Its been pretty common this year that I may wear multiple hats in the same day for different errands. Twice in the last month Ive had someone stop me in the grocery store or at lunch and ask " didnt I see you wearing a black/ brown/ silver hat earlier?" People DO notice hats
Found a nice Knox hat box in a local shop this morning... It followed me home. Unfortunately it was empty lol. the interior shows a high level of engineering... today we just see foam
A few minutes of steaming and stretching and Ill say theres hope! lol. Havent done anything to brim beyond steaming and hand manipulation... already looks way better. Mild stretch seems to be holding size after 45 min. Fits great. Not my highest end hat, but it will be a great casual leather or...
Another ebay package today. Yesterdays deliveries were all a scale of 9 out of 10.... this one has some challenges. Another great packing job. Almost like it was vaccum packed and slipped snugly in a shipping envelope. A little bent up but fortunately its in decent shape and should shape up...
Fun hat note... garbage truck came this morning and evidently someone was getting rid of old newspapers. One of my coffee buddies down the street found part of a Jan 26 1954 Houston Chronicle paper in his yard. Had lots of post Christmas advertisements. One ad was announcing a Hat Clearance sale...
I need a wider brim hairy hat! both of mine are short brims. Maybe I could find one of the longhair westerns and convert it to a fedora. I just love the texture of those! I want something long enough to comb in the morning! lol
Weve had family there in Putnam county since the late 1820s. The first relative that settled there was named Carr... he stopped there just off the boat from Ireland and stopped there because there were other Carrs already there. (Un related to us) Family lore goes that he figured that if the...
Got a few more Stetson Ads framed and up on the walls. Bing Crosby, Burt Lancaster, David Niven, Ray Milland, and Bob Hope have all joined the wall. Have some others framed up and ready to go, but im going to have to rearrange one of the walls to make room.
Also won an auction for a $8 Stetson...
New hats part 3.... Another black hat. This one a cute little Royal Stetson Downs. 2-1/4" brim with raw edge. Teardrop crown. Moderately light weight and fairly soft felt. This hat looks almost new. nothing but dusting off and just a hair of steam on part of the brim. needed for this one. Its...
New hats today part 2... Time for a basic black dress hat . This one is a Stetson Key Club Dexter. Really nice Imperial felt and Ultimate finish. 2-1/2" raw edge brim. Moderately firm felt like my other Imperial Ultimate finish hat, stiffer than the Three Forks, but definately way softer than a...
New hats today part one........ Got three new-to-me hats in today. On my wall I have a Silverbelly LLBean Moose River, And a Dark Olive Green Cabelas Three Forks. Found another Royal Stetson/ Cabelas Three Forks In a lighter Green/ Tan. 2-1/4" brim raw edge brim. This ones was worn enough to...
Seemed like a light color hat today. Have it narrowed down to either a 3x Open Road, or one of the 4x Cowboy conversions. Humm... Skinny ribbon or chunky ribbon? lol
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