DOBBS Hankerchief Weight Felt
To bridge the gap 'twixt Winter & Spring, I have been looking for a vented lightweight for quite a while.
A leather sweat covered by a petersham (or is it grossgrain?) ribbon.
... can't quite make this out...?
Inside crown.
The proud...
Just in time for the season
To bridge the gap 'twixt Winter & Spring, I have been looking for a vented lightweight for quite a while.
A leather sweat covered by a petersham (or is it grossgrain?) ribbon.
... can't quite make this out...?
Inside crown.
The proud...
Thank you, I can think of few I'd druther be likened too than RM.
In truth, the actual events (and many of the film's locations) that inspired Mitchum's "Thunder Road" happened not five miles from where I now sit. People here still wax poetic about both the events & the subsequent visit from...
Arrived today.
...and it is mint, absolutely unworn, wholly & entirely untouched by time. It might as well have been dispatched by the factory yesterday! Pristine! I wish as much could be said of the model, a thousand pardons. :o
The Mallory, Aristocrat quality, Dallas. Time machine...
Know nothing of the brand, but that is a nice score. Overwelt & lovely color. Post some pix when it arrives! Looks late 5o's to early 6o's at latest. Perhaps far older, given the apparent proportions, looks in very good shape.
Too true Sam, too true.
I still have a Stetson 3x mode edge I pd. seven dollars for in the early 9o's, in Athens. It is the earliest vintage hat purchase I still own. But when I recall ALL those lovely hats we wore as teenagers in the mid to late 7o's in N. Ga. & how we were absolutely...
Well...
:arated:
Thanks Vic!
I feel lucky too now, er, Mr. Lucky! I was gonna be on that like a duck on a junebug. Instead I dodged a bullet. Thanks for the 411, both of ya'll!
Thanks Tone
Thank you for the vote of confidence, my friend. Mind you, I've not seen these in the flesh, you understand. But I hope to soon, that's for sure.
Oh man
A Photomic F2! No better camera made by that company. If I wasn't so happy not coming home stinking of fix & D-76. This is a camera that will operate forever. A mechanical & engineering triumph. If this were 15 yrs. ago.... :eusa_doh:
Reply
My inquiry:
Listing: www.etsy.com/listing/67533100/fur-felt-hat-5-inch-fedora-crown-2-34
I REALLY like your work! Do you offer any modification like a bound brim or a 2 1/2" brim or any other color felts?
I am about to "chat you up" to the folks at thefedoralounge.com
There is...
Just found this: Spring Canyon Hats
Women Fur Felt Cloche - Rust
Women's Sun Hat - Tan Western Fur Felt. 4 inch brim, 4 1/4 inch crown. "The New Mexico Sun"
Questing on
For that elusive non-panama cloth summer hat. Today I ordered these two, both from "co-ver" hat co:
45% linen %55 cotton
100% cotton twill.
The search continues...
Well done & THANK YOU!!!
Very nice combo. Would've had to buy if it were still there in the a.m. To WHOM SO EVER snapped it up, my marriage thanks you! lol.
I have had a similar , though later, Stetson Western Royal (?Royal Western?). and it was quite a nice hat. Killer score!
This site uses cookies to help personalise content, tailor your experience and to keep you logged in if you register.
By continuing to use this site, you are consenting to our use of cookies.