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  1. Joedahat

    Henry the Hatter

    Please allow me to appologize for the "Cold Service" that you may have received at our store. This is not a common occurance, and will not be tolerated in our stores. Please pm me with the particulars as to which store, and if you can, which salesperson. It is hard enough getting the customers...
  2. Joedahat

    Show Your Early Hat Tendencies

    Little Big Joe This photo was taken on Easter Sunday 1966. Hamtramck, Michigan This was called my "Hanky Panky Hat"' How that name came up, I just don't remember.
  3. Joedahat

    For Sale, Vintage / Antique Hat Store Display Cabinets.

    Now closed Henry the Hatter store fixtures, Hats & Caps Not Included! Antique Oak / Glass Display Cabinets, Barrister Cases, Must See. Appraised at over $40,000.00. You disasemble & move. Make Offer! 1st show and offer date, Tuesday, Feb 17th, 2009, 2:00p.m. - 7:00p.m. 9307 Joseph...
  4. Joedahat

    Hats & Videos

    It's great to see the young men in the music industry getting into hat wearing. If you watch the new Kid Rock Video "Roll On", it showcases some of the finer points of Downtown Detroit. At about the 1 min, 8 sec mark, look for your favorite Metro Detroit Hat Store.
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    Hat Stores-a list

    Best Hat Store? I'm sure that each retailer that sees this thread would like to see their name on this list. Each has a distinct customer base and would easily consider their store to be the best. For our stores, with only the 3rd owner in 116 years, consistincy in Customer Service is key...
  6. Joedahat

    Henry the Hatter closing a store

    Store Closing Kind of sad for me. As a newly married, fresh faced kid from Hamtramck, I was hired by The Wassermans to operate that store for them. My first 16 years were in that store, since then I've been working in Southfield, Detroit, and working the Internet store. Here it is 25 years...
  7. Joedahat

    Henry the Hatter closing a store

    Store Closing Yes, it is true. Henry The Hatter is closing the Hamtramck Michigan location. The stores in Detroit, and Southfield Michigan WILL REMAIN OPEN. The retail district in Hamtramck, MI seems to be even worse than the surrounding communities. In 1985, when Henry The Hatter...
  8. Joedahat

    Making a New Hat

    Jim in Detroit Jim from JW Hats and his son visit Henry The Hatter in Detroit, to look at some hat manufacturing equiptment no longer in use. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v732/joedahat/72.jpg Photo shows Joe Renkiewicz, Manager at Henry The Hatter, Jim, and Paul Wasserman, owner of...
  9. Joedahat

    Sacrilege?

    Pliofilm Undertow, with the size of 7 5/8, the only size that we would ever stack on top of that would be a size 8, and as you know, not many of those around. I believe that Sharptoys had mentioned Capas Headwear sells the pliofilm in more reasonable quantities of less than a case of 3,000...
  10. Joedahat

    NOS Borso found in Atlanta

    Nice pick up Bud, I wish we could still get those here in Detroit.
  11. Joedahat

    Sacrilege?

    Hat Stacking Here are some photos of how we stack the hats. It really depends on the trim and the finish of the hat.
  12. Joedahat

    Requesting info on this hat

    In Detroit that is what we called "The Robin Hood". Very popular in the late '60's. We still get them in for Cleaning & Blocking. 3 years ago we even sent samples out to see if they could be re-made today. No luck as of yet.
  13. Joedahat

    Sacrilege?

    Hat Stacking At our stores, we do stack 3 sizes apart. Stack 1 = 7, 7 3/8, & 7 3/4 together. Stack 2 = 6 3/4, 7 1/8, 7 1/2, 7 7/8. Stack 3 = 6 7/8, 7 1/4, 7 5/8, 8. Pliofilm in between each. Sometimes if the ribbon treatment is thicker, we will use the sponge rings to prevent any damage.
  14. Joedahat

    Looking for hat information?

    Hey Daniel, That's the exact hat he's looking for. Do I smell an offer? Anyway, D00R, It's really more of how the proportions of the hat will look on you. Of the Trenton Hat, the crown is smaller and tapered, thus giving the brim a wider look. We carry a hat called "The Dillinger" which has a...
  15. Joedahat

    Looking for hat information?

    Hey D00R, What you need to do is visit your local hat store, if nothing else but to see if that style you are looking for will suit "Your Style". Just because you saw someone else in a hat that you thought looked good, dosen't mean it will look the same on you. As a hat salesman myself, the...
  16. Joedahat

    Hey fellow Big Guys (aka bucketheads)...

    Jeremy, Try Biltmore. I've heard they may still do up to a size 8 1/4. It's worth a phone call.
  17. Joedahat

    Hey fellow Big Guys (aka bucketheads)...

    Cranial endowed? Stetson and Biltmore make felt hats up to a size 8. Dobbs makes straw hats up to a size 8. The problem as you stated, is getting enough bodies made in the bigger shape. Because we switch our supply with the seasons, we are currently showing Dobbs milan straw hats into a size 8...
  18. Joedahat

    Makins Hats

    At Henry the Hatter in Detroit we carried Makins Hats for many years. Most styles sold very well. For the customer who liked the softest of felt bodies, this was a winner. Her stitched leather hats were also top sellers. I think just the styling and color combinations were ahead of their time...
  19. Joedahat

    Guess I’m hooked- New Baldwin just arrived!

    Wind Trolley The wind trolley or wind cord was used to keep the hat near the wearer in windy weather. One end of the cord was sewn to the hat under the grosgrain ribbon, with the botton end being loosened and being placed into the buttonhole on the lapel of the wearer's topcoat. On the vintage...
  20. Joedahat

    Moth protection for Hats

    Mothballs P. U. We tell our customers to use cedar chips/balls/shavings in their hat boxes. But do not let the cedar touch the hat, as the oil from the wood, which has the aroma, will definitely stain the hat. Have you ever steamed a hat that has been stored with regular moth balls? P UUUUUU!

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