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  1. MikeinRome

    What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?

    1950's Stetson 4X, bought from Jesse John last year.
  2. MikeinRome

    How a Felt Hat is Made

    That's fine with me. I wondered about posting these articles on that fur felt thread to begin with, but decided that might be too limited a topic.
  3. MikeinRome

    How a Felt Hat is Made

    Here's the last 2 articles.
  4. MikeinRome

    How a Felt Hat is Made

    This is a series of 13 articles from The American Hatter running from Jan 1921 to Jan 1922. Unfortunately, Article #7 is missing. It was part of some pages missing from the July 1921 copy of the magazine.
  5. MikeinRome

    The Official Stetson Nutria Quality Thread

    There's been a fair amount of speculation on the Lounge about just exactly what was Kettle Finish on hats. I've solved that mystery with the attached article from The American Hatter, issue of Jan 1922, which shows the kettles used in this operation. This article was the final installment of a...
  7. MikeinRome

    Stetson Sweat Stamps/ LOT XXXX

    I started to add to my reply to you that it was going to be my final remark on this topic. And so it is. It's a waste of time, I can clearly see.
  8. MikeinRome

    Stetson Sweat Stamps/ LOT XXXX

    This is just another attempt to explain away the evidence staring you in the face. Or that's how it seems to me.
  9. MikeinRome

    Stetson Sweat Stamps/ LOT XXXX

    Far from being a far reach for certainty, it's just the opposite- it's the closest thing to certainty.
  10. MikeinRome

    Stetson Sweat Stamps/ LOT XXXX

    To me, the Stetson Lot Number on any hat is like a fingerprint or DNA evidence that Stetson made that hat. I don't understand why people insist on trying to manufacture, theorize, or insert some third party into the equation. Same applies for hats made by Stetson for the Miller Fine Hats Co. of...
  11. MikeinRome

    Stetson Sweat Stamps/ LOT XXXX

    You and I have already discussed this subject by PM. I don't have anything new to add to that discussion. But since you added a photo, here's a photo of him wearing a hat pretty similar to mine and seems to be from about the same time period as my hat was made. I'm not claiming that this is my...
  13. MikeinRome

    Stetson Sweat Stamps/ LOT XXXX

    This is the hat once owned by Elmer Keith.
  14. MikeinRome

    Stetson Sweat Stamps/ LOT XXXX

    Stetson Number 1 Quality made for Stockman-Farmer Supply of Denver. Dates about early 1930's. Lot Number 6451.
  15. MikeinRome

    USPS Ground Advantage Gripes

    We've already covered that. Trump appointed his own guys to the Board, who in turn selected Trump-donor DeJoy.
  16. MikeinRome

    USPS Ground Advantage Gripes

    That's as bad as some of my hats that got a tour of America! Now that Trump is trying to completely take over USPS, as of this week, we'll see how much crazier it can get. I had a feeling that DeJoy suddenly resigning was a sign of some kind of crazy surprise about to be unveiled.
  17. MikeinRome

    What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?

    On a drizzly day, wearing a Geo. W Alexander "Circle A" hat that I don't think I've worn before and don't care if it gets a little rain.
  19. MikeinRome

    The Dobbs Diner...

    Late 1940's Dobbs Forty with 2 7/8 inch bound brim and 5 1/2 inch open crown. I just quickly reshaped the hat for these photos as I took it out of the box. There is some sort of clear cover on the liner, oilskin or whatever. This is a pure beaver hat.
  20. MikeinRome

    USPS Ground Advantage Gripes

    None of this surprises me, but thanks for confirming my suspicions. I knew that Trump had lobbied for the privatization of the Postal Service before his first term as President.
  21. MikeinRome

    What hat are you waiting for today?

    Dobbs Forty. Has 2 5/8 inch bound brim. Looks to be about early 1950's, or a bit before.
  22. MikeinRome

    The Official Stetson Nutria Quality Thread

    Late 1940's Stetson Nutria Quality. Has 3 1/2 inch bound brim and 6 inch open crown.
  23. MikeinRome

    USPS Ground Advantage Gripes

    Looking back, it seems like Trump appointed members of the Board, who in turn made DeJoy the Postmaster, he being a Trump mega-donor. And I think DeJoy owns a business that competes with the Postal Service, or there's some kind of conflict of interest. I distinctly remember that one of the first...

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