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“WTF’ Hats,” that are hard to believe...

SteveFord

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You bet your ass I want one!
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Grrrrrr!!!!
 

GHT

I'll Lock Up
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^ Me too. Definitely more cat in the hat.



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Cat in the hat? Have you never heard of Tama? Now that's a cat in a hat.
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Tama (Japanese: たま, April 29, 1999 – June 22, 2015) was a female calico cat who gained fame for being a station master and operating officer at Kishi Station on the Kishigawa Line in Kinokawa, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan.
 

Louis Mountbatten

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OK, speaking of odd Lincoln hats. I bought this one a few years ago. It is the strangest piece. I bought it from a guy in St. Louis who said it belonged to a man who owned a chain of shoe stores in the 60s, 70s, and 80s. So, what I think is maybe this guy had Stetson make this giant top hat for him to use in Lincoln Day sales on TV commercials or in print ads for his stores... but that is just my guess Stetson_Lincoln_Hat_01.jpg Stetson_Lincoln_Hat_02.jpg Stetson_Lincoln_Hat_03.jpg Stetson_Lincoln_Hat_04.jpg Stetson_Lincoln_Hat_06.jpg . This top hat is felt (not silk plush) and is super tall at 8-1/2 inches. Most top hats are never taller than 7-1/2 or so. So, this one is gigantic. It is an official Stetson, though, because it has a Stetson liner, the Stetson size tag, a Stetson reorder tag, and a Stetson sweatband imprint. I can't imagine that Stetson ever made a line of these wacky toppers. So, I am assuming the original owner ordered it special made.
 

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