The Other Open Roads.....

[Hurricane Jack]

Mallory, OPS era, 2 3/4 brim and and 5 1/2 open crown. In another thread I described the brim as a little stiff. I should say it is firm yet flexible. Easily snaps up or down depending on my mood. Excellent felt, soft crown easily shaped. Love this hat.
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I think that's a Mallory Dallas. Certainly belongs & is on the list.

 

[Frunobulax]

Mallory, OPS era, 2 3/4 brim and and 5 1/2 open crown. In another thread I described the brim as a little stiff. I should say it is firm yet flexible. Easily snaps up or down depending on my mood. Excellent felt, soft crown easily shaped. Love this hat.
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Any tags behind the sweatband?

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[Cornshucker77]

Any tags behind the sweatband?

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Yes and it is a little blurry not on the hat though. Just my poor photography skills.

 

[Cornshucker77]

I think that's a Mallory Dallas. Certainly belongs & is on the list.

I'll take your word for it Jack. No name that I can see.

 

[Hurricane Jack]

I'll take your word for it Jack. No name that I can see.

When you have time measure up the dimensions.

 

[Cornshucker77]

When you have time measure up the dimensions.

Brim is 2.75 and open crown 5.5, crown is 4.75 at front of bash. Ribbon is 3/8 and sweatband is just shy of 2 inches.

 

[Frunobulax]

Yes and it is a little blurry not on the hat though. Just my poor photography skills.
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I thought mine had a block designation. All I can say is my depth is "R."

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[AbbaDatDeHat]

I thought mine had a block designation. All I can say is my depth is "R."

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Just to add to this.
My Dallas has a depth of “G”, and is of Premier Quality. Not sure of other Dallas Qualities but Scott’s is Aristocrat Quality. That might be the diff. Idk
Sweet hat all around Scott.
B

 

[Cornshucker77]

Just to add to this.
My Dallas has a depth of “G”, and is of Premier Quality. Not sure of other Dallas Qualities but Scott’s is Aristocrat Quality. That might be the diff. Idk
Sweet hat all around Scott.
B

Thank you Bowen, appreciated. Yea I wonder how the "Qualities" are ranked. Also the difference in depths?

 

[AbbaDatDeHat]

Thank you Bowen, appreciated. Yea I wonder how the "Qualities" are ranked. Also the difference in depths?

Good question. Idk. I looked at another one, older, Aristocrat Quality, depth was “D” so who knows.
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[deadlyhandsome]

My pre-Stetson Premier Quality The Dallas has an “M” depth:

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[Cornshucker77]

My pre-Stetson Premier Quality The Dallas has an “M” depth:

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Good question. Idk. I looked at another one, older, Aristocrat Quality, depth was “D” so who knows.
B

I thought mine had a block designation. All I can say is my depth is "R."

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You think the depth is the crown height?

My J is 5 1/2
Jim's is an R
Bowen has a G and D
Brent an M

 

[AbbaDatDeHat]

^^^somebody has to know the secret handshake!
B

 

[Frunobulax]

You think the depth is the crown height?

My J is 5 1/2
Jim's is an R
Bowen has a G and D
Brent an M

That's what I'd always assumed. I think mine's 5 1/2". It's also of Premier Quality.

 

[Cornshucker77]

^^^somebody has to know the secret handshake!
B

I have been searching early posts in "The Mallory Mile" and it is getting deeper.
I have found "Depths" of E, H, NO to add to the list. That would be eight designations. Seems like a lot of different designations for Crown height. I wasn't able to determine if these were Post Stetson or Pre Stetson.
The mystery continues.

 

[Frunobulax]

That's what I'd always assumed. I think mine's 5 1/2". It's also of Premier Quality.

Correction. My Dallas is 5 7/8" x 2 7/8".

 

[Cornshucker77]

Correction. My Dallas is 5 7/8" x 2 7/8".

Ok. I found 8 different depth designations in postings from "The Mallory Mile". I was thinking that eight may have been too many in regards to crown height. But maybe not. I think it has to be crown height.

 

[Rmccamey]

A new-to-me Beaver Brand OR Clone sold originally at the Westerner in Flagstaff, AZ. Tan/beige color (Yea - I was looking for something other than SB!) with a 2 3/4 bound brim. The stamp on the sweat says Imported White Fur (if anyone knows what that is?) and the cellophane on the liner, and the gold liner itself, is in perfect condition as is the 1 3/4 sweatband. There is no information under the sweat, only the remains of a square white sticker, probably a price tag or something of the like. I did not find anything under the edge of the liner either. It is a rather lightweight hat (I was surprised) and the felt is smooth. I don't want to over-sell this one; it is a really nice hat, and it far exceeds the modern Stetson 6X I sold to find a replacement, but it is not in the same league as the 3X's or equivalent Resistols. I really like OR's but shy away from them as the side dents on the Cattleman's crease almost always hit the top of my head. Not so with this one. The sizing is right on that sweet spot and fits me wonderfully and I expect this one to be a daily wear hat.

If anyone would venture a guess on age, I'd appreciated it. The hat is in great shape but my gut tells me it not that old. Maybe I'm wrong. Nevertheless, it is going to see a lot of head time and I'm sure this will be one of those felt hats I will be using to "stretch" the end of spring wearing season and begin early the fall wearing season!

Enjoy. (Sorry, I have lots of shadows on the indoor pictures.)

 

[BobHufford]

Saw this Hyde Park "out there" ...

 

[Hurricane Jack]

Resistol San Antonio