What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?

[Pellie]

Ooooooooooooooooooooooo! Sharp one, Marcel!

Thanks Mark!!

 

[RickP]

Good start to the day... Mr Moose slept well and went out to do his business just fine first thing, tail wagging and we finally got all his morning meds inside ( it took cheese AND lunchmeat wrapped around).

Pulled on a Stetson Royal DeLuxe *** Club semi longhaired hat today. its hat a hard life and has a few crusty spots on the liner...but I think its a cute little number. Ill get it cleaned up soon.

 

[steur]

I really appreciated them in order of appearance. The combination of the hats' presentation seems to perfectly match my tastes.
Of course, I evaluated them by tasting the dishes offered by the model...

Grazie, Daniele. With the courses and wines progressing the attention to take pictures waned, so I missed the last courses completely

 

[steur]

Royal Stetson made in England under licence.
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Failsworth did an excellent job on these. Certainly on the early ones.

 

[steur]

Hello, been awhile!
New viral spiral!
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That's a beauty, Randall. Cool find.

 

[steur]

Not so wonderful news on Mr Moose... Hes out of surgery and resting well, but will most likely need to stay there overnight. The tumor on his spleen involved over half the spleen ( removed successfully) . Unfortunately they found a hardened cancerous mass covering one of his kidneys that has adhered to the abdominal wall and other organs so it was not able to be removed. Long term prognosis is not very positive Im afraid.

That is awful news, Rick. So sorry for you and mr. Moose, but what can you do? Try and make the most of the time left I guess.

 

[mayserwegener]

Mayser "Spezial", possibly late 1940s. The color is a actually dark blue. I found this Homburg back in 2014.

Supposedly M. -Gladbach was used up to 1950.

Mayser's Hutmanufactur, February 28, 1896. I found these receipts back in 2016.

January 4, 1896

 

[alanfgag]

Mayser "Spezial", possibly late 1940s. The color is a actually dark blue. I found this Homburg back in 2014.

Supposedly M. -Gladbach was used up to 1950.

Mayser's Hutmanufactur, February 28, 1896. I found these receipts back in 2016.

January 4, 1896

Always a remarkable hat of the day... but those invoices with their beautiful hand - incredible finds.

 

[alanfgag]

A fine and uniform weave, beautiful styling and crisp blocking make this Havana sold Montecristi a favorite in my collection.

 

[Randall Renshaw]

Wow!!!

Sharp, sharp, sharp!!!

That's a beauty, Randall. Cool find.

Thanks fellas!
I’ve never heard of the brand, but is one heck of a hat.
Got it on eBay from Brent, for a real good price. Was surprised he had it listed so low.
I’d buy a spiral stitched Duval from him in every color if it were possible!

 

[Randall Renshaw]

A fine and uniform weave, beautiful styling and crisp blocking make this Havana sold Montecristi a favorite in my collection.

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What a fine hat!
And the wide, straight brim doesn’t hurt none, either!

 

[jeffgarf]

Left the house this morning in a Knox 20 stingy brim, but, once at the office, I received a Goodwill package that I assumed had two Mallory hats in a size too small for me, that I would turn around and resell. That held true for the first hat, but despite the other hat showing a size 1/8" too small for me, it fit quite well and was in perfect, mint condition.

The Ridgewood by Mallory (non-Sam Sneed version). I haven't been able to take it off since I tried it.


I love the hat band and bow treatment on this one. Seems well done.

 

[VoodooSan]

Mayser "Spezial", possibly late 1940s. The color is a actually dark blue. I found this Homburg back in 2014.

Supposedly M. -Gladbach was used up to 1950.

Mayser's Hutmanufactur, February 28, 1896. I found these receipts back in 2016.

January 4, 1896

That is an amazingly clean hat, for its age!!! Kudos, Steve!

 

[VoodooSan]

A fine and uniform weave, beautiful styling and crisp blocking make this Havana sold Montecristi a favorite in my collection.

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Wow! That is indeed a stunner, Alan, and that vintage photo is the BOMB!!!!

 

[RickP]

FYI....Just in case anyone needs an almost identical long hair Royal Deluxe like the one I had on this morning, theres one in size 7 on ebay right now.. looks like $50 or best offer

https://www.ebay.com/itm/396813235286?_skw=stetson+royal+deluxe&itmmeta=01K0Z37YJ4HPPKKV17X8ZTJ0X4&hash=item5c63e97456:g:z68AAeSwXvBoVyxF&itmprp=enc:AQAKAAAA8FkggFvd1GGDu0w3yXCmi1eGxPVNRXVNfMoGhuwh0hvce39tnW/hMdVU7t2okdglMAr6YhITh9Fdqdq0ePG1k1fGr7x2T/Edpjh6Uim8uSvQKbNOmt75ihKM1VZKec/kcypfbFYF8ZNUFAAlg/BrpwJORt4tkmJ6UEPemLwzPcROpxGSQsQGLvFznN3Gacd3quew0DN--MqxwBnuiIw8QdL9/f6wvstR6yhMiJV50slo6bvtUsZPOAdwISaWjn2Q6+cxl5RYbuZ6m+itMDgT9E6d0Fdn6LOSK8P5oYxhuhyCbf/gqq4ccg1UhvWbqqIhDg==|tkp:BFBMnOmf44dm

 

[Randall Renshaw]

40s Adam DeLuxe Quality in my faved color.
Size 7 1/8 so I’ll be taking it apart for a reblock, since I plan to keep it forever. It’ll replace a Champ I’ve had for years in the exact style, but with a 2 5/8” brim. This Adam will end up with what it has now at 2 7/8” and a taller crown. She’s worth the trouble.
I have had a steady buyer/friend for 3 or 4 years who is helping me cull redundant hats that are a bit tight for me.
It’s great having allota nice hats, but better still when they also fit comfortably.

The departing Champ:

 

[VoodooSan]

40s Adam DeLuxe Quality in my faved color.
Size 7 1/8 so I’ll be taking it apart for a reblock, since I plan to keep it forever. It’ll replace a Champ I’ve had for years in the exact style, but with a 2 5/8” brim. This Adam will end up with what it has now at 2 7/8” and a taller crown. She’s worth the trouble.
I have had a steady buyer/friend for 3 or 4 years who is helping me cull redundant hats that are a bit tight for me.
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The departing Champ:

That is indeed a beauty, Randall. Looking forward to seeing it in its final form!

 

[Steve1857]

Mayser "Spezial", possibly late 1940s. The color is a actually dark blue. I found this Homburg back in 2014.

Supposedly M. -Gladbach was used up to 1950.

Mayser's Hutmanufactur, February 28, 1896. I found these receipts back in 2016.

January 4, 1896

Both the "Spezial" and receipts are great finds, Steve.

Dark blue is a hard colour to catch, but thankfully I can see it on my phone. Very special indeed!

 

[mayserwegener]

Both the "Spezial" and receipts are great finds, Steve.

Dark blue is a hard colour to catch, but thankfully I can see it on my phone. Very special indeed!

Steve, Thank you! Yes, difficult to photograph.

 

[mayserwegener]

That is an amazingly clean hat, for its age!!! Kudos, Steve!

Mark, Thanks!