How The TV Show '1883' Benefited A Historic Fort Worth Hat Shop

Arlington TX

03 March, 2022

6:25 PM

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By Seth Bodine, Fort Worth Report March 2, 2022 Brad Peters is no beginner at making a cowboy hat. As a fifth-generation hat maker and vice president of Peters Brothers Hats in downtown Fort Worth, he remembers being in his family's shop by the time he was 4 years old. "When I was younger, we didn't really use a babysitter. I just came to work," Peters said. Every once in a while, though, he gets a request out of the ordinary. That happened last July, when he received a call to make vintage hats for creator Taylor Sheridan's cowboy western TV show "1883." Peters Brothers Hats is one of many local businesses that profited from the show, which was filmed in Fort Worth last year. The film industry in Fort Worth has added millions into the local economy and thousands of jobs since its inception in 2015, supporting local actors and businesses, according to the Fort Worth Film Commission. For Peters Brothers Hats, "1883" was a way to continue the business's long-carried tradition of hat making and show off their old school western style. To read the full article, click here. Fort Worth Report is a nonpartisan, nonprofit news organization that produces factual, in-depth journalism about city and county government, schools, healthcare, business, and arts and culture in Tarrant County. Always free to read; subscribe to newsletters, read coverage or support our newsroom at fortworthreport.org.