August 2023 - Southwestern Hat Styles

If you're not loving the heat, get out of the city!

Spend the day in Globe and enjoy 8,000 square feet of shopping at The Pickle Barrel Trading Post. You can also whet your appetite at some of the best restaurants in Arizona and take in a movie, go antiquing, walk through the Salado Indian ruins, tour an old cemetery, visit an art gallery...and so much more!

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This month we take a look at the history of the cowboy hat and offer a couple of great sales! Also, check out our new store hours at the bottom of this message!

ENJOY!

It is not clear when the cowboy hat received its name. However, European-Americans in the Western United States originally had no standard headwear. People moving West wore many styles of hat, including top hats, bowlers, Civil War headgear such as cavalry and slouch hats, and sailor hats. The working cowboy wore wide-brimmed and high-crowned hats. The hats were most likely adopted from civil war era slouch hats and may have been influenced by the Mexican Vaqueros before the invention of the modern design.



The original "Boss of the Plains", manufactured by Stetson in 1865, was flat-brimmed, had a straight sided crown, with rounded corners. These light-weight, waterproof hats were natural in color, with four-inch crowns and brims. A plain hatband was fitted to adjust head size. The sweatband bore Stetson's name.



J.B. Stetson was the first to market the "Boss of the Plains" to cowboys, and it has remained the universal image of the American West. Stetson focused on expensive, high-quality hats that represented a real investment for the working cowboy and a statement of success for the city dweller.

The durability and water-resistance of the original Stetson obtained additional publicity in 1912, when the battleship USS Maine was raised from Havana harbor, where it had sunk in 1898. A Stetson hat was found in the wreck, which had been submerged in seawater for 14 years. The hat had been exposed to ooze, mud, and plant growth. However, the hat was cleaned off, and appeared to be undamaged.



If you're looking for that perfect hat, stop in at the Pickle Barrel Trading Post where you'll find Stetson, Resistol, SunBody, Sun-Day, Felt, and GIGI Pip available at prices to fit every budget!

-CURRENT SALES-

25% OFF

OFF ALL GIGI PIP HATS



20% OFF

ALL NATIVE-MADE

STERLING SILVER BRACELETS

NEW

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