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The hat has all the hallmarks of a mid to late 50's OR. Royal is the quality designation and Stetson's entry level for dress hats and it is a 7 3/8. The tag is common for the era. Stetson had a lot of color designations and a lot of different shades of gray. Old ads are often the best source for...

This is a beautiful and unique piece. The size of course but most jackets of this style are wool jackets with inset Chimayo pieces. This one being entirely Chimayo and from Ortega's is really cool and there's just seldom this much tailoring put into a Chimayo jacket. Here's an example of an...

That's some chocolate goodness, HJ. Good get.

Hands still seem to be a problem.

Just incredible.

Thanks, Stefan. You're right. Even though I had upgraded to a clear glass juice bottle, every time I refilled the steamer and had to go through the burping and spitting before the water equalized, I went on a search for a proper bottle. It's been a fun surprise to find out how much better the...

I’ve had this for six years or so and since then I’ve been looking for an original glass gallon bottle. They are probably more rare than the steamers, at least a bottle and cap together. I’ve made do with different bottles over the years. The problem is these things burp and spit water without a...

https://www.thefedoralounge.com/threads/hats-on-tv.33906/

These are things you could do yourself with little more than a tea kettle or another way of producing steam. A hat brush always helps in freshening a hat. Steaming a hat will usually help activate what shellac is in the felt...

Wow, someone actually wanting a cattleman crease! Good on you, Rick and really good job shaping it. Great color on that Borso.

I'm making some assumptions here because I don't own any engineer boots and have never looked into their construction but there are some cowboy boot similarities. When boots are made, towards their completion, before the soles are added, they're worked on inside out and before the boots can be...

https://www.thefedoralounge.com/threads/rancheros-visitadores-1951-w-graphics-by-joe-de-yong.62898/

Would you share what info you have that Stetson was still making hats for Miller in the 30’s? Credible sources have posted in the lounge that Miller’s partnership with Stetson fell apart in 1908.