About like a guitar string with a ferrule to hold the ends.
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Western, anyone?
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About like a guitar string with a ferrule to hold the ends.
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Another new-to-me Western a fellow Lounger turned me on to in eBay. A Steton Saddle Roll hat. My research dug up a post in another thread that Saddle Roll was registered/trademarked in 1953 (as I remember). This one is a wide brimmed cowboy hat that has been used. The crown is in good shape (very stiff) with a brim that has been pinched, folded, squeezed, crushed and has all the creases to prove it. I've managed to get out some of the rough spots, but it will always be a working hat.
I would not normally pick up a western straw but this one comes with a 1 inch grosgrain tan (or gold) ribbon original to the hat as it is sewn on with thread from the back. Whatever crest was in the crown has long since disappeared. Also from my research, the Saddle Roll was a series with several models of hats carrying that series name. I always want to think that the black/gold keyhole size tag indicates 50's to early 60's hat but did not know if listing "7 1/4" rather than just "1/4" would make this a newer model or an older model. Something else unique is that it has what appears to be a plastic decal with the size listed glued to the straw under the sweat. I have not seen anything like this on my felt hats of the 50's/60's so I'm wondering if this is something that was done on western hats only or perhaps something that would suggest a "newer" hat in the Saddle Roll series. Thanks for looking and thanks for any feedback.
I would not normally pick up a western straw but this one comes with a 1 inch grosgrain tan (or gold) ribbon original to the hat as it is sewn on with thread from the back. Whatever crest was in the crown has long since disappeared. Also from my research, the Saddle Roll was a series with several models of hats carrying that series name. I always want to think that the black/gold keyhole size tag indicates 50's to early 60's hat but did not know if listing "7 1/4" rather than just "1/4" would make this a newer model or an older model. Something else unique is that it has what appears to be a plastic decal with the size listed glued to the straw under the sweat. I have not seen anything like this on my felt hats of the 50's/60's so I'm wondering if this is something that was done on western hats only or perhaps something that would suggest a "newer" hat in the Saddle Roll series. Thanks for looking and thanks for any feedback.
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Wow, you’re killing it with the western straw hats. Good get; I also like the wider ribbon.
The mixed number size tags came after the fraction only tags. The mixed number tags narrow it down to the very late ‘50s to the very early ‘60s.
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I couldn't pass on that one either! Beautiful and unique looking.
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Reminds me of my Bailey U-Rollit New West straw which I never wear. The Bailey slogan should be "Cheap & made to stay that way!"
I'd call it a 15mph hat...looks good at 15mph.
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The Baily New West line was their answer to Resistol's Stagecoach line. Didn't quite hit the mark. Still, that's a good looking straw.
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Thanks for that info DD.
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In honor of Bamas new San Antonio! I just got this Pendleton jacket at the wrong time of year. Had to see how it would look with the San Antonio.
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In honor of Bamas new San Antonio! I just got this Pendleton jacket at the wrong time of year. Had to see how it would look with the San Antonio.
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Dammit, man! Outstanding all around.
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In honor of Bamas new San Antonio! I just got this Pendleton jacket at the wrong time of year. Had to see how it would look with the San Antonio.
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Looks great together. I’m sweating just thinking of wearing a jacket...what was your high temperature today?
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Perfect pairing! That's a killer jacket, congrats on that, and the hat goes great with it.In honor of Bamas new San Antonio! I just got this Pendleton jacket at the wrong time of year. Had to see how it would look with the San Antonio.
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I like this Chief Joseph Santa Fe, but I like jackets & coats with buttons; no zippers!In honor of Bamas new San Antonio! I just got this Pendleton jacket at the wrong time of year. Had to see how it would look with the San Antonio.
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In honor of Bamas new San Antonio! I just got this Pendleton jacket at the wrong time of year. Had to see how it would look with the San Antonio.
Outstanding Ed! I love those blanket jackets. Seems like when I find one in my size it doesn't fit my pocketbook.
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99° today. This jacket is going in the closet!
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Thanks Bob, I have had the same experience. Fortunately goodwill smiled upon me. It is like new and American made.
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That is a very nice pattern.I like this Chief Joseph Santa Fe, but I like jackets & coats with buttons; no zippers!
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Some years ago, back when "Dallas" was all the rage on TV and the infamous Tony Alamo had his Western clothing store on lower Broadway in downtown Nashville, there was a wide-brimmed cowboy hat known as "The Big'Un." I believe it was made by Bailey, but their corporate archives don't go back that far. I saw a picture of it in an eBay listing some months ago, but for whatever reason, I didn't get a picture of it. Does anyone know anything about this particular hat--maybe even have a picture of it? I'm a huge fan of wide-brimmed cowboy hats, and I would LOVE to get a picture of it to store on my hard drive for reference. Thanks in advance for any help or advice!
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I got no help for you in the hat department, but I've got a pair of Nocona boots with silver toe caps that came from that store you mentioned. That was back before everything that was going on with him had seen the light of day.
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