http://www.ebay.com/itm/271974924424
This vintage hat was custom made in the 1940s by the Gulf Coast Hat Works of 2209 W. Main Street, Baytown, Texas. It is their San Jacinto model. It has a fancy pleated lining, old fashioned taped rear seam, extremely fine stitching on the reeded sweatband and an unusual burgundy color to the fur felt. It is a 6-7/8 Long oval.

Tag Archives: Cowboy hat
1970s Stetson
http://www.ebay.com/itm/271974927389
This vintage cowboy hat was made by the John B. Stetson company in the 1970s. It is made of brown fur felt, is missing its ribbon and has a raw edge brim. It is a size 7.
Rocky Mountain Hat Company custom cowboy hat
http://www.ebay.com/itm/271974908899
This hat was made by the high-end custom Rocky Mountain Hat Company of Bozeman, Montana for Dave Viers Jr. It is pure beaver and has a wide, curled brim, high crown and distinctive arrow point ribbon. A comparable hat from Rocky Mountain Hat co now would run in the range of $800, with an eight month wait time. It is a 7-1/4 and has a 4-7/8″ brim.
Shorty’s Caboy hattery 100X custom
http://www.ebay.com/itm/271974929820
This cowboy hat was custom made by Shorty’s Caboy Hattery of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma from 100X pure beaver fur felt for A.J. Willis.
1900s Tiger Special hat
http://www.ebay.com/itm/400991040839
This vintage hat was made around the turn of the century by the B&K Company under the name, “The Tiger Special”. It was sold by N.L. Wann of Fairbury, Illinois. It appears that Wann was bought out in 1916 by a Mr. Lloyd Borngener. The hat has a curled brim and is creased with a center dent and widely spaced pinches. It has a narrow ribbon and is a size 7-1/8.
1950s Peters Bros Shady Oak Banker’s Special
http://www.ebay.com/itm/271978818190
This vintage hat was made by Peters Bros Inc of Fort Worth, Texas. It is the Texas Hat, the Shady Oak Bankers Special One Hundred. Costing $100 new in the 1950s, this was an incredibly fine high end hat, made from Swiss felt. It was made for a Max Krauss. Please remember that the X rating system has inflated grossly over the years and that it has no consistency from manufacturer to manufacturer, so the 6X rating on this made it, at the time, one of the finest hats money could buy. It is a 6-7/8.
Pure Beaver Sinto cowboy hat
http://www.ebay.com/itm/400991054578
This vintage hat was custom made in Spokane, Washington from One Hundred Percent Pure Beaver Fur. It appears the model name is the Sinto. It has a bound brim. It looks like it’s been knocked around a bit, is wearable as is, but with its high quality body, it would make an excellent candidate for a renovation. Size 7-3/8
1960s Friedl’s Stockman cowboy hat
http://www.ebay.com/itm/400986616159
This vintage hat was made in the 1960s for Friedl’s of Thermopolis, Wyoming under the Stockman Western label from fur felt. It is a 7-1/2.
1960s Dobbs West cowboy hat
http://www.ebay.com/itm/271970459557
This vintage hat was made in the 1960s by Dobbs under their Dobbs West line for Baldwins of Lander, Wyoming. It is a 7-1/2.
Shepler’s Stetson Open Road
http://www.ebay.com/itm/271970463815
This vintage hat was made in the 1960s-1970s by the John B. Stetson company for the Sheplers western store, and is co-branded. It is a size 7, and while labeled a “Tulsa” model for Sheplers, it is identical to Stetson’s Open Road of the period.












































































