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Category Archives: Hats
Stetson No. 1 Quality western fedora
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This vintage hat was made by the John B. Stetson company in the 1960s. It is a No. 1 quality, with a moderately wide ribbon, mid-with brim and western weight felt. It is a 7-1/4 long oval and has a 2-1/2″ brim.
Stetson Gun Club western hat
1930s Carlsten NJ fedora hat
1930s Ben Parkoff Fedora hat
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This vintage hat was made in the early 1930s for Ben Parkoff of Brooklyn, New York and is their “The Parksley” model. It is a rare style, briefly popular in the early ’30s, the snap brim homburg, flanged with a sharply curled homburg type brim curl to the back, and a more relaxed one in the front, allowing it to be worn up brim or snapped. It has the feathered edge to the bow that was so popular at this time, and the twisted dip to the reverse side of the ribbon which was also a short lived trend. It has a center crease with pinches and a bound 2-1/4″ brim. It has a wide sweatband with a taped rear seam and a fancy pleated lining. The original store size tag is still in the ribbon.
Penney’s Marathon shark gill fedora
Stetson XXX Open Road
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This hat was made by the John B. Stetson Company. It is their iconic Open Road style, with a thin ribbon, narrow binding and a fedora flanged brim. This is a XXX quality, re-creased in a teardrop crown, with a 2-7/8″ brim.
Dobbs Thirty Fedora
1960s Dobbs Homburg
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This vintage hat was made in the 1960s by Dobbs. It was sold by the New Utica in Des Moines, and has a corrugated back sweatband. It has a 2-1/8″ brim.
Stetson 7X Clear Beaver cowboy hat
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This vintage hat was made in the 1950s by the John B. Stetson Company. It is their high end 7X Clear Beaver Quality and has a 3-1/8″ brim. There is no size tag and no reorder tags under the sweatband, but the opening measures 7-3/8″ by 6-1/8″, with a 21-1/2″ circumference.























































































