http://www.ebay.com/itm/401073446624
This vintage cowboy hat was made by Dobbs West and sold in Jackson Hole Wyoming by Ranch Shops. It is a 7-1/2 with a 3″ brim.
Dobbs West cowboy hat
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5X Beaver Resistol cowboy hat
http://www.ebay.com/itm/401002609427
This vintage cowboy hat was made in the 1950s for the CR Anthony Company from XXXX Beaver fur felt. From the style of the sweatband, the “Hand Creased” logo and the style of the reorder tag (partly missing) under the sweatband, it’s safe to say that this was made by Resistol as a house label hat for Anthony. It measures a 7-1/8
Royal Scot men’s fedora
This vintage fedora was made in the 1940s by Royal Scot and was sold by Jim Spier in Butte, Montana. The hat has a striped grosgrain ribbon, a bound brim and a teardrop crease. The brown leather sweatband is unreeded, and the hat has a fancy pleated lining.
Size: 6-7/8
Brim Width 2-7/8″
Ribbon Width: 1-18″
Crown Height: 5-5/8″
Style Club Stingy Brim.
Stingy Brim hats don’t get much stingier than this example, originally sold by Victor’s Haberdashers in the Bronx.
Champ Stingy Brim
I like the unusual color of the liner on this one, along with its graphics. 1960s hats were good for that. It’s also unusual to see stingy brims like this with a bound brim- usually you saw welts. This one has the most characters I’ve ever seen stamped on the sweatband.
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