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Cowboy hats aren't
a fashion accessory to working cowboys, today or at any time in
the prior 150 years. For a cowboy his hat is as necessary a piece
of equipment as his rope, horse, or boots. He can use it to feed
grain to his horse, control it, or haul water. Protects his head
from the elements, shields his eyes from the sun, and prevents
sun stroke. With little or no care a fine fur-felt western hat
will often outlast the owner - and in the old west of the 1870s
to the early 1900s, it often did.
Like
all clothing the type, shape, and color of your hat defines your
personality. It's highly unlikely that any other single piece
of clothing carries the mystic that a quality, distinctively shaped
cowboy hat does. Nothing a traditional cowboy wore was as unique
as his cowboy hat and the big hat was adjusted by working cowboys
to reflect the weather conditions and the terrain they faced in
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All
Wood!
Custom Cowboy Hat Box
Custom
all wood design keeps your hat nicely elevated off the brim
for storage or travel. Yes we know it's expensive. Yes we know
you can buy plastic hat cases for 50 bucks - but is that the
look you want for your Traditional Cowboy Hat?
The
boxes are beautiful, unique, and a real attention getter.
$235.00
+ $45.00 shipping.
Total = $280.00
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Grease
up your guns outlaw's
And cinch them on tight. . . .
There'll be blood a runnin',
In town before night.
There'll be gun's a blazin'
And singin' with lead
Tonight you'll be drinkin'
Your drinks with the dead.
Excerpt
from
The Outlaw's Lament
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Makers
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The Last Best West and Star of the West Hat Company |
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Our
custom western hats are made the old west way
- one at a time, starting with the best fur-felt
hat body available - made in the USA - and fashion
as fine a custom western hat as you can find anywhere,
for any money. And if you
are a rodeo fan, check out our Masters
of Rodeo Custom Hats. Real Rodeo Champions
wear our hats.
If
you don't see what you want - send us a picture
- and we'll make our version of that hat. Orders
call toll free in North America: 1.866.207.1909
E-mail questions to:
New
Hat Design - the Rocky Mountain Ranger
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Our
Hat Experts
"Being
a Cowboy ain't so much what yer do - it's who
you are." ©
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BEFORE
you call or e-mail us questions about our Custom
Hats please click
here and read this.
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Movie Hats from The Last Best West
For
decades many of the best western movies and series have
been filmed in and around Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Powerful western drama's like Unforgiven, Legends
of the Fall, Open Range, Lonesome Dove
(the series), Broken Trail, Speilberg's mini-series,
Into the West, and the just released Brad Pitt
western; The Assassination of Jesse James by the
Coward Robert Ford, are just a few of the dozens
of western's that have all been filmed up here. We know
Cowboys, we know the Old West and we know Cowboy Hats.
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Custom
Hat Customers
Want to order one of our custom made
Last Best Cowboy Hats with a check or money order? Or
maybe you have a friend or relative that would like
to but doesn't have a computer. Now you can order one
of our quality custom western hats by printing out an
order form and mailing it in. Please
click on this link for a pdf file you can save to your
hard drive, and follow the instructions. If anything
is unclear please call 1.866.207.1909 or email us at:
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A
Cowboy's Word
We
take our Cowboy Heritage seriously and work hard at
preserving the best of the qualities that make the Old
West such an enduring and romantic period in the World's
history. Longfellow
and Monty believe if you want a Tom
Mix Hat - you should be able to get the same looking
hat that Mix wore. We will give you expert personal
service designing your Traditional
Old West, or Classic
Western Movie Hat. We want you to be happy,
so every hat gets personal care and attention in making
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What you need to know to order with confidence
On our fact page you'll learn about fur felt,
see available colors, and see step by step instructions for
measuring your head, ordering your custom hat, shipping, and
our refund policy. We also have a section on general hat care,
and Cowboy Hat Etiquette.
(not to be missed!) Click
here for our Cowboy Hat Facts. You
won't find these western hats at your nearest mall - so don't
follow the herd - strike out on your own with The Last Best
Cowboy Hat.
Traditional
Cowboy Hats - Authentic Designs
Longfellow researched the
designs based on historical photos and original mail order
catalogues from the late 1800's and the early decades of the
20th Century. Of particular help was the Smithsonian Website,
the Library, and the archives of the Glenbow Museum in Calgary.
And of course those great Hollywood Westerns.
Everyone
needs a Good Hat
In today's world of depleting Ozone and the rise of melanoma
and skin cancer - everyone needs a good hat to shield their
face and neck from the harmful effects of the sun. What could
be more timeless and useful than a fine fur-felt Cowboy Hat?
It will keep your face and neck in constant shade - regardless
of the position of the sun, and your eyes and lips will say
thankee-thankee. It'll be your friend for life and will age
just as gracefully as you! And Ladies any of our hats look
great on Lady cowboys - in fact our Hidalgo
Custom Cowboy Hat we sell more to women, then men.
True
Old West Hats
Order your hat in 100X undyed, pure beaver fur-felt, and be
one of the first to hearken back to an era in hat making a
hundred and forty years ago. The first cowboy hats were made
from 100% beaver fur-felt, natural and undyed, and unless
the cowboy lost it or had it stolen - the hat lasted a lifetime.
Watch the hat fade and lighten, become streaked from all weather
wear, and become just as unique as the wearer. For an all
weather hat - nothing beats a traditional western hat made
from beaver fur - it's what old west cowboys wore.
Cowboy
Hat History
Contrary
to popular mythology John B. Stetson did not invent the Cowboy
Hat - but he certainly popularized it. Mexican and Texas
Ranchers in the early to mid 1800s developed the wide brimmed
fur-felt hat to offer better protection against the stifling
heat and unpredictable weather of the North American West.
Up until the turn of the 20th Century many mail order catalogues
still referred to Cowboy Hats as "Sombreros".
The
cowboy hat has since become inseparable with a certain way
of life and moral conduct recognized around the world as North
America's contribution to World Culture. An old cowboy once
described the Cowboy Hat this way, "It's the last
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Custom
Made For. . . .
All
our custom western hat's are personalized with
your name, initials, or moniker stamped in gold
foil on the sweat band, inside the crown. No
additional charge.
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The
Perfect Cowboy Gift
Coffin Shaped Bottle
Gift Box
What every cowboy needs - the perfect
Cowboy Hat Stand. Wonderfully fits the crown of any
hat to display your pride and joy in a unique way,
with no stress to the brim or crown. Can be displayed
with the coffin lid open or closed . Box is also large
enough to hold most Wine/Liquor bottles, and is excellent
storage for your cowboy knickknack's by adding small
screw hooks (2 included). Designed to scale as a miniature
coffin; the wood box is made of 3/8" pine and
is available in a number of finishes: Black, Mahogany,
Honey Brown, Weathered, and Plain. These boxes are
well-made by hand in Canada, and can even be used
to hold candy at Halloween!
APPROXIMATE
SIZE: 14" X 7"
PRICE: $87.00 :: SHIPPING: $15.00 :: TOTAL: $102.00 :::
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Trail
Dust
Another quality hat service from The
Last Best West.
Many
customers have been requesting that we dirty up their
new hats to make them look trail worn. Pictured at right
is a Dusty Augustus - our Augustus
with about 2 years worth of trail dust - as if a working
cowboy had been wearing it.
We've
got three different degrees of trail dust. Light (add
$55.00) - medium (add $75.00), and antiquing (add $95.00).
Light would be what you see at the right on the Dusty
Augustus; medium would be heavy sweat stains, like Tom
Selleck sports on the Quigley;
and antiquing looks like our Captain
York Cavalry Hat.
This
is a similar process that costume designers apply to
hats in the movies and t.v. Looks authentic and yer
friends will swear yer just got off a trail drive, or
a hitch in the Horse Cavalry!
You
can add trail dust during the check out process - or
request it when you call your order in. Orders call
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Bat
Masterson
was one of the most feared and respected "Shootist's"
of the Old West. He employed a cross-draw pull, and
his skill with a hand gun was such that everyone kept
theirs holstered with Masterson around. Own a classic
custom holster inspired by Bat's simple - yet elegant
rig.
Shown in black cow hide, with heavy, plain black belt.
In the holster is a 45 Cal. Colt Peacemaker,
with 4" barrel - nickel plated. We will custom
make to accommodate the make, model, and calibre of
your firearm. Side arm is very secure when pushed
down in the holster and comes with a hammer tie-down.
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