gray than my other Amiara colored Borsas.

 

[Blare]

Purchased this mid-60s to early 70s Stetson 25 Open Road just recently. The hat is in pristine condition and the only sign of wear is some diminishing of the Stetson logo on the sweatband. The interesting thing about this hat is that the hat company that sold it is still in business today. The shudde View attachment 656663 View attachment 656664 View attachment 656665 View attachment 656666 View attachment 656667 brothers company was established in 1901 in Houston and in the mid-2000s they moved their shop to another location in Texas where they still sell and service stetson hats and the proceeds go to intellectually disabled adults in their community. I've called them and spoken to a representative and described the hat and the logo and they have confirmed that it is one of their hats. Other than a little shaping because of it not being stored properly it's in fantastic condition.

Complete with the Stetson man pin

 

[Blare]

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Looking sharp Reggie!

 

[Blare]

First off let me thank everyone who contributes to this forum. Such a wealth of knowledge about these old hats that amazes me all the time ! Until I dropped in here a couple years ago I had no idea Stephen L. Stetson manufactured hats or that the John B Stetson company sued for copyright infringement and won.
I've been keeping my eyes open for one of these to add to my collection and finally found one in my size. Of course it came at a time when I was not prepared to buy another hat , wouldn't you know it ? Needless to say I bit the bullet and hit the buy it now button.lol.
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They are a cool piece of hat history and very nice hats to boot. Looks good on you Tim. Nice find!

 

[Blare]

A Borsalino extra lusso Ecosan "Antelope" in Amiata color. This likes soft butter. Seems more gray than my other Amiara colored Borsas.

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Very nice!