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    M.C. Gannon Hat Company

    Giving this thread a bump to tell a bit about my experience with the Gannon Hat Company business. I went on the waiting list in early May. Michael started on the hat in mid-August and did a great job of keeping me in the loop as the hat progressed. For instance, I asked for a certain type of...
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    What hat are you waiting for today?

    The wait is almost over... Gannon Big Four (plus)
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    HAT ADORNMENTS: ribbons, bows, pins, pugs, leather, etc.

    Nudging this thread as I impatiently await the completion of a new hat. A horsehair hat band with the tassles cut-off and a modified tie-tack to hold the hat band tight around the hat. I am a fan of a pin on the hat band. I have no idea what I might use for the next hat.
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    Modern custom vs Vintage

    @deadlyhandsome @Frunobulax @belfastboy Thank you for correcting my line of thinking and interpretation of what I'm reading here. Hopefully I'll be ready by the time of the final exam ;) I am never going to be a hat connoisseur but it is interesting stuff and I do like having the proper...
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    Hats and Drinks - A Match Made in Heaven

    There's also Justified... and Pappy Van Winkle (if you can get ahold of any... which I can't).
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    Modern custom vs Vintage

    As is being implied in several posts (if not outright stated), vintage felt that is soft and malleable is something that improves as the felt ages. We handle vintage felt today (after it has aged 70-100+ years) and declare that it is superior in everyway to even the best custom hat made today...
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    Straw Hat Troubles!

    Phew. Just in time. I hung my straw hat up and grabbed my felt yesterday.
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    Ask a question, get an answer

    You could try packing tape (wrapped inside-out around your hand). Press it on the stain and lift it up. Depending on the type of stain, the tape may grab at least some of the dirt.
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    What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?

    I really think that all Jeep drivers should wear bowlers when they have the roof off. Even the "Barbies" in their pink Jeeps. Now that would be cool.
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    Ask a question, get an answer

    @Blare @belfastboy @deadlyhandsome @jlee562 Thanks guys for the insights. I have been picking up bits and pieces of information from the forum over time but every once in awhile my pea brain needs some of this info in a condensed form. I appreciate your help.
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    Show Us Your Vintage Hat Store

    I believe they have built them indoors now. Wider. Concrete & steel. I especially miss the old tube slides on 3-4 story school buildings. In the summers we would sometimes climb up them to slide down. They eventually put a fence over the opening. :rolleyes:
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    Ask a question, get an answer

    I am seeking some clarity on vintage hat feel. I hope I am not asking a set of questions that necessitates a long answer that no one is willing to commit to answering, but the more I read the more I get curious... and a little confused. Were all hats soft/malleable? Do you know if hats were...
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    White & Davis Catalog #20 Fall & Winter 1922-1923 Hats

    I like these old catalogs. One thing that stands out to me is, there are a lot of rough creases in the pictured hats (not so much this particular post, but many others). The predominant crease displayed in these hats though... Why did Stetson seem to put these on the taller crown hats and what...
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    What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?

    I wouldn't know how a felt hat feels when it's 120+ degrees but the 3 weeks I was in the Phoenix area this spring a felt hat was absolutely fine everyday (highest it got was about 95). The lack of humidity helps a lot. I wish you all the best in your new land.
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    THE SUNBODY ASSOCIATION

    Out with the old... A "Gas Station Rescue" palm straw. It is being retired to hot, sweaty yard duties. It is much thinner than a Sunbody. The straw is cracking at the top of the crease. And in with the new... A Sunbody 5 3/4" crown and 4" brim. I am a 7 3/8 but ordered one size bigger as...
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    What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?

    And Henny Youngman once explained, "My wife said, 'Take me someplace I've never been before.' I took her to the kitchen."
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    Ask a question, get an answer

    Well... After a long side-trip through the back alleys of Off-topic Blvd, this thread finally got back on subject. I had all but forgot what thread this was. Good times. :p:p:p
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    Western, anyone?

    Nice looking hat. I must warn you that showing up on this website as a new hat person can be a bit... risky(?). That's a rabbit (see what I did there) hole you might never come out of.
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    Hat making?? Learning Millinery..

    Maybe it's time we put together the Hat-Lovers Co-op, send a contingent down to the swamps of Louisiana and collect up a big batch of nutria. Start making our own felt for our custom hatters. Who knew the 21st century would be the revival of "Nutria Quality." o_O #madeinusawithusamaterial...
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    “WTF’ Hats,” that are hard to believe...

    Good post... Where is the "Don't Like" button?

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