Resistol Presents: Attack of the Wide Ribbon.

[KeyGrip]

I bought this Friday after finding that it was well priced and actually fit my head.

From the print on the inside of the liner, it's a Resistol "Flatop" originally sold by an outfit called Hastings in California.

The "Beaver Twenty" and "Abruzzi" marks have my confused. I assume the hat contains 20% beaver fur in the felt, but I can't find any hat related information on the word Abruzzi. All I know is that it's a region in Italy.

It's difficult to tell from this picture, but the liner is not centered correctly.


Lastly, I tried putting a fedora type bash on it.

If anybody could help me connect this hat to a date or era it would be much appreciated. I know it was made before ~1968 and that's about it.

Thanks.

 

[Dinerman]

A flat top is a style of hat, similar to a porkpie. It is not meant to be creased, which is why creasing it fedora style doesn't work.
The flat top style, as well as the back bow style, which went kind of hand in hand, were a late '50s thing, in the '55-60 ish time frame.

Beaver 20 has nothing to do with beaver content. It reflects the price point- the hat would have originally sold for $20.

straw flat top- Champ

Resistol

 

[carouselvic]

Mid to late 50s would be my best guess. Twenty was more than likely its original selling price.

 

[KeyGrip]

Thank you all. Turns out $20 in 1955 roughly equalls $153.27 in 2007 dollars. Interesting.

 

[CaddyKid21]

Nice score, I love flattop back-bow hats. I scored a back-bow fedora at a vintage expo that came to town yesterday, I love it.

 

[bolthead]

great Lid

Nice find....but I agree, that Lid was meant to have a flat top or a Pork Pie crease. [huh]

 

[KeyGrip]

Nice find....but I agree, that Lid was meant to have a flat top or a Pork Pie crease. [huh]

I changed it back, I just wanted to see how easy it would be to mold. :whip: The hat must have a spirit of it's own, because after I put the dents in, it wouldn't fit right.

Also, another question: The store used an anti-theft tag that left a noticeable hole in the felt :eusa_doh: . Will it stay there, close up, or get worse?

 

[HarpPlayerGene]

Damn those hole-punchers!:rage:

Try brushing the whole hat to get dust out of it, then dab a bead of water onto the hole. When it dries, brush it again. This may convince the felt to sort of 'heal'.

G'luck!

 

[thunderw21]

The Resistol "Flatop" along with the Dobbs "Top-Level" and the Adam "flat-crown" all came into style in 1956. These hats are not meant to have a bash. Here are two ads from the October 1956 issue of 'Esquire':

And here is my Resistol:

Cheers!

 

[thunderw21]

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Dang, Dinerman, that ribbon is wide. Is that a cav. edge?



Also, here's a 'flatop' milan that dates from the 1920s, way before the 1950s fad came along.

Are these two styles related or did the 1950s flatop just try something new?

 

[KeyGrip]

Try brushing the whole hat to get dust out of it, then dab a bead of water onto the hole. When it dries, brush it again. This may convince the felt to sort of 'heal'.

I'll give that a try, thanks!

 

[Dinerman]

yup- cav. edge.

 

[Feraud]

Another flat top. Stetson Royal DeLuxe.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/feraud/Fedora Lounge/DSC02348.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/feraud/Fedora Lounge/DSC02345.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/feraud/Fedora Lounge/DSC02346.jpg

 

[CaddyKid21]

I dig flattops. Ive been looking around for one in my size. Yet all are much to small.
My Boss has a Pilgrim Flattop, and it is amazing. Insanely jealous.....lol

 

[HarpPlayerGene]

Man, is that a back bow, or a barn door!?

I think it is a cool hat in it's way, but it sure takes the cake for amount of grosgrain used.

 

[Akubra Man]

The Ratpack lives!!

A flat top is a style of hat, similar to a porkpie. It is not meant to be creased, which is why creasing it fedora style doesn't work.
The flat top style, as well as the back bow style, which went kind of hand in hand, were a late '50s thing, in the '55-60 ish time frame.

Beaver 20 has nothing to do with beaver content. It reflects the price point- the hat would have originally sold for $20.

straw flat top- Champ

Resistol

That straw makes me think of the old Ratpack...Joey Bishop wore one very similar to that straw.