Stratoliner Box

[jamespowers]

Hey JP, do you have a photo of the insert? From time to time I am quite handy, .......... with my hands. heh heh I may be able to fabricate one, if I knew what it should be like.

I'll have to get a picture of it this evening when I drag the box out.

Regards,

J

 

[bburtner@moran]

Statroliner box

Question about cost of Stratoliner box,is $81.00 a good price?

 

[DJH]

I paid about $30 for mine on eBay. It doesn't have the inserts, but the hat looks cool siting on top.

 

[bburtner@moran]

thanks

 

[TomS]

Paid 80.00 for mine. Mint with liners...

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[bburtner@moran]

this one for 81.00 is minty.

 

[gtdean48]

I paid less than that for minty Stetson 100 hat cases....but it is all about the "eye of the beholder"....
Also, they don't make them anymore. Finding one with the original guts is getting rarer every day.

 

[DJH]

There's one on eBay at the moment for $227 - looks just like mine (no inserts either).

Also one for $740 with a free hat

 

[Zemke Fan]

I have a standing offer to pay $100 for a mint condition.

 

[tonyb]

I paid less than that for minty Stetson 100 hat cases....but it is all about the "eye of the beholder"....
Also, they don't make them anymore. Finding one with the original guts is getting rarer every day.

That's about the size of it. I paid nothing even approaching that amount for any of the three Strat boxes I own, but none of them would be accurately described as "minty" (although one came with that scarce, scarce, scarce slip of paper explaining the shape of the box).

I stopped shopping for hatboxes quite some time ago, seeing how I have oodles of 'em now, but they still come my way. Just last Friday I came across one of those octagonal vintage Knox boxes at my fave little thrift store. For six bucks, I couldn't leave it there.

I could see someone paying a C-note for a mint Stratoliner box. Anything as ephemeral as a paperboard hatbox that survives in good condition for more than 70 years is something special for that reason alone. Add to that the style and distinctiveness of a Strat box, and, well, of course it'll attract interest.

 

[Andykev]

I don't know if this is "mint"? I have one with solid strap and snap, great "logo", good color. No breaks or rips in the cardboard.
Unfortunately, no "guts", just tissue inside.

EDIT: I just looked at the one on Ebay for $227!! What a ripoff! My box is much cleaner, as you can tell from photos. Wow. Sometimes I am amazed at the asking prices on Ebay.

If someone really wants this box, the only one I have in my collection, PM me with a serious offer. I would part with it for a fellow Lounger.

 

[bburtner@moran]

Thanks for the info guys,I guess I really don`t need to spend the money,I bought the Strat, a few days ago in Gap Pa. for $14.95,I plan on wearing it...Brian

 

[hatophile]

Thanks for the info guys,I guess I really don`t need to spend the money,I bought the Strat, a few days ago in Gap Pa. for $14.95,I plan on wearing it...Brian

The boxes are cool, but I'd rather have the hat. You could pay up to a few hundred for a nice Strat, $14.95 is a steal! Congrats.