There's one on eBay right now that's very similar. I'm keeping to the old ways, so I won't link to it. ;) But I did link to it in a moment of weakness in the Boater Faction thread.:eek:
Actually, it might be the same damn hat. I mean, not the hat, but the same or a similar model. Look at the detail on this big photo and you can see the stripes on the pug.
I'll stay off-topic for one more post and say that I agree with buler (although I never really disagreed), and that I plan on refraining from posting any live auctions, out of respect for my fellow Loungers. It's the right thing to do.
I saw a photo from the '20's of Jimmie Rodgers wearing a boater, white shirt tucked in, a squared-off tie like that, and blue jeans with a huge long watch chain that went all the way from one pocket to the other and hung down to his crotch. He looked cool as all hell. I'll have to see if I can...
My rationale for not posting them is purely a selfish instinct; if I like something and want to bid on it, no way in hell am I posting it until it's over, because I want the herd as thin as possible. If it's something that I couldn't use but that other people might be interested in (like a size...
http://cgi.ebay.com/Vtg-1920s-Kaufman-Panama-Boater-Skimmer-Straw-Hat-7-EXC-/150450836106
Nice. If it weren't so small I'd be all over it like white on rice.
I probably had an easier time because mine had uncommonly nice felt that was very malleable. I almost didn't need to use steam or water. I recently got a late 40's/early 50's Open Road that's currently being cleaned and blocked, and the felt on it doesn't compare to that Park Crest. There I...
Kindness was intended, at least towards your workmanship, which looks great. I thought about him possibly being a hunter, and my other theory was that he's a Clemson or Tennessee fan.
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