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“Dress Hat” might be a stretch, but pretty sure the lot number (7415) puts it in the late 1930s.
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Pre- 1940s Stetson dress hats.
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MikeinRome
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That's a strange tag in that hat.
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I assume that the hat body was made elsewhere and finished by Stetson.
RickP
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Its plenty dressy enough for most of MY retirement clothes lol
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That would be likely I think. The angled sweatband imprint is unusual too - but the gold printed size label helps support your estimate of age. Great looking hat!
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Late 1930s (I think — based on the city names in the rondel and the size tag style) Stetson Standard Quality boater.
MikeinRome
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Does it have a Lot Number?
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Not that I could see, but I didn’t get aggressive with the sweat what with all the perforations. There was the smaller sized number and some handwriting. I did see this:
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Anyone have any idea how long this debossing was used?
Just got this grail hat! Still shocked I was able to find one! I’m guessing this is from 1915-1920, maybe someone more experienced could help confirm. It’s a Stetson Exposition Medals, this hat fits perfectly and is a beautiful gray with black band. Extremely good condition as well, I could not be happier!
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RossRYoung
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20s? Stetsonian, more pics here
https://www.thefedoralounge.com/threads/the-stetsonian-institution.39372/post-3259311
https://www.thefedoralounge.com/threads/the-stetsonian-institution.39372/post-3259311
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Wonderful example!!
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Thanks Joe!
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Wow! Very nice!
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1928 Stetson Challenge, Select Quality
If one turned up, probably an unmarked model & being Select Quality I’ll bet it would still be identified as an OR.
If one turned up, probably an unmarked model & being Select Quality I’ll bet it would still be identified as an OR.
M Hatman
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Jack, you are so right! But according to FleaBay and all the "Ai" models......EVERY Stetson (and most other brands, and some ball caps) are Open Roads.....
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To those Sellers anything with a Rancher or Cattleman crease is an OR. That’s all they know. That doesn’t bother me; I know the difference.Jack, you are so right! But according to FleaBay and all the "Ai" models......EVERY Stetson (and most other brands, and some ball caps) are Open Roads.....
What I was addressing was the “If it walks like a duck…” mentality that believes these unmarked models like the Challenge above are unmarked OR’s. That’s why some of us use the NOR designation for these unmarked models. It’s fun & interesting to try to identify such unmarked models.
