Stetson Quality Designations, Just What Do Those Xs Mean, Anyway?
-By Warner Todd Huston So, you have a Stetson XXX hat, or a Portis XX hat, or a Wormser XXXX hat and you want to know what the heck those Xs mean, right? Well, this is the place where you can find out....
View ArticleDating Stetsons by Company Crests, Stetson Logos and Hat Liners
-By Warner Todd Huston We’ve already discussed how to get a feel for the manufacturing date of a Stetson hat using Stetson size tags and leather sweatbands as well as re-order and inventory tags. Now...
View ArticleSo… What’s the Deal With Those Stetson Hats, Huston?
-By Warner Todd Huston If you know me you know that I am what ya might call “a hat guy.” For much of my life one of my “things” has been the wearing of a hat. Some people knew me for my Civil...
View ArticleObservations on Fedora Sweatbands, Size Tags, and Fedora Dating Tips
-By Warner Todd Huston There are several things about the inside of a fedora that can help determine when it was made. For instance, leather sweatbands, that strap of leather inside a hat just where...
View ArticleMy Collection of Antique Stetson Western Hats
-By Warner Todd Huston Since you clicked on the photograph of my collection of antique Stetson cowboy hats, here is some more info on those hats. First of all, Stetson is the cadillac of hats, for...
View ArticleDating Stetson Hats By Inventory Tag
-By Warner Todd Huston Hats are often impossible to date in exact terms. Once in a while there is an actual ink stamp on the inside of a leather sweatband telling us the date the hat was made or sold...
View ArticleUPDATE: So… What’s the Deal With Those Hats, Huston?
-By Warner Todd Huston I’ve added some hats to my online picture essay of my collection, including some driving caps, goggles, and a road duster from around 1910 or so. I also added photos of the hat I...
View ArticleAntiques Roadshow’s Bruce Shackelford Gets One Way Wrong
-By Warner Todd Huston I am sure the PBS antiques appraisal show, Antiques Roadshow, gets slapped around by real experts for being wrong all the time. For instance, I’ve seen prices for Civil War...
View ArticleA Glossary of Hat Terms, Words, Definitions, And Styles
A Glossary of Hat Terms, Words, Definitions, And Styles –By Warner Todd Huston Welcome searchers of history and information about men’s hats, fedoras, top hats, derbies and bowlers, and, more...
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