I did make them, but just to assist me to return some hats back to open crowns.
The tall one was made to fit an old Cavanagh and some Strats.
Works beautifully.
Thanks, this crease will change with the direction of the breeze.
I have only found one mention and no photo of a Robin Hood in the Disney Diner.
Although I do get a sense of a prodigious amount of other colorful characters around here.
So I guess we could deduce from your blind test of the Lee, and the fact that Lee started making hats for Disney in ‘43, that is the reason for the Disney felt of the 40’s to be so sublime.
Agreed, the sweat is killer. Gotta thank Bowen for pointing out the thread detail in the seam, I probably would have overlooked.
Thanks for you frequent postings, by the way, really enjoy seeing your collections.
Thanks Red. Yes, I wondered about the ceiling price on the tag also, not stating OPA or OPS. Perhaps it was a tag for the gap from ‘47 to ‘51. Or, just carry over terminology.
Bowen, you are indeed correct.
Silky threads are sewn in the sweatband seam and take a right turn where they meet the brim.
What a great detail, no wonder it’s so dang comfortable. Thanks for pointing that out, I would have missed it.
Good trapping on the black rat!
According to the info gleaned from this thread I’m assuming this is pre’47.
Disney ‘Robin Hood’ in grey green. The felt is amazingly soft and lightweight and won’t hold without some steam, yet there is firmness to the 2 1/2” brim. The crown is a heavy 5” open.
IMHO the hand is superior to a...
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