Pre 1940s Stetson Westerns

[MikeinRome]

Here's two Stetsons I saw on the Pinterest website that were custom made for Tom Mix. The hatbox for the first one says White Coney .... Nutria. I'm guessing White Coney is the color and Nutria is what the hat is made from.

 

[RickP]

Definitely a wild color on this one. The color in the first picture is accurate. The felt is also different from the other No. 1 quality hats. Thinner, more of a dress weight.

Inside of hat showing red piped liner.

Id like to see who was wearing that hat back in the day lol

 

[Blare]

Id like to see who was wearing that hat back in the day lol

Glad to see the images survived on this posting. What a unique color on a No. 1

 

[MikeinRome]

Stetson of unknown quality. Has 3 inch brim and 5 1/2 inch open crown. The tags date it approximately early 1930's. Has a replacement sweatband. I think the Block Number is 322, which is documented being for a 5 1/2 inch Depth hat.

 

[MikeinRome]

Ran across this Stetson “Sombrero” out there. There was some talk earlier in this thread about Stetson sending them out for the embroidery work. The ad copy seems to imply that the hat box is not original to the hat (and I suspect the liner isn’t either). Still … I’d wear it!

http://[URL]https://www.buffaloantiquestexas.com/shop/p/rare-stetson-sombrero

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View attachment 706148 The hatbox seems original to the hat because the same name is on the box as on the sweatband. The box says the hat is of Excellent Quality, even though the sweatband says Number 1 Quality and the liner says Real Nutria. So you have 3 quality grades to choose from.

 

[MikeinRome]

1920's Stetson, with 3 1/2 inch finished brim and 7 inch open crown. It feels like a Number 1 Quality hat or a lower quality Nutria hat such as Nutria Quality or 1X Nutria. I'm not sure if there's anyone who can distinguish the difference just by touch or feel.

 

[MikeinRome]

Boss Raw Edge

Hi, new member to the forum. I've been visiting for years, and I've learned a TON about vintage clothes, but finally had a question that prompted me to register.

I just found a Stetson Boss Raw Edge with a Fray sweatband that's in pretty nice shape. Reading blog posts about dating old Stetsons has left me a little confused about the age. I thought that an orange reorder tag meant it was from mid-late 20s, but the retailer "E.G. Barnaby & Co." disappears from Minneapolis city directories after 1921. Can anyone offer any insight as to the age of this beauty?

With a Lot Number of 475, I'd date this hat about 1906.

 

[RossRYoung]

The prediction we all were waiting for, and not a moment too soon

 

[Bamaboots]

LMAO!