The Imperial Stetson/ 1940

[M Hatman]

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Imperial Stetson Homburg that arrived today. I imagine it's very late in the run of Imperials, late 50's to early 60's. Perhaps made in Canada. The seller was in the Montreal area and that's where the hat was originally sold. I think the hat box is original to the hat.

WONDERFUL Hat! And yes, a Canadian Stetson most likely looking at the stamping.
And I think mid 50's based on price.........Great find!

 

[Just Daniel]

Very nice, I'm a huge fan of those Imperials.

That looks like an oilskin liner; on Stetsons I usually place them as '48-52. Plastic liners on Stetsons probably replaced the oilskins in '52.

All the best,
Daniel

Imperial Stetson Homburg that arrived today. I imagine it's very late in the run of Imperials, mid to late 1950's. Has heavy plastic liner cover. Perhaps made in Canada. The seller was in the Montreal area and that's where the hat was originally sold. I think the hat box is original to the hat.

 

[Just Daniel]

I'm tracking 3X hats started at $15 from at least the 30s on through the 50s. Some of the old catalogs show farther back - the pricepoint certainly held steady for decades.

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WONDERFUL Hat! And yes, a Canadian Stetson most likely looking at the stamping.
And I think mid 50's based on price.........Great find!

 

[BobHufford]

1940s / early-1950s Imperial Stetson.

 

[Frunobulax]

1940s / early-1950s Imperial Stetson.

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The Gibbons Hotel when it was known by its original name, the Algonquin. It was the Algonquin from 1898-1917. It was sold and became the Gibbons in 1918 and continued as such into the 1960s.

It was most recently the Dayton Grand Hotel but has been vacant now for several years.

Recent photo:

https://daytonvistas.com/history-algonquin-gibbons-dayton-grand-hotel/

 

[BobHufford]

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The Gibbons Hotel when it was known by its original name, the Algonquin. It was the Algonquin from 1898-1917. It was sold and became the Gibbons in 1918 and continued as such into the 1960s.

It was most recently the Dayton Grand Hotel but has been vacant now for several years.

Recent photo:

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https://daytonvistas.com/history-algonquin-gibbons-dayton-grand-hotel/

Thanks for the hotel/store info Jim!

 

[Frunobulax]

Thanks for the hotel/store info Jim!

I wish I could find more on the shop. I have a Borsalino from there.

 

[Rmccamey]

The white sweatband really makes that one stand out.

1940s / early-1950s Imperial Stetson.

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