Pre 1940s Stetson Westerns

[Garrett]

 

[rlk]

Love that hat. :eusa_clap :eusa_clap
Stetson seems to have made the style continuously into the modern period. Still looking for one in my size, which unfortunately matches Douglas

 

[ScottF]

Love that hat. :eusa_clap :eusa_clap
Stetson seems to have made the style continuously into the modern period. Still looking for one in my size, which unfortunately matches Douglas

:arated: Yep, nice one.

 

[ScottF]

Post Civil War GAR hat

 

[Garrett]

That one is very interesting, scott. Where'd you find it?

 

[ScottF]

That one is very interesting, scott. Where'd you find it?

I was just playing around on the internet, looking for examples of those fedoras that the Civil War vets used to wear. They are all over the internet, but it's tough to find 'real' ones with Stetson sweatbands that actually date them to the early 20th century. This one has a sweat stamp that I haven't seen posted on the forum yet (the combination of this stamp and 'Standard Quality'), so thought someone might have thoughts about it. My guess would be late '30s, early '40s.

The one I posted on the Stratoliner thread is more interesting, simply because if authentic, it would mean the veteran didn't have his hat made until he was close to 100

 

[carouselvic]

Is the sweatband seam sewn?

 

[Garrett]

Stetson?

No markings but could this be a Stetson?

 

[ScottF]

No markings but could this be a Stetson?

It could be a lot of things. Here's a JC Penney's:

 

[Dinerman]

This just went for $306.

 

[ScottF]

Douglas' Boss Raw Edge

Digging around, found this great old thread:

Douglas' Boss Raw Edge

 

[carouselvic]

Shorpy Hats

http://www.shorpy.com/node/7320
http://www.shorpy.com/node/7317

 

[ScottF]

More old photos with Western hats

Here's a great thread for old photos:

http://www.thefedoralounge.com/showthread.php?t=10861

 

[carouselvic]

Photographs of the American West: 1861-1912

http://www.archives.gov/research/american-west/

 

[Dinerman]

 

[ScottF]

Edward S. Curtis

1868-1952

This guy certainly knew how to wear a western hat:

 

[rlk]

William Henry Jackson 1842-1943

Another great Western Photographer(+ Painter) More famous for Landscapes and Indian Portraits. Some early Western Hats...
Self-Portrait:1872

1873 Camping and Hunting Group:

Pancho Villa and Friends:

1870 Survey Group:

His "Portable" Camera and Assistant:

Ocassionally becomes a hat(for Scott):

Famous image:

 

[feltfan]

I don't suppose anyone here got this beauty?

http://cgi.ebay.com/Large-Vintage-1920s-Stetson-Sombrero_W0QQitemZ190359619899

There are more pics, if someone else would like to post them.

 

[ScottF]

I don't suppose anyone here got this beauty?

http://cgi.ebay.com/Large-Vintage-1920s-Stetson-Sombrero_W0QQitemZ190359619899

There are more pics, if someone else would like to post them.

While Stetson sombreros are rare, I stayed away from that one because it looked like someone had sewn a Stetson hatband into a non-Stetson hat. Could be wrong though.

 

[rlk]

While Stetson sombreros are rare, I stayed away from that one because it looked like someone had sewn a Stetson hatband into a non-Stetson hat. Could be wrong though.

I suspect you are correct and the beautiful embroidery is likely a home-made project. Did Stetson even make the ultra-wide brim Sombrero style?