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  1. Daoud

    The Open Road Guild

    Yeah, it's not very old. I've had several of the silver belly in that model, and they're O.K. Not as good as the really old ones and not as bad as the current ones. This felt is much better than the 3X though, for sure. This one is definitely a keeper. Got a lot of character- the kind it takes a...
  2. Daoud

    The Open Road Guild

    Thanks for the reassurance. It IS a nice hat. And every time I wonder if it was worth the money, I just ask myself, "Have you ever seen an OR that color before? No you have not so shut up!" And being a 4X is is wonderfully soft.
  3. Daoud

    The Open Road Guild

    I recently won this auction:http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=290420314024&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT and I got the hat today. It is I would say about a 90/100. Usual day to day soiling and wear. Much nicer felt than any similar-aged OR I've seen. I'll post some better pictures...
  4. Daoud

    The Open Road Guild

    Sorry, but I have to call "Baloney!" on the assertion that a hat has to say "Open Road" on the sweatband to qualify as a true O.R. Why do I say that? Because the current model O.R. DOES NOT say "Open Road" anywhere but on the box and on the (easily torn off and lost) paper tag that comes affixed...
  5. Daoud

    FS- Stetson Open Road 7 1/2 GC

    Sorry about that, and thanks for letting me know. It's fixed.
  7. Daoud

    FS- NOS Resistol Open Road Clone: San Antonio 7 3/4- Beautiful Hat!

    http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=170443426937&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT
  8. Daoud

    FS- Stetson Open Road 7 1/2 GC

    http://cgi.ebay.com/Stetson-Open-Road-Good-Condition-Size-7-1-2_W0QQitemZ170443205428QQcmdZViewItemQQptZVintage_Men_s_Women_s_Accessories?hash=item27af34eb34
  9. Daoud

    Why tiny pockets on Woolrich hunting coat?

    Ahhhh.....yeah, I KNOW I'm right. I don't know what they manufacture on their "oldest continuous running woolen mill" but judging by the offerings in any of their catalogues in recent years, it ain't clothes. That would be why I mainly buy vintage stuff. The pocket is the right chest pocket...
  10. Daoud

    The Open Road Guild

    They definitely are a bit less expensive. I might go the Catalena route. Thanks!
  11. Daoud

    Why tiny pockets on Woolrich hunting coat?

    Well, as far as saying "when the Woolrich coat was produced....." I dunno- they seem to have been in production for a LONG time and are still being produced, albeit with bigger pockets......certainly a pocket watch wouldn't be very accessible under multiple layers of wool and might well be...
  13. Daoud

    American Accents in the Golden Era

    The idea that there are pockets of Appalachia in which Elizabethan English is still spoken has been largely discredited in recent years. For a brief overview of this see http://www9.georgetown.edu/faculty/zanuttir/Appalachian%20project/whatis.html Although the West Virginia Division of Culture...
  14. Daoud

    Why tiny pockets on Woolrich hunting coat?

    Puzzling especially because most American garments from the first part of the 20th Century generally have capacious pockets......I believe the compass idea is a good possibility. I'd forgotten about those little Marbles compasses- look like toys. Or a signal whistle- you always used to see those...
  15. Daoud

    The Open Road Guild

    Outstanding! Thanks for the information. They're certainly not cheap, but of course I've heard of Optimo and I have no doubt they do excellent work.
  16. Daoud

    The Open Road Guild

    That sounds good- do they have set prices or do you just send the hat in and hope you can afford what they do to it?
  17. Daoud

    American Accents in the Golden Era

    "Received Pronunciation" it's called in England. The King's English, so to speak. Or Queen's, as the case may be.
  19. Daoud

    Why tiny pockets on Woolrich hunting coat?

    Thought about a compass, but it's too small for just about any compass I've seen. Definitely would hold one of the old small kitchen match boxes, or a match safe, or a Zippo for that matter. Or, indeed, wabbit tags!
  20. Daoud

    American Accents in the Golden Era

    That New Yawk-ish New Orleans accent isn't dead, not yet anyway.....and many regional accents and dialects are still vibrant.....we have quite a number just in my locale. I think most of us speak a sort of homogenised Americanese in day-to-day use, in public, but when we're in the company of our...
  21. Daoud

    Why tiny pockets on Woolrich hunting coat?

    I have a Woolrich plaid hunting coat which is pretty elderly but in great shape- I call it my "kill the wabbit" coat, although I don't as a rule kill wabbits. ANYWAY, ever since I got it I have been wondering about the pockets. It has the usual "game pocket" in back, with a buttoned flap on...
  22. Daoud

    The Open Road Guild

    O.R. repair/cleaning suggestions? I hope nobody will chastise me for not using the "search" feature for this- I haven't had much luck with it. I have two Open Roads which are needing some TLC beyond that which I can provide: one is VERY dirty, but in amazingly good condition otherwise- the...
  23. Daoud

    FS- Vintage AKUBRA SLOUCH 7 3/8 VGC

    Well, we should get together sometime and compare hats....I'm in Arden/Fletcher myself. So whaddaya mean "get away with it?" Slouches are cool hats, especially with the brim down- it's the only way I wear mine. I gave one to a friend who wears his with the brim up and a New Zealand Army badge on...

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