How to make a Roy Rogers hat demonstration.........
...by the man himself. The person that posted it made this statement:
This is a Rare Never seen before Video of Roy Rogers Showing how he makes or Blocks His own Hats with Dusty filming. Made around 1990. Sorry for the quality this was and old VHS tape and first few minutes of tape were bad. From original tape purchased from His Estate Auction.
June 04, 2017, 07:17 PM
techguy
Cool video thanks for posting.
June 04, 2017, 07:23 PM
arfmel
Interesting. I'm gonna stick with the Hoss Cartwright, though.
June 05, 2017, 07:07 AM
bendable
tap water on a white hat, he must have wonderful water .
pretty neat
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June 05, 2017, 10:45 AM
TMats
That was wonderful! Resistol is my brand too. Roy Rogers and the Mercury Astronauts were my childhood heroes.
It never occurred to me to just stick a new hat in the shower, obviously, he's shaped more than a few. I always use a tea kettle.
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June 05, 2017, 10:58 AM
smschulz
I will admit it too ... Roy Rogers was a childhood hero to me.
June 05, 2017, 10:59 AM
Sigfest
What a wonderful man.
June 05, 2017, 11:41 AM
jhe888
I don't know where you'd get an open crown Resistol any more. That is some good quality felt to be that supple.
Cowboy hats now from the big makers are all pre-creased, and have tons of sizing in them. You can tweak the shape with steam, but you reshaping them entirely is damn near impossible.
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June 05, 2017, 11:56 AM
Crom
That seems like an awful lot of work just to get fancy creases in your hat!
But I am a stocking cap kind of guy, so maybe I am just too "crude".
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June 05, 2017, 12:18 PM
TMats
quote:
Originally posted by jhe888: I don't know where you'd get an open crown Resistol any more. That is some good quality felt to be that supple.
Cowboy hats now from the big makers are all pre-creased, and have tons of sizing in them. You can tweak the shape with steam, but you reshaping them entirely is damn near impossible.
Order a 20X, they are commonly available open crown.
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June 05, 2017, 08:11 PM
Sacramento Johnson
HA! I see I'm not the only one who's reshaped cowboy hats by wetting them in the shower and putting them on a folded up towel to dry!! Really surprising and neat!
June 05, 2017, 09:00 PM
cas
When you're Roy Rogers you can probably pull a few strings.
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June 05, 2017, 11:10 PM
Ozarkwoods
Great video of my childhood hero thanks!
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June 06, 2017, 07:22 AM
OldMick
Thanks for posting that. Loved the demo and then "Happy Trails". I wonder how many times I heard him say or sing that.
June 06, 2017, 09:02 AM
Steve 22X
Thanks for posting the video. Who knew Roy Rogers was also a milliner?
Might need to make another visit to the Resistol factory outlet in Garland one of these days.
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June 06, 2017, 10:19 AM
Aquabird
Always liked Roy...think his real name was Sleigh? I also think he was from Ohio?
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