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The '''Texas Ten Gallon''' is a [[Hats|headwear]] item for the [[Engineer]]. It appears as a white leather, Stetson-styled {{w|Cowboy hat|cowboy hat}} with a dark leather band circling the crown. | The '''Texas Ten Gallon''' is a [[Hats|headwear]] item for the [[Engineer]]. It appears as a white leather, Stetson-styled {{w|Cowboy hat|cowboy hat}} with a dark leather band circling the crown. | ||
− | The hat description was written by [http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showpost.php?p=16691913&postcount=24 drewhead118]. | + | The hat description was written by [http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showpost.php?p=16691913&postcount=24 drewhead118] for the [[Hat Describing Contest]]. |
==Painted variants== | ==Painted variants== |
Revision as of 00:05, 5 December 2010
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The Texas Ten Gallon is a headwear item for the Engineer. It appears as a white leather, Stetson-styled Template:W with a dark leather band circling the crown.
The hat description was written by drewhead118 for the Hat Describing Contest.
Painted variants
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Trivia
- Many theories exist as to why the Stetson became known as the 'ten-gallon hat'. The Stetson company admits their largest product can only hold, at most, 3 quarts of liquid. The name may have been adopted due to the original Stetson's high quality and tightly-woven felt, making it watertight, albeit briefly. The problem with this theory, however, is that any fabric container used to hold water will eventually unravel and be destroyed. [1]
- Another theory is that the term "ten gallon" is possibly a corruption of the Spanish term "galón", or galloon, a type of narrow braided trimming around the crown, possibly a style adapted by the vaqueros. In essence, the term 'ten-gallon' did not originally refer to the holding capacity of the hat, but to the width of a Mexican sombrero hatband. When Texas cowboys misunderstood the word "galón" for "gallon," the popular, though incorrect, legend may have been born.[1]
References
- ↑ a b Cowboy Hat, Retrieved 2010-12-4.
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