My grandfather and his brother-in-law built the church behind me back in the 50s. I wore this Dobbs, which was also built back in the 50s, to bury my Aunt in the graveyard out back today. I saw half a dozen or more recent graves while I was there. The covid has been rough here.
I like the Filson in the grey, Eric, and I really admire the coat, too. Fortunately for me I don't live in a climate where I would get much use of it. I do manage to get a fair amount of wear from my red Filson cap like yours, though, and interestingly, like yourself, I don't see a lot of...
Great find, Joe! With that squared off horseshoe crease and lurex woven into the straw I'd say that one's from sometime in the late 50s through the 60s. It's definitely a killer and I'd jump all over it if it were a little bigger.
Sunday afternoon....65 degrees...just starting to sprinkle a little rain....
enjoying the fresh air on the front porch with the Beaver Brand and a shot of JD Old #7.....life is good at the moment.
One of my four legged escape artists defeated the fence this morning, so the recently acquired Dobbs took it's first outing to the hardware store for reinforcements.
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