Because I refuse to let the size of my head limit my hat-wearing ability, I have asked my hatter to reblock and alter the size of many hats, vintage and modern. The ones that were too small for me have a small piece of leather added to the back of the sweatband, and the ones that were too large...
Tirard Ragondia. Thanks, Brent! It looks like it might need reblocking anyway, so I will ask Ignacio to make it into an Indy hat. Plenty of felt to work with, and the color looks perfect. A vintage Nutria Indy. Imagine that!
If I put this in my collection, the rest of the hats would try to jump out of the safe. :)
The one N. Fouquet I bought wasn't that ugly, although Daniel did say the ribbon looks like a shower curtain...
Lemme see if I can translate this joke from Spanish, Mark:
-"Mommy, mommy, how do Lions make love?"
-"I don't know, son. Your father is a Rotarian"
Hahaha?
Those Kevin McAndrews are selling at eBay for about 40 bucks, Brian. Besides overpricing and "overaging" his hats, the guy very often uses fhe words "Whippet", "Open Road" , "Stratoliner", etc., on his listings to attract searches. I have reported him to eBay many times, but they don't seem to...
Oh, it's old, and it's rare, but come on! Prices have gone up so much I am starting to think all the money I've spent on my collection has been an investment of sorts.
Man, these people nuts!
https://www.ebay.com/itm/275798904964?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=r8t2kQEgSQC&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=AabTaPQ6QtC&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY
It came out of Jon Lundbergs collection, a haberdasher that was located in the El Cerrito Ca. It's been in my collection for many years.
It's probably a custom order.
Roberto
Here's what Roberto Isola replied when I asked him about the hat:
It came out of Jon Lundbergs collection, a haberdasher that was located in the El Cerrito Ca. It's been in my collection for many years.
It's probably a custom order.
Roberto
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