MANATEE COUNTY -- Steve Stratton never left his Bradenton home without wearing one of his fedoras. The soft felt hats were his trademark -- perfect for a man who founded one of the nation's largest ...

For half a century and three generations, the Stratton family has crafted high quality headwear. Stratton started as a civilian hat manufacturer in Chicago Illinois and is now the world's largest ...

The Trooper Style Straw S38 by Stratton Hats has a stiff brim with side-curl and an open weave ventilated crown. This style is available in double and triple brim variants. Stratton Hats are available ...

Family and employees tipped their caps to George Steven Stratton, who they say not only saved his father’s hat manufacturing business from going the way of the once ubiquitous fedora, but also took a ...

MANATEE COUNTY -- Steve Stratton was 17 when his mother packed up her only son and paid for his passage from Greece to America. The teen arrived at Ellis Island in 1922 with $3 in his pocket. Three ...

Steven G. Stratton, age 101, founder of Stratton Hats in Bellwood, IL. Born in Theologos, Sparta, Greece. Beloved husband of the late Sophia, nee Chibucos; loving father of George (the late Dawn) ...