Pre 1940s Stetson Westerns

[carouselvic]

I have only one thing to say about these hats. "I'd wear 'em"

 

[rlk]

Stetson No. 1 Quality Western

 

[PabloElFlamenco]

Upon starting to read this thread, the thought came up that I should perhaps insert my big Nutria western Stetson. Not that I have any guarantee that it is "pre-1940": it might only come close; definitely most of the other hats I see in this thread are older (the "square with diagonal Stetson" logo on the sweatband attesting to that).
Great was my surprise at Dinerman having done the work for me. Tkuvm Diner, that's fine.
Whilst this hat is no my most "wearable" hat - it is galumptuous, especially in our oh so civilized European setting, where the mere word "cowboy" elicits Pavlovian associations with Texan politicians, yet it is -no doubt about it- one of my favorite hats: no other hat I in my collection is so malleable, meaning (I borrow this from another Lounge Member) meaning the shape, the bash of the crown is like something as if of soft clay, putty... Immensely bashable... I love that hat.

Is that malleability due to its being ...nutria... or is it due to ...mercury...???

 

[Garrett]

Great hat, Pablo - can you photograph the liner?

 

[PabloElFlamenco]

you popped out that pork pie crease! you're a braver man than I

Rob, please allow me to state that these hats are sooooh "malleable" that it is no problem in the least un-bashing and re-bashing them, whether it be to the original bash, or another one. I might be wrong, but I strongly suspect that the quality was such that the word "stiffener" was quite simply neither necessary nor desired. For the crown. I don't know about the brim: those were plenty stiff...

 

[PabloElFlamenco]

Garrett, the liner was already posted by Dinerman (go up quite a ways and search for my noggin - it's the same hat. But (at risk of being considered a show-off/sorry guys) here it is again

Greetings to a grand America.
Paul

 

[Dinerman]

Not mine-from eBay

 

[Dinerman]

Some from Cayuse Western Americana. The prices are a little different from what you generally see on ebay.

 

[rlk]

Some from Cayuse Western Americana. The prices are a little different from what you generally see on ebay.

Generously priced indeed. Some on ebay currently of similar styles and pricing.

 

[Garrett]

In my size, too! Just need a few grand now

 

[Dinerman]

 

[Garrett]

Nice, Dinerman - where'd you find that one?

 

[Dinerman]

It's currently on ebay with a buy it now close to a thousand bucks. A bit rich for my blood, but I think the pictures deserve to be here.

 

[rlk]

same source.

 

[Garrett]

Well, this really has been the month of the old stetsons

 

[Dinerman]

 

[Dinerman]

 

[Dinerman]

 

[Dinerman]

 

[Dinerman]

Late '30s early '40s?