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Stetson gray heather derby... from the LOTXXXX number I would suggest c.1920 or perhaps a little earlier.

I have slimmed down to one or two new hats a year... but this gray heather derby, suggested by a good hat friend, made me hit the button. From the imperfect but suggestive LOTXXXX imprint, I would estimate c.1920 or a little earlier.

When I first received and posted this hat former member RLK identified the decorative edge treatment from Stetson ads. It has completely left my mind.

I don't usually snap my brim, but how could I not show off such nice decorative stitching...

@steur... thanks for reminding me of this wonderful thread and all the work you've done here. I'd forgotten it and thoroughly enjoyed refreshing my memory. The hat in the shop display above has a different ribbon/bow but the drawing captures with marvelous accuracy how my hat handles and wears...

Summer white and very light... could be 1950s or 1930s. With European hats it is hard to know for sure.

Happy Earth Day! Stetson No.1 Quality sold at the factory store... from the foil size label and wide 3 panel manufacturing tag, I would guess 1935-1940.

The Roycroft was a residential community centered around arts and crafts located in the town of East Aurora, southeast of Buffalo. There are a number of historical overlaps that make for an interesting read if you have the time for a Wikipedia journey. Elbert Hubbard, the Roycroft founder, had a...

Back at you for that wonderful old Borsalino.

Thank you Mark... good thing that black goes with everything... I have quite a few!

Something in black from the way back machine...

Great catch. The Roycroft print shop was in East Aurora about 25 miles from me. There were once hundreds of old volumes available to buy in the antique stores around the campus. I purchased a number over the years but never found a copy of this one. The nicest volumes were produced in the first...

It was a stiff hat for me today. This insouciant upwards bow leads me to imagine that this 1926 photo of Babbitt's might be right about the time this hat was sold.

Rainy day hat... a well loved early 20th century Stetson.

Thank you very much. When this hat arrived, the color floored me and seemed so appropriate to Los Angeles, Errol Flynn, Robin Hood, 1938... I don't think I've seen another Stetson in this tone and I've struggled each time I post a picture of it here to capture the richness and hue, usually...