History of Cowboy Hats

The history of cowboy hats starts with the"ten-gallon cowboy hat". Some contradict the
name, John Batterson Stetson. In the later yearscredit of invention to Stetson with the argument
of 1860?s the hats were associated with heroism.that the ranchers of Mexico and Texas had the
It was then adapted to the uniform of thepractice of using wide trimmed fur-felt hat in the
cavalry force. The media popularized these hatsmid 1800 called "Sombreros". It was also popular
to costume great warriors in the screen. It then,in Spain. They consider that Stetson did not invent
served as the universal image for the sportythe hat, only popularized it.
native hero of America. Now they are fashionThe Pork Pie was the dominant style of cowboy
symbols, which reflect the traditional style ofhats in the 1860's. The hat was soft inexpensive
sturdiness.with the features of telescope crown and brim of
History states that Stetson had made a3". It was common till the late 1870's. The 4x4
wide-brimmed, high-crowned hat from commonwas the dominant hat style of rural America from
fur of the horse hides, during his wild hunting toursabout 1790 until about 1880. It is now popular in
to fulfill a bet. Its multipurpose functions such asnames such as "Boss of the plains," "Trapper,"
large brim to protect the sun, the crown to fetch"planter?. These early cowboy hats have a
water or fan the fire, whip the horse etc gaineddistinctive feature of three- piece lining. Hamburg
public acceptance. The term cowboy hat waswas another popular style of cowboy hat with
coined from its popularity among the cowboys.the letter M style crown.
Stetson sold the first hat of its type in CentralThe 20th century revolutionized the making of
City, Colorado in the name ?Boss of the Plains,?cow boy hats with the transition from hand
for $5, which was more commonly known as thewoven hats to machine made hats.