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Big and Black 7 3/4 Wide Brim
I got this a month ago, and it's been replaced by a black Fed IV that's a little roomier, so I'm giving it up for permanent adoption. Courtney Hats of Distinction Royalten. Sold by Harry Levinson, with patented "Controlled Brim," DuPont process water repellent. Killer red liner, all writing...- frussell
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Have the cowboy movies brainwashed me?
Pawnee Bill rings a bell, but I'll have to see if I can dig the name up. There's a good chance that I just know the name from being a Wild West buff. That side of my family's name is Bogert, Rusty so the Russells you found are probably not related. Thanks, Frank -
artists with hats
I guess he started as an artist. Walt Disney, taken by my grandfather in Palm Springs' old West glory days: [/IMG] -
Ancestor hat pics
Getting to be holiday time, and as I miss my grandfather, I've scanned more of his old photos this week. First, as a young stable hand, perhaps during the time when he drove a string of horses from L.A. to Palm Springs to rent to dudes, paying his UCLA tuition: [/IMG] His 99-year old hands... -
Have the cowboy movies brainwashed me?
Seeing those angora woolies reminds me, we do still have great grandpa's old chaps (very similar to those pictured above), his Colt, spurs, and his circa 1880 saddle. No hats though. I wish I had his buffalo rifle, which was his profession at the time he took that photo. Later he was a... -
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Have the cowboy movies brainwashed me?
I wish I could see the crown of the hat in my avatar, which is a photo taken roughly 1888-1890 of my great grandfather. In later years, he wore a kettle-curl brim hat with a Montana Peak-style crown. I find movies to be pretty funny when it comes to cowboy hats, and especially those made in... -
Black Beauties
I agree, although that Stetson is a real killer. I'd pay that much for one in my size any day. Good catches both. I've been veering towards the black lately, maybe it's the winter coming on. Frank -
Ask a question, get an answer
sulla - ditto on the no steam needed. Here's what I do, similar to above. I use distilled water especially if it's a light-colored hat, so no mineral residue. I spray the entire hat, top and bottom (of the brim at least, sometimes the inside of the crown if needed), then pat the excess off... -
vintage hats
You have to be patient. I've got a vintage Resistol fedora that was a real 7 7/8, that I bought as part of a pair on eBay sold as both being 7 3/4. Both turned out to be big enough, and had not shrunk a bit, which is unusual. I'm much more a 7 7/8 than a 7 3/4, but if I like it enough, I'll... -
Wide brim at Target
That Target hat is exactly what I imagine a hat made out of my dryer lint would look like. I think I see a penny and a Trident wrapper in there somewhere. Frank. -
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Fedora hats are rarely sexy - or so does she think...
I started wearing fedoras in the first place to tone DOWN my sexiness, as it was at uncomfortably high levels. This is also the reason I grew a beard and put on an extra couple of pounds. It's made my life much more manageable. I can finally get some work done. Frank -
Akubra Overload
Jedwbpm - I've had nothing but good luck with Hatsdirect. Email them and ask if what you want is on hand. Sometimes they've got stuff that's not on the website. For example, a week or so ago, I decided I'd like a black Fed IV Deluxe in size 63, which is definitely not an option on the site... -
Brim Curls: Kettles, Pencill, etc.
While I love a good kettle-curl, or pencil-curl, which seem to be used interchangeably by many vendors, I find that most of the ones I have in larger brims tend to catch more wind and water, rendering them less useful if actually working or riding. A good cowboy hat, if worn enough, will... -
Hat protection
I have tried the hat condoms on my cowboy hats, and hate them like poison. For one thing, if you have a bigger hat, you never find one that fits. Even when I had a proper fitting one, they always put too much tension on the brim. Plus, I would rather have a wet hat than look like a cowboy who... -
Pre 1940s (non-Stetson) Westerns
Too bad - I was hoping you got one of my grandfather's old hats. He lived in the apartments above Desmond's for a while, and wore nothing but cowboy hats his whole life, until he died at 99 in 2008. I believe the store itself has been in Palm Springs since around 1936. Let me know if you find... -
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Pre 1940s (non-Stetson) Westerns
Dinerman - any record of ownership on that one from Desmond's? I was born in Palm Springs, and my family goes back there to 1927 or so. Desmond's still exists, in a smaller form, but was the fancy menswear store in town. We used to have several western-themed festivals in town, some that... -
movie hats that inspired you...
"M," by Fritz Lang. Everyone, including Peter Lorre, has great hats in this movie. Lots of old school center-dent tall crowns with the brim up, dozens of interesting creases to be seen. Also a hell of a good movie, suspenseful without showing any real violence. Hadn't seen it in years... -
Stampede ring / Chin strap
Couldn't see Tom's photos from my work computer, but his last horsehair string photo is exactly what I prefer. They usually come with two loops that you feed up through the hole in the brim, widen them out, and they go around the hat like a hatband. I don't think I'd be comfortable punching... -
Stampede ring / Chin strap
Mr. Dean is correct about horsehair being a little prickly sometimes, but I use it because it is less likely to leach any dye or color onto my felt hat if it's raining. Just don't use reddish latigo leather, which runs like crazy, but is great for making saddle strings and tack. If you use... -
Stampede ring / Chin strap
I'm with Mr. Dean. If you're wearing a hat in real wind, the cotter pin versions and "chin strap hook" versions don't cut it. That's why some of my finest custom cowboy hats have holes punched in the brim, to run the stampede strings directly from around the crown and under the chin. When not...
