Pre 1940s Stetson Westerns

[splintercellsz]

That is WILD. I know that building well, my high school is a block away.

Great hat too, love that style.

that's awesome!!!

 

[alanfgag]

Very cool Justin... I thought I had started a thread some years back called "Behind the Sweatband" or something like that, but I can't locate it.

 

[splintercellsz]

Very cool Justin... I thought I had started a thread some years back called "Behind the Sweatband" or something like that, but I can't locate it.

i recall something like that as well, I'll try to look around, but if not, a new one wouldn't hurt

 

[alanfgag]

i recall something like that as well, I'll try to look around, but if not, a new one wouldn't hurt

I think this is what I was thinking of...

http://www.thefedoralounge.com/threads/stories-that-hats-tell.80806/

 

[redlinerobert]

That's amazing. What a great find!

 

[steur]

c.1910s/20s (?) Stetson no.1 in Boss of the Plains style

Hat came with some extras behind the sweatband bearing the original owners phone number and address. i was able to find Mr. Klump in a 1923 registry for the University of California.

That's a great find in so many ways, Justin. Thanks for posting it.

 

[hatophile]

Holy cow, great finds, Justin.

 

[splintercellsz]

30s Standard quality

 

[Hurricane Jack]

30s Standard quality

Wow! Very nice!

 

[hatophile]

30s Standard quality

Jackpot my man!

 

[Frunobulax]

30s Standard quality

Damn, Skippy! Nice.


Sent directly from my mind to yours.

 

[splintercellsz]

Wow! Very nice!

thank you!!

 

[splintercellsz]

Jackpot my man!

S C O R E

i couldn't pass it up, and it became an instant favorite

 

[splintercellsz]

Damn, Skippy! Nice.


Sent directly from my mind to yours.

literally how i felt when it arrived and i opened the box

 

[ofcoursemyhorse]

 

[splintercellsz]

beautiful!!

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[hatophile]

beautiful!!

What he said!

 

[splintercellsz]

1920s Stetson no.1 Quality western

This hat is black felt, and has a single cord hat band/ribbon. The brim is a raw edge.

Inside, we find a label that reads "MAJ. GEN. C. C. HAFFNER, JR", which leads me to believe that Maj. Gen. Haffner was an owner of this example.

Maj. Gen Haffner served during World War II, he commanded the 58th Field Artillery Brigade, made up of the 122nd, 123rd and 124th Field Artillery regiments. He later became a major general and commander of the 103rd Infantry Division of the Seventh Army. After military service, he became the chairman of the R.R. Donnelly and Sons Company, printers in Chicago (where he worked before the war).

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[jlee562]

Tweaked the crease a bit on this one to try and reign in some of that 7" crown.

Photo homage to @Short Balding Guy

 

[splintercellsz]

Tweaked the crease a bit on this one to try and reign in some of that 7" crown.

Photo homage to @Short Balding Guy

looks great

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