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Truman and Open Road

HDRnR

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Looks like an Open Road.

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HDRnR

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Appreciate it Scotrace, very interesting to see the bash Truman had on his OR's. I like the one where he is getting out of the car, but I wish I could see the top. I wonder if it is a teardrop with the slight dents or more of a center dent ? The second picture seems to have more of an extreme pinch and the brim is curling slightly.
 
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Ande1963

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Cool. I really appreciate those photos. I bought my first OR recently, and have been struggling with what to do about the bash. Part of the "keep it as a cattleman crease" argument was that I thought that's how Harry wore his.

I guess that's shot!

By the way, mine is likely from the '70s, and the 3X felt is a little stiff. It's not as soft and pliable as I'd like. I may not keep the hat... I dunno for sure yet. This stiff felt is gonna be hard for me to re-bash myself.

Anj
 

Art Fawcett

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Gratuitous plug

:eusa_doh:

I've actually studied it HDRnR, it's a teardrop with forward pinches. He was a small man and had them custom made with smaller dimensions that you would expect to see. Here is my version

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HDRnR

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Art, you are the man ! I will try to bash one of mine like that. Ande, I've had the same issues with my factory blocked cattleman OR's, the felt is stiff. I have a Royal Deluxe that is smooth as butter tho.
 

HDRnR

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TaxMan1 said:
Didn't LBJ use a Cattleman's bash in his OR?

I'm curious also, I couldn't find a good picture. The LBJ Library doesn't have nearly as many pictures as the Truman Library which has thousands.
 

Fedorista

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Hat described as:

Homberg
Made by Lee, Fifth Avenue, New York
Gold lettering on band opposite label reads: "Made Expressly For Hon. Harry S. Truman."
Felt, leather, plastic. H 12.7, D 33.3 cm
Harry S Truman National Historic Site, HSTR 427
 

J.B.

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Hollywood
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deanglen said:
Of the cattleman's bashes I've ever seen, the bash on this hat has such narrow side dents and wide crown dent.

dean

deanglen, I have an opinion! :rolleyes:

:eek:fftopic: Although as you know, there are sooooo many versions of the Open Road, but after a lot of thought and researching pictures -- I now believe that the hat that is pictured here with LBJ is not a Stetson -- but rather an obscure short-brimmed, high-dimpled alpine bash Resistol model known as the Deming...

...but of course I'm old, and frequently doze off at the keyboarvzdqkfgermeiottttttttttttttttt

Wait -- I'm back on topic Truman...

As a kid, the bottom on Lucky Strike cigarettes packs had the initials L.S.M.F.T. printed thereon -- "Lucky Strike Means Fine Tobacco." However, we impudent children liked to tell others it stood for "Lord, Save Me From Truman." :D
 
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Ande1963

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Art,

Your version is really fantastic. Can I ask how you handled the different proportions that you mentioned Truman had done specifically for his build? Is your model made with with those same proportions?

Anj
 

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