Boss of the Plains?

[Thundercolt]

Ain’t nothing better than riding a fine mount through a new country.

 

[MikeinRome]

Stetson Boss of the Plains. 3 1/2 inch brim and 6 inch open crown. Made under license in England I'm supposing by Failsworth who got the license in 1949. I have no real idea when this hat was made after that, but the liner has a very thin onionskin-like material over the liner and the hat seems generally 1950s-ish or so. The felt is thick and soft. The only tag seems to imply that this is a Utah model hat. This is either the original hatbox for this hat or it's at least the box this hat was found in. Sorry I've edited this post so much.

 

[Bamaboots]

Calling it a BOP was probably pretty good marketing when that hat was produced and likely no one gave a damn about what an historically correct BOP might look like. It’s a unique hat and an unusual find but it’s not a BOP, at least not in the context of what a vintage Stetson BOP is.

 

[MikeinRome]

Calling it a BOP was probably pretty good marketing when that hat was produced and likely no one gave a damn about what an historically correct BOP might look like. It’s a unique hat and an unusual find but it’s not a BOP, at least not in the context of what a vintage Stetson BOP is.

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I'm very clear about that point of view and I agree completely. However, some might say that a Boss of the Plains is whatever Stetson says it is at any point in time.

 

[Bamaboots]

Some.