The Stetson Stratoliner is arguably one of Stetson’s best known hat models. Named after the airplane, it had fedora blocking and a thin ribbon. This one, sourced in Frederick, Maryland, saw a lot of wear in its life.
Stetson Stratoliner
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Stetson Select Quality Homburg
1920s Stetson Select Quality Homburg. Sold by Holt’s of Los Angeles. Twisted knot bow, deep, crisp imprints on the leather sweatband.
1930s homburg
This homburg has lost its liner and sweatband, but bears the old style union tag, which dates it from the early ’30s or before. For everyone who says the homburg is and was a formal hat, I urge you to actually look at period photos, and to everyone who says homburgs are and were stiff hats, I urge you to actually feel a vintage one.
XXXX beaver custom western
This hat is probably from the 1960s, but it really channels hats of the turn of the century. It has a center creased crown, with a short-ish pencil curled raw edge brim. Sort of a western homburg. The ribbon work is also in the style of an earlier period, wide, but with a bow similar to those found on Stetson Open Roads.
Stetson “The Fray” fedora
A ’20s Stetson with “the fray” sweatband and wonderfully detailed logo. Double frayed edge bow and short, flattish brim.
Solferino
A long-haired 1920s italian hat. Not quite a fedora, not quite a homburg, Very wide ribbon with intentionally frayed trailing edge.
Davis Hats- “The Alamo”
This is a great example of a western fedora. It shows lines from where it was once creased as more of a cattleman, but the blocking and flanging are pure fedora. Dating is a bit more difficult for custom hats, but I’d place this one at sometime in the ’50s.
Dobbs Homburg
This 1940s dobbs homburg was originally owned by a doctor. It was sold to Dr. RCM by P.A. Meyer and Sons.
Late 1950s Stetson Open Road
Here’s a great example of a late 1950s Stetson Open road, creased with a diamond crown. It’s the 3x felt designation, indicating quite high quality felt; much better than what Stetson is currently calling 3x. Size tag, sweatband color and imprint and design of liner point to a date in the late ’50s, possibly pushing into the early 1960s.
Stetson “gay prince” clone
Here’s a ’60s Stetson in the style of the Dobbs Gay Prince. Whipstitched self-felt ribbon, overwelt brim edge. Black sweatband and color logo suggests a 1960s date.
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