Stetson Medalist straw. 2 3/4 inch brim. Lot Number 7634. Since first use of the term Stetson Medalist was in June 1938, this hat seems to date to a tight window of 1938 or 1939, 1940 at the very latest, I'm estimating.
Stetson Number 1 Quality. Lot Number 7688. This hat has the later mfg tag instead of the earlier 3 panel tag. Looks to me like the Lot Numbers in the 7600s is when the tag switch occured. (Just saw where Alan reached this same conclusion back in 2013.)
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