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  1. BobHufford

    What hat are you waiting for today?

    I missed out on a long-hair Stetson western in my size that was local to me (as I had to deal with an issue with the dogs at the time of the auction end). To console myself I tossed out a bid and won this. Not long-haired or my size, but it is a Stetson — in a color I’ve not often seen with...
  2. BobHufford

    Ebay Hats: Victories, Defeats, Gripes & Items of Interest

    I can attest to it being very nice.
  3. BobHufford

    Ebay Hats: Victories, Defeats, Gripes & Items of Interest

    New sweatband… Oof!
  4. BobHufford

    Vintage Photos of Kids in Hats

    At the Pantages Theater in Los Angeles in 1935, two men from different generations came together - teenage actor Mickey Rooney, 14 years old, and veteran performer Will Rogers, 55 years of age. Sadly, their time together was cut short when Rogers died in August of the same year. -- The Movie...
  5. BobHufford

    Post New Hats Here!

    That hat might have to “go far”. ;)
  7. BobHufford

    Vintage custom hatters and lesser known vintage production hatmakers

    I'll echo that sentiment right back to you! Thanks for stopping by and adding some personal knowledge to the history (and family) behind Chantiles Hat Shoppe.
  8. BobHufford

    Loungers' Pets

    Edward — so sorry to hear of Mimi’s passing and the huge loss to you and Mrs Marlowe.
  9. BobHufford

    Vintage neon signs

    This came across my Facebook feed. Roy Barnes Western Supplies, 5800 Federal Blvd, Denver, 1950s - The neon sign on the building was animated and featured a cowboy roping a calf against a western landscape. The sign was purchased from Roy Barnes in the late 1980s and resold to a...
  10. BobHufford

    Ask a question, get an answer

    1950s and probably local to me originally. From Brad Bowers: 1950s Factory Label The decade of the 1950s saw the standardized factory labels change again as new printing equipment was put into use. These labels were used across all of Hat Corporation of America’s lines until sometime after...
  11. BobHufford

    Post New Hats Here!

    Thanks guys!
  13. BobHufford

    Show Us Your Vintage Hat Store

    1950s Dobbs Fifteen from Lukeman Clothing Co. in Jacksonville, Illinois. The store opened in 1910 and closed in 1995. 1920s: 1940s: (fifth building on the left) 1947: (on the far right) 1971: (for the Bluffs, Illinois centennial) 1999: Nowadays: (the building has been...
  14. BobHufford

    Post New Hats Here!

    ^^^^^ The Morrison “Famous Fifteen” is the Homburg. 3” brim, 5-1/2” crown, size 7-3/8.
  15. BobHufford

    Post New Hats Here!

    I had these switched in the “Waiting For” thread. The fuzzy one is the Dobbs Fifteen. Another one that I wish fit me. 5-5/8” crown, 3” brim, size 7-1/4. A few moth nips.
  16. BobHufford

    Derby, Western, Fedora...a Venerable Legend, THE Stetson 3X...BEFORE 1970!!!!

    Very cool! Most "centennial" hats I see are cheap wool derbies or westerns. Ashenhurst's in Lebanon: Second and third (white front) buildings on the right. My wife's Dad was from Lebanon (graduating high school in 1955).
  17. BobHufford

    What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?

    It has a 5" crown and a 2-1/4" brim. The only other top hat I have around has a 7" crown.
  19. BobHufford

    What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?

    I love it! Reminds me of my wife’s favorite hat — a beater Resistol (seen in the foreground of this photo).
  20. BobHufford

    The Resistol Roundup

    Resistol Beaver Fifteen “St. Regis” as arrived. I wonder if Resistol and Stetson came to blows over that model name. 2-3/8” brim to the curl edge. 5-1/2” crown. 2-3/16” ribbon. I dig the narrow brim binding. Needs some liner cleaning. Size 7-1/8 The sweat is a bit...
  21. BobHufford

    THE MALLORY MILE

    Thanks Joe! I like the contrasting ribbon / binding / wind-trolley. It could stand a cleaning.
  22. BobHufford

    THE MALLORY MILE

    The Mallory Ten Pliafelt
  23. BobHufford

    What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?

    Resistol Bronco for a trip to the livestock auction. From a local store back in the day. The “livestock”:

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