Storys of the West

There are many stories which recount the wild delight with which the cowboy greeted the appearance of silk hat in a frontier where they and the owner of such hat happened to be sojourning together, and it is literally true that in the earlier days of the frontier such hats were often shot ” full […]

The Cowboy Hat

Today there are many styles of cowboy hats and there aren’t as many working cowboys as there was in the 1800’s. Back in the 1800’s the cowboy didn’t have many choices of different styles. They had the Boss of the Plains hat which had an open crown and a flat brim. The creases were dents and […]

Hats in the 1800’s

The American Cowboy in the 1800’s had a certain wardrobe that was common among the cowboys. One of the most important item of there wardrobe was there hat. The Cowboy hat was important because it protected them from the weather. In the summer the blazing sun tried to bake and burn them. There were no recorded […]