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This particular shirt had a label inside that said "Dobbs cloth." I once saw a shirt at Nordstrom with the same label. The only single thing I found about "dobbs cloth" from a google search on the internet was from a 1960's newspaper, (presumably from an advertisement.)
When I was in college, I worked for a very traditional men's clothing store in the Washington DC area. The owner had some shirts that he referred to as "Dobbs cloth," which, he maintained, would last forever. I bought one, and he was right, it lasted an extremely long time, only wearing out 30...
Thanks for the warm welcome! I got to thinking about all the time I spent living under that hat, and my friends that knew it well. I must admit I remember it fondly. One guy last winter commented that it made me look like I just walked out of the depression, (maybe I should have kept it for...
I have really enjoyed reading and learning from everyone's posts, and have been lurking for a few days.
I wore an old Borsalino Alessandria that I got in a thrift shop 25 years ago, a pretty good hat that kept my head warm every winter, and it only cost me 15 bucks. It was significantly more...
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