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  1. Rick Blaine

    wanted to buy-

    Sorry to hear of that! a good prognosis, I trust! Our own Panama Bob has got some sweet deals going: panamahatsecuador And this fella, despite any first hand experience on my part, seems to have quite a variety as well & at a good price point: walterf10001 100% Positive feedback...
  2. Rick Blaine

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

    I was led to believe it was an experiment in a more sustainable (for lack of a better word) method of fur production, wherein the Wabbits were fed diets & vitamins (vita-felt) to optimize desirable fur qualities & shaved rather than slaughtered to harvest the fur. A noble experiment that didn't...
  3. Rick Blaine

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

    Me too neither. Whatta jerk! :mad:
  4. Rick Blaine

    About to purchase my first 'real' hat! Need help

    Is it paper or genuine milan braid? I suspect the former. Pop over to Miller & see what Biltmore has done for them in a similar style.
  5. Rick Blaine

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

    I just hope it's half as nice as that Kaufmann of yours, above!
  6. Rick Blaine

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

    Bringing this little beaut' back home Sold at Lowensteins' Store in Nashville. Looks like a nice tight monti in good shape. Spring being just around the corner, eh?
  7. Rick Blaine

    fur felt in hot weather?

    Lucky Ducks... Down h'yar I'm lucky to wear even a light, unlined felt past mid-April & not again 'til November! :confused:
  8. Rick Blaine

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

    ...try the veal. And don't forget to tip your waitress! Thankya'verymuch!
  9. Rick Blaine

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

    I'll bet the microcephalics get all the cute girls too! ;) Great score. I have two of these & they are as light as a butterflies' wing and pure pleasure to wear. Twenty bucks! #*&_*&%%^$! :eusa_doh:
  10. Rick Blaine

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

    ring-a-ding-ding!
  11. Rick Blaine

    los angeles craigslist > SF valley > for sale > antiques Stetson stratoliner - $50

    Fiddy dollah WITH a box: Stetson stratoliner - $50 (Sfv)
  12. Rick Blaine

    Birthday Help! Seeking Biltmore Milan Optimo Straw

    Like these ? Miller by Biltmore Natural Optimo Straw Hats Oh, & happy Birthday as well. Many happy returns of the day!
  13. Rick Blaine

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

    Aye, my heart bleeds for my microcephalic fellow enthusiasts! ;)
  14. Rick Blaine

    What kind of hat is this?

    On the money. A sable (?) stingy brim fedora (2" brim at most, eh?) w/ a complimentary deeper brown bound brim w/ a matching, conventional & traditional grossgrain ribbon & bow treatment, with polychrome feather accent.
  15. Rick Blaine

    TRimmed the TRaveller

    Looks great! I sold my Traveller 'cuz I never thought the proportions worked. YOU nailed it tho'! Well done & killer band as well.
  16. Rick Blaine

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

    Tommorow, the Tatoos :cheers1: Millers Western Wear Black Felt Parson Cowboy Hat 7 3/8
  17. Rick Blaine

    Biltmore Nostalgia

    For sixty two bucks. HARTFORD YORK SALE
  18. Rick Blaine

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

    :arated: Quite right, and I do not relish the idea of a "composite" leather sweat made from some unholy mix of leather dust & benzine/formaldehyde based adhesives pressed together or to the prospect of a mix of water & dye dust running into my collar at the first rain shower that I happen to...
  19. Rick Blaine

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

    ~The point being; if Hatco would not be so timid. If they mean to reissue The Whippet® DO reissue The Whippet® , if they mean to resurrect The Stratoliner®, DO resurrect The Stratoliner® but not in some weak-tea, weak-kneed approximation of the former design!
  20. Rick Blaine

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

    Whoa A tulip, known as "the Viceroy", displayed in a 1637 Dutch catalog. Its bulb cost between 3000 and 4200 florins depending on size. A skilled craftsman at the time earned about 300 florins a year. :censored:!

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