How old are my Stetsons?

[Inf_Blue]

I have to start by saying that this forum is an impressive collection of hat knowledge. I started buying hats in December, mainly based on what I thought looked neat, and what I thought would look good on me.

I now have the start of a collection going. What I have been wondering, though, is are there any rules of thumb to estimate a Stetson's age? I have a couple of them, with different coloured and sized sweatbands (back and front), different coloured liners and logos. I have Royal Stetsons, a Sovereign and a Royal DeLuxe. None of them have any useful numbers on them. I haven't been able to find anything here so far, so hopefully someone can help me out.

 

[surely]

If you post photos you'll likely get lots of help

 

[Inf_Blue]

Unfortunately, I don't have access to a camera right now. I could write some descriptions, but I don't think that will help much. I guess I will have to wait until next week.

 

[mingoslim]

Until you can post photos . . .

There are several threads you can search on ths site will which help you with dating your Stetsons . . .

I would start with this thread:

http://www.thefedoralounge.com/showthread.php?t=16655&highlight=stetson+age

Hope this helps.

Slim