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To Feather or Not to Feather?
I like feathers with my shorter brimmed hats. It adds a splash of color to their more understated appearance. The larger brimmed hats make enough statement on their own. No pimp daddy feathers, just smaller tasteful ones. -
Vintage Silhouettes Custom Hats - Official Affiliate Thread
Interesting new hats, hopefully having Art promoting hats with smaller brims will end some of the brim-size snobbery that goes on. How about naming the hats for famous train lines? The New Orleans Special The California Limited The California Zephyr The Rock Island Rocket The Orange Blossom... -
This Made Me Feel Guilty About Wearing Fur Felt Hats
There are more humane methods but they would increase the costs. The cheap products we import are made using countless practices we could not stomach here in the states. Yet we have chosen to look the other way because the products are so much cheaper when made by slave labor. I bet we'd feel...- facade
- Post #12
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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Hat Stores-a list
You have a wonderful looking store. Though I must say how can you be a hat store in Wisconsin and not carry the iconic cheese hat? Surely this is an oversight? -
Falcon Park Hattery
If I was waiting on a previously ordered hat, that offer would cheese me. -
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Ebay Hats: Victories, Defeats, Gripes & Items of Interest
Winner winner chicken dinner Just won this Stetson 100 :eusa_clap... -
why doesnt stetson or any hat company just go back to their roots?
The John B Stetson company ceased operations in the 70's. The name was sold and licensed. New hats bearing the Stetson name have nothing in common with vintage Stetson hats. So yes you can still buy a new "Stetson" but in name only. -
why doesnt stetson or any hat company just go back to their roots?
There are no roots. Most of the companies that made the hats collected here no longer exist. The names persist as brand names (Stetson, Knox, Dobbs etc.) but these names have been bought and sold many times so the companies using them have no ties to the original companies. Further, those who... -
Crofut & Knapp Tales
I recently purchased this stock certificate and to my surprise it seems to have a tie in to two venerable hat companies. Cavanagh-Dobbs obviously, and apparently Crofut & Knapp as well. The shares were originally sold to "Mary L. Knapp" which, based on this thread, may be Mary Lydia Knapp. I... -
Ebay Hats: Victories, Defeats, Gripes & Items of Interest
I'd pass if I were you. That's a fairly new Stetson, so nothing to write home about. If your head size is truly 6 7/8ths then you can pick up much better hats for a song. Hat sizes under 7 are always available for a bargain price. -
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The School of Hard Knox
Early Knox Hat Grades I'm curious if anyone has ever seen, touched, or owns a hat bearing the very early Knox quality grades Beacon or Roxford? I can find nothing here about them other than one Knox Roxford hat which was clearly a modern revival of the Roxford name. -
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The School of Hard Knox
Logo ID This an early Knox logo or someone ripping off the brand name perhaps? The image is from an old bowler hat on Ebay. The story of two famous hatters. http://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/moa/1045888.0001.001 -
The Other Open Roads.....
Thanks, got it in the bay and its nearly mint condition. Since its an off-brand and the seller listed it as a "Hombrug", I got it for a pretty good price too. :whoo: -
The Other Open Roads.....
And another I have a Stevens 7x Gold Beaver to add to the list. -
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The Cavanagh Club
There are almost always additional tags under the liner adhered to the felt. -
NYC hat repair
I took a hat there for some modest repair. They did an ok job. I looked at their hats while I was there. They all had cheap modern bands, so I would be dubious about going there for a new leather sweatband. -
not for the faint of heart in classy fashion...
It doesn't have anything to do with fedoras per se. Human beings expect other human bengs to conform to the accepted norm. People outside the norm have always and will always be subject to ridicule. Dressing in a manner that does not meet the accepted norm invokes an instinctual response. One... -
1940s' Stetson Mode edge (CAV) Blue-Gray
Its current asking price seems reasonable to me but, not wearing a 7 1/8th myself, I really can't speak to the going rate for hats of that size. I imagine many people have their money budgeted for summer hats right now.- facade
- Post #12
- Forum: Classifieds
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1940s' Stetson Mode edge (CAV) Blue-Gray
It looks like the sweatband has been replaced (and maybe the ribbon as welll). I imagine that scares away many of the big fish here. But still that's a real nice hat.- facade
- Post #10
- Forum: Classifieds
