Western, anyone?

[AbbaDatDeHat]

Nice one Vic. Would be great to see more of your westerns, even if it’s a re-share.

Indeed!!
You could start with the stack of those colorful Stetson 100s!!
Might as well annihilate our senses right off.
B

 

[RossRYoung]

Heck yeah! With photobucket and other sites limiting the size and quality, and sometimes removing the links entirely, there’s so many gems I wish I would have saved sooner. I have a folder of almost 200 saved photos, it’s nice just have for the occasional view and salivation.

 

[Hurricane Jack]

Heck yeah! With photobucket and other sites limiting the size and quality, and sometimes removing the links entirely, there’s so many gems I wish I would have saved sooner. I have a folder of almost 200 saved photos, it’s nice just have for the occasional view and salivation.

I'm more interested in the classic lines of a hat than I am the felt. Like the lines of a classic car. Some hats have them, some don't. I enjoy most pics with good composition or a pic taken like it's from the era when the hat was worn. I would have loved to have been a design engineer working in the automotive industry of the 1950's - 1960's; today not so much.

This hat could have been a one owner as I bought it out of Ava, MO.

 

[BobHufford]

This hat could have been a one owner as I bought it out of Ava, MO.

Out of my backyard! I really like the colors on this one Jack.

 

[Rmccamey]

The color looks a lot like my Adobe Beaver Brand.

1960's Stetson 3X OR.

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Don't know what Stetson called the color but it's Dun to me.

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[Hurricane Jack]

Out of my backyard! I really like the colors on this one Jack.

Thanks Bob. I actually have a cousin who lives there.

 

[carouselvic]

Basic Black


prolly the only non-Stetson I'll show...#1 Quality...Philipsborn's Quaility Hats Chicago


The Boss Raw Edge X3
Prop hat from True Grit #1


next two from New England family with a pedigree going back to the Revolution




A 3X fuzzy


A Big Four in mole skin

 

[carouselvic]

the first 6 are #1 Quality followed by a Real Nutria and a C.N.Q.

 

[Blare]

Basic Black


prolly the only non-Stetson I'll show...#1 Quality...Philipsborn's Quaility Hats Chicago


The Boss Raw Edge X3
Prop hat from True Grit #1


next two from New England family with a pedigree going back to the Revolution




A 3X fuzzy


A Big Four in mole skin

Wonderful! And a perfect display of why one needs more than one black western

 

[carouselvic]

the first five are Rancheros Visitadores



clear nutria and two #1 Quality


3X and a nutria quality



Guy Weadick put the Stampede in Calgary and a 30's in Pearl Gray both 3X followed by a G. Henry Stetson Boss Raw Edge Kettle finish



it's mulberry season in Kansas now, no need to tempt fate

 

[Hurricane Jack]

Gannon Highwayman (& because I love everything in this pic.)

 

[Bamaboots]

Been awhile since I’ve been struck with genuine hat envy and then @carouselvic does some posting.

 

[Hurricane Jack]

Been while since I’ve been struck with genuine hat envy and then @carouselvic does some posting.

And his advice on mulberry season is sage advice for those who live where mulberrys grow.

 

[RossRYoung]

@carouselvic thank you for sharing! Wonderful lids Vic, great to see them together.

 

[BobHufford]

My ... oh ... my. @carouselvic -- any one of those would be be a grail hat for me. But that many in one place? The stuff dreams are made of. Kudos!

 

[Bamaboots]

3X and a nutria quality

Vic, I noticed the NQ has a couple of pins, one of them being the RV. My NQ that you helped me identify as belonging to Rancheros member Lucien Wulsin III also came with a couple of pins, neither of which bears a makers mark but both are marked as Sterling. I was wondering if yours bore a makers mark?

 

[Yahoody]

New beaver silver belly. Just trying to keep up with my crew.

Rattle can of black spray paint and I should fit right in

 

[quikrick]

New beaver silver belly. Just trying to keep up with my crew.
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Ha! A matching horse, awesome!

 

[carouselvic]

Vic, I noticed the NQ has a couple of pins, one of them being the RV. My NQ that you helped me identify as belonging to Rancheros member Lucien Wulsin III also came with a couple of pins, neither of which bears a makers mark but both are marked as Sterling. I was wondering if yours bore a makers mark?

No makers mark that I can see(that’s not saying much). Here is a good look at the buttonhole stitch binding.

 

[Bamaboots]

No makers mark that I can see(that’s not saying much). Here is a good look at the buttonhole stitch binding.

Understood. I had to break out the magnifying glass and bright lights to find Sterling. The pins appear identical, down to the screw on back. I really appreciate the closeups. That edge binding is something. Beautiful interior on that hat as well.