Ten-gallon cowboy hat inventor John B. Stetson Co. says a distributor is trying to pilfer the rights to sell the head covering of choice for the likes of Buffalo Bill Cody and John Wayne. The 157-year ...

In 1860, an ailing East Coast hat maker named John Batterson Stetson headed west to mine for gold. He didn’t strike it rich, but he ended up with something much more valuable: the design for the first ...

The John B. Stetson Co., the famed manufacturer of Western hats and other products bearing the ”Stetson” label, has filed for bankruptcy. The company`s first ”cowboy” hat was made in 1865. The firm ...

Note: This story has been updated to correct G. Henry Stetson's role with the John B. Stetson Company following his father's death, and the company that manufactures Stetson hats. DELAND − Long before ...

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In the May before its launch, I had my own opportunity to get familiarized with Stetson, when I received an invitation to view its factory in Garland, Texas, some 40 minutes’ drive from Dallas. It was ...

The Stetson Hatters bring one of the most unusual mascot names in college sports to the NCAA men's tournament. In a field with Peacocks, Zips, Lopes and, uh, Beach, that's an accomplishment. And, yes, ...

In an open plain, where there’s no shade to block the beating sun, a cowboy hat proves essential (along with a pair of cowboy boots and the right work pants). Cowboy hats, with their taller crowns and ...

The iconic Stetson hat, long a part of Texas law enforcement lore, is returning to the Bexar County Sheriff's Office after a two-decade ban. Citing requests from deputies after she took office Jan. 1, ...

The company's factory in Garland, Texas, employs more than 200 workers. Stetson hats are an American classic like baseball, apple pie and fireworks on the Fourth of July. The company was founded by ...

Q: I’ve been wearing a Stetson Open Road hat for at least fifteen years now, but recently it’s just been hanging on a hook inside my front door. I hardly ever wear it these days. The reason is that ...