I have used "Clean A Hat" in Olive Branch, MS. Prices are much lower than Optimo, and the owner Drew Williams has done a great job on several vintage fedoras I've sent him.
Many years ago, "Baron California Hats" in Burbank, CA restored a Lock & Co. that had been stored under a heavy trunk...
This is a vintage horsehide cap in this style, for sale right now on eBay:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Horsehide-Newsboy-Driver-Biker-Cap-Hat-6-panel-brimmed-Handmade-Rare-/150993793162?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2327ee708a
The idea that all entertainment in the past was clean and wholesome is a misconception. I recently purchased a CD entitled "Actionable Offenses," a collection of obscene phonograph recordings of the 1890s. Most of the tracks refer to sex, bodily functions, and the like, with more profanity...
I found this link on the Village Hat Shop site that discusses matching hats to different facial shapes and builds. Hope this helps.
http://www.villagehatshop.com/facts_faces.html
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