I have two. Dating from around late 50s to 60s. The felt is thick like a modern rabbit hat body. Yet the feel is like velvet and chamois cloth. Was this their standard finish? I don't think it's velour finish as the nap is short and it's very dense.
Just wondering.
Ladies and Gentleman. I just wanted to share this pic again of my newly acquired Dobbs fifteen in light blue grey with blue ribbon.
This hat embodies to me what a fedora is all about.
Sounds good.
My Borsalino has thick felt and I have worn it plenty in some light rain. The Dobbs though is very thin. Makes my feather weight penman look thick.
I had a question about my Dobbs fifteen. Thinest felt I have had. As for rain should I avoid getting it wet at all costs seeing that it's late 50s to early 60s?
Ok. I switched to my custom penman. Color is bone. Beaver but stiffner added. Well that's all my hats for now gentleman. Probably will be more one day though.
Dobbs fifteen feeling much better now after a little steam and wetting behind sweat and then stretching just a tad.
For $15 dollars back in the day I would say it would have been still a good deal. Love the color change this one has inside and outdoors.
I guess I am not used to the way a snap brim looks so there is like a hump on top of brim rather than it being flat and slanted. So I was just checking to see if this was normal. Probably doing a rotted job explaining my meaning.
The felt on this is not stiff yet it holds its shape like a...
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