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  1. galopede

    Akubra tapering

    Interesting looking gadget that stretcher. I reckon I could knock one of those up from wood without much problem. Have to go see my mate at his woodyard and see if he has a suitable bit of hardwood log! Gareth
  2. galopede

    Shrunk bowler

    Funny that this should come up today as I resized my old morris musician bowler today! We have the Cheltenham Folk Festival on the weekend and it had shrunk again. Never was the right size! I did it my usual way. Pan of water steaming well. Fold the inner leather band out so it avoids the...
  3. galopede

    Is Naphtha called "WHITE SPIRITS" over here?

    I think the Brit/Irish/American confusion is in the "white" part! I use Coleman "white gas" camping stoves. Coleman sell what they (Americans?) call white gas which is very similar to the lighter fluid such as Zippo and Ronsonol. It is certainly not White Spirit, the brush cleaner. The...
  4. galopede

    The Evening Tipple...

    Local supermarket's doing Havana Club Anejo Especial rum cheap at the moment. My favourite! had a few by the fireside tonight. Gareth
  5. galopede

    oxford shoes

    You say Blucher, we say Derby; you say Wingtips, we say Brogues! (Well, Full Brogues are your Wingtips I think) Call 'em what you will, I love my Trickers/Cheaney/Sargent/Church full brogues! Gareth
  7. galopede

    Amusing hat article

    Don't think anyone's posted this. From today's Daily Mail: New Hat Good man! Gareth
  8. galopede

    Passe' words and phrases

    Best not come to Gloucestershire then! It's usually going to the "bog", the "khasi", the "loo". "Can I use the toilet" is a regular from guests. The best I've heard was earlier this year from my 25 year old daughter who organises music festivals for a living. I was with her in the...
  9. galopede

    oxford shoes

    Them Oxfords are Derbies! The Oxford shoe has the closed lacing. Derbies have the two flaps with the laces. I prefer Derbies myself. Especially brogues... Gareth
  10. galopede

    Wearing in boots

    Apparently Gaffer Tape is good for removing warts too! Gaffer Tape is the Force. It has a light side, a dark side and it holds the universe together... Gareth
  11. galopede

    1932 Pic

    All sounds good but all I get is a Page Not Found message with a Shorpy heading!:( Gareth
  13. galopede

    The Aran Sweater?

    Had a proper hand knit wool Aran for years. Excellent jumper but I prefer my traditional Guernsey! Gareth
  14. galopede

    "Vintage" foods that are still with us today.

    Sadly La Sauce HP is no longer British. Ignoring all the petitions, they closed down the sauce factory in Birmingham and moved production to the Netherlands.:( It's not been the same since they took the French description off the bottle in 1984 = Cette sauce est une melange... Gareth Gareth
  15. galopede

    Bowler color question

    The bowler wasn't always formal. It was first designed to order for William Coke, Earl of Leicester, by Locke's hatters. He wanted a solid hat for his gamekeepers to protect them from some of the poachers. So, it was originally a hard hat for the gamekeepers on the estate, rather than a hat...
  16. galopede

    My Robin Hood

    Dunn & Co. were a chain in British Gentleman's Outfitters. Not sure if they are still going. There was one in Cheltenham where I live but I think it vanished a few years ago. Most of their stuff was decent quality off the peg stuff, lots of tweed and the like. Not fantastic but decently made...
  17. galopede

    Your signature cocktail.

    How about the famous Lassington Oak Morrimen's Gloucestershire Cocktail - Rough cider and gin! Evil... Gareth
  19. galopede

    flat cap sizing

    I have a few caps in size large and they fit perfectly. I also have a great Hannah cap from Ireland that also fits perfectly and is a medium. I really hate buying any clothing that's measured in S,M,L,XL etc as the actual size is so subjective. Being slightly large around the waist, I have...
  20. galopede

    Berets, Anyone?

    I've got one of those Elosegui top line models. Mine's about 11 inch diameter. I bought it in a beret shop in San Sebastian (Basque Spain) a several years ago. Can't remember the exact price, somewhere around 14 euro ($21-22) I think it was. The shop only appeared to sell berets! Mind you, most...
  21. galopede

    Fedora Lounge Theme Song....

    Maybe: Where did you get that hat,
 Where did you get that tile,
 And isn't it a nobby one,
 And what a proper style.
 I should like to have one
 Just the same as that;
 Where'er I go they shout, Hulloa,
 Where did you get that hat. or perhaps: Where 'ast tha bin since' ah saw...
  22. galopede

    Gun Boats - like them or dislike them?

    My kind of thread. I keep buying more of these "gunboats" as you call them. I go for the Northampton shoemakers Country Brogues as they are called over here. They are the very substantial Heavy Brogue shoes. I have several pairs at the moment but don't know the style names of most of them...
  23. galopede

    Newbie Intro

    As long as it's only washing the glasses. Couldn't afford beer all round for you lot!:cheers1: Had nobody here heard of the Rogue leather hats from South Africa? They are not as common as the ubiquitous Aussie leathers here but are often found at country fairs etc. Not at all sure of...

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