Oddball Stetson?

[handlebar bart]

I have a vintage Stetson I bought on ebay. It has the wide Whippet style bound edge and the 'pleated' style bow. It is gold embossed in the sweat 'british weight' and also it has the words 'detachable leather' which has lost the gold embossing on the sweat and the sweat isn't stiched on in anyway but has a pin front, back and either side that holds it and you can pull the sweatband away from the hat all around except where the 'pin' holds fast. Anyone know anything about this lid?[huh] I will post some hat pics shortly

 

[barrowjh]

Very interesting. It makes a lot of sense; just a further step after reeded sweatbands, easier to replace, easier to clean & block the hat. It would seem that you would feel that button though, or its outline would show on the exterior, must be a VERY flat button.

 

[handlebar bart]

Very interesting. It makes a lot of sense; just a further step after reeded sweatbands, easier to replace, easier to clean & block the hat. It would seem that you would feel that button though, or its outline would show on the exterior, must be a VERY flat button.

Can't feel or see the button. It is super thin and backed by a rectangular piece of rigid paper(?). I wonder how common this type of sweat was?[huh]

 

[Dinerman]

That looks like a Stephen Stetson- I think they used the detachable sweatband. Not sure why that detail was put on, but it was probably another marketing gimmick. Or maybe it made replacing them cheaper if they had problems?

 

[handlebar bart]

That looks like a Stephen Stetson- I think they used the detachable sweatband. Not sure why that detail was put on, but it was probably another marketing gimmick. Or maybe it made replacing them cheaper if they had problems?

Yep, it says Stephen L. Stetson.

 

[HarpPlayerGene]

"British Weight" and a detachable sweatband suggest to me that this hat is intended to be crushable/rollable/packable. But don't just jump in and wad up your hat based on my notions. Neat hat there, 'stache.

 

[handlebar bart]

"British Weight" and a detachable sweatband suggest to me that this hat is intended to be crushable/rollable/packable. But don't just jump in and wad up your hat based on my notions. Neat hat there, 'stache.

I don't know. It is one of my stiffer vintage lids. Felt isn't noticably thinker, but it does seem to have more stiffener. I would be scared to roll this guy up:eusa_doh: lol