To keep up with the auctions search ebay for "open road" and "[your size- like 7 1/4" both in quotes.ģ. Google vintage hat forum, get on one or two, and search it out. There are long discussions of OR hats and quality on Fedora Lounge and other similar hat forums. OR is the distinctive stingy-brim style favored by LBJ and other ranchers and stockmen mainly from the 40s through the 80s, although Stetson still sells the model new in both fur felt and straw.Ģ. Marvo-Here are just a few quick details on Open Road hats, of which I am not an expert although I own 10 or 12.ġ. This item can be shipped to United States, China, Japan, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Sweden, South Korea, Indonesia, Taiwan, South africa, Thailand, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Bahamas, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi arabia, Ukraine, United arab emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Malaysia, Colombia, Aruba, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Saint kitts and nevis, Saint lucia, Montserrat, Turks and caicos islands, Barbados, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Brunei darussalam, Bolivia, Egypt, French guiana, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Cayman islands, Liechtenstein, Sri lanka, Luxembourg, Monaco, Macao, Martinique, Maldives, Nicaragua, Oman, Pakistan, Paraguay, Reunion, Uruguay, Russian federation.This so reminds me of the hat worn by the officer, who was escorting Lee Harvey Oswald, reeling back in shock as he, was shot in the Dallas police station in 1963. The seller is "sawinokur8083" and is located in Miami, Florida. This item is in the category "Clothing, Shoes & Accessories\Men\Men's Accessories\Hats". The item "Vintage 1940s Stephen Stetson Open Road 4X Beaver Taupe 7 Trolley String+ Box" is in sale since Wednesday, February 17, 2021. We are slowly listing these special hats weekly. Dad has collected hats for a lifetime and there are 100s of them, on shelves, stacked in closets and spare bedrooms. This is just a really unique and rare hat! Please see our 100% Ratings and very excellent feedback. If you have any additional information or corrections, please write us. Take a look at dads other great vintage hat he has listed, we try and list couple each week. Brim 3 inches with the beautiful trimmed Open Road edge. Dating back to the 1890s, the very rare Stetson 1930s Nutria through many 1950s Stetsons, Resistol, Borsalino and many others. Please take a look at some of dads hats listed. The very soft and thick beaver is a 3X but back then they didnt have the crazy scales like today! The older 10X is todays 100X. This was tagged a size 7 and measures exactly to a size 7 or 22 inches. We measure each hat 3 times to verify the size, whether tagged or not. Eventually Stephen Stetson did a whole name change is the 1950s to OLYMPIA Hats. At that time the John Stetson hats were 3X for there regular hat line, their most common and least expensive hat, so Stephen was trying to his uncle one better to get his company to compete with a better quality hat. Back in that time a 4X Beaver was a great quality material! Stephen Stetson used a slightly higher grade beaver than his uncle John. Now that 4X beaver is excellent! Its thick and very soft. Dad has a few shelves of hats in their boxes but did not have this particular box. Dads keeping the oval box and adding that to his collection. Hes swapping boxes, so you will be getting the square box, its in pretty good condition too. The hat was in the oval shaped box when it was removed from dads hat hoarded hat storage room.ĭad had this square box already on one of his display shelves. NOTE: so as far as the boxes are concerned. That beautiful TAUPE color is the darker original taupe nit the light colored one they sell today. If you wanted to look like an old Cowboy this is the hat! Lots of age and plenty of patina! The beaver is still very soft and it shape is still original to the Open Road. This is a 1940s early 1950s Stephen Stetson 4X Beaver. The box and the liner stated Not Connected in Any Way With The John B. In short he quit his uncles company, started his own, was sued by his uncle John Stetson for patent infringement and John Stetson won. This particular Open Road styled hat was the incentive for the issue that developed. Theres a long history of this you can read about on the internet. This one is used but its a very rare hat! Its a Stephen Stetson who was the nephew of John B. Vintage 1940s Stephen Stetson Open Road 4X Beaver Taupe 7 Trolley String+ BoxĪnother one of dad's vintage hats.
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