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    Favorite Ads?

    See the U.S.A, in your Chevrolet!
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    Show us your radios!

    Here is my Kolster K-122 from about 1932. I have some restoration work left to do on the front. I need to spray some darker toner on the carvings and side edges, and on the fancy bookmatched veneer. That striped grain should be more subtle. My brother (retired electrical genius turned...
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    Thinking About Soaking My Hat

    :D Well now NightATC, you have a very good eye. I never thought anyone would comment on what I was holding in my avatar, let alone recognize it as a musical instrument. It's actually a folk instrument called a "canjo" -- a banjo made out of a tin can. The one in my avatar was made from a...
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    Thinking About Soaking My Hat

    Actually, after reading the above posts again, I had done exactly what Russ had advised. So thanks Russ for the great advice. It was right on.
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    Jean Shepherd

    Yes! I have these. I broadcast them (along with other, more vintage radio shows and music) via AM transmitter to my 1930 Kolster radio. Jean Shepherd is a true radio broadcasting icon. He had such talent for story telling and could describe things so perfectly you felt like you were there...
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    Fashion Faux Pas. Wearing new hat at home?

    You're not alone Bob. I have done this now and then, especially when I get a new hat. I just want to have it on my head. Sometimes the wife smiles about it. But she says I look really good in my hats and likes it when I wear 'em! Yep, I married the right woman! :)
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    Thinking About Soaking My Hat

    Success! Thank you for the advice! For those in the future who may want to know about this process, I took out the liner (easy -- they are just tacked down in a few places with hot glue) and then soaked the bottom half of the crown with warm water. I placed it well above a hot light bulb and...
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    Thinking About Soaking My Hat

    I have a fur felt fedora that's too big even though it was supposed to be my size. I guess I'm between sizes. I have already shimmed it with felt strips but it still isn't right. It comes down pretty much to the top of my ears. I had read recently that someone on the forum had completely...
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    Opening Lines In Radio Programs

    "Hen-reeeeeeeeeeeee! Hen-ree Al-drich!" "Coming Mother"
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    My New Federation

    Hey Bob! I think I bid on that same hat. A light gray, fur felt fedora in size 7 1/2 with a 2 1/2 inch brim. It had a wide, darker gray band with a partial double bow. It had a great vintage aura about it. I've been looking for that style in light gray. I didn't win it either though. :)...
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    Feathers in your hatbands?

    I take the feathers out of my hats immediately.
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    Vintage casual stetson #2

    Two Great Hats Great hats. You look good in both of them. I'm thinking the second one with the slightly narrower brim fits your face size and shape quite well, so if you had to lose one of them to Dad, I think you ended up with the right one. :) Your spectacles look good too. You've got...
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    Vintage Eyeglasses

    Thanks. Thank you very much for the replies so far. Scotrace, what style of BC glasses are those in your avatar? They look like the size and general shape I was hoping to find. Also, I like how they don't have heavy rims. --Wyatt--
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    Vintage Eyeglasses

    I Need Glasses! (Plus Introduction) Howdy Folks! I'm new to the lounge and have been reading the posts with great interest for the past couple of weeks. I'm so happy to find so many folks who share an interest in vintage dress and accouterments. I really like the late 1930's and the...
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