You could pick up a good quality Stetson $7.50 when this hat was made. That $7.50 would buy you a better hat than a modern $150 stetson. This hat cost $50. That was a hell of a lot of hat. The quality of these is amazing.
John Wayne would probably like this one.
This hat, sold by the Outlaw Trading Post has a raw edge and a corded brim. It is somewhere between a cowboy hat and an open road fedora.
This one is NRA (National Recovery Administration) marked, which dates it to the early-mid 1930s.
Boss of the Plains/ Campaign hat. Clear Nutria Quality. This one had been squished for a long time, and while it’s a lot better than when I got it, no amount of water, steam, or blocking could remove the creases entirely.
The big difference between a boss of the plains and a campaign hat is the grommets. An army campaign hat has them. A boss of the plains does not. Typically a boss of the plains stays uncreased, while a campaign hat gets a four point montana peak. This is a boss of the plains that has been adapted for NPS service.
I have a weakness for early westerns. I don’t know why- too many cowboy movies as a kid? The allure of the open range?
This is an early Stetson Boss of the plains, probably dating from the 1920s. These were the real working mans hat of the time.
This one probably dates from the 1920s. Typical boss of the plains crown. May have had a curled brim edge at one point, but if that’s the case, it’s long since been cut off. Textured leather sweatband, no lining. Wide ribbon. Deep imprints. No. 1 Quality, a western designation of the time. Very high quality fur felt.
Brown 1930s Stetson homburg. Great imprints on the sweatband. Excellent condition.
This one’s seen some trail. Look at the character the sweatband has accumulated.
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