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The Stratoliner Society {VINTAGE}

zetwal

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The pin on top is a modern reproduction.

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jimmy the lid

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That's a beauty!

Couldn't agree more. Beautiful color, and absolutely pristine condition.

Tom -- in reviewing this thread over the last couple days, I noticed that I failed to answer a question you posed on dating this lid (over a year ago...:eeek:). Apologies! :eek:

I think that circa 1950/51 would be a pretty fair bet for this one. Very nice!

Cheers,
JtL
 

Zemke Fan

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Another thing to keep in mind about the pins. The RIGHT Stratoliner pin (TWA markings, approx. same size as the DC-3) has the plane flying towards the back of the hat. (A dorky look most agree.) The other Stratoliner pin I found (slightly larger) doesn't have the TWA markings, but the plane is flying towards the front of the hat.
 

rlk

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Realizing that I don't have the real thing despite having a few hats around the house that resemble a Stratoliner, I finally found this example today.

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jimmy the lid

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Realizing that I don't have the real thing despite having a few hats around the house that resemble a Stratoliner, I finally found this example today.

Are you sure? Looks like you may have come across a Stetson Stag-o-liner...:D

OK, seriously -- looks like an older one. Nice.

Cheers,
JtL
 

Mobile Vulgus

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Very nice set.
My box had already lost its cardboard sleeve and paper by the time it made its way to me.

At $90 I am sure that I paid too much for this box but since it had the info sheet with it, I HAD to have it. I had never, ever seen that sheet before (or heard of it, for that matter) and I guessed it was very rare. Anyway, there you have it.
 

RBH

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At $90 I am sure that I paid too much for this box but since it had the info sheet with it, I HAD to have it. I had never, ever seen that sheet before (or heard of it, for that matter) and I guessed it was very rare. Anyway, there you have it.

Yours was the first sheet I had seen.
As far as to much.. I dont think so. If you could have gotten it for 20... would have been better.
But as you say.. you have the whole set up now.
I like it!
 

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