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Akubra Overload

DaveProc

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Sydney Morning Herald April 10, 1976
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The Shoe

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Great selection going back to 1935.
I haven’t delved through this thread from start to finish, but I don’t recall seeing an older Akubra than the 1960s (according to an estimate from the people at Akubra) Stylemaster I wore the other day. I look forward to someone showing something older.
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DaveProc

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An interesting question that got brought up on Facebook. Why arnt there many vintage Akubras on the market. I don’t think I have come across one older then the 80’s and virtually no fedoras
Johnny
I come across them occasionally. They have all been too small for me unfortunately.
 
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An interesting question that got brought up on Facebook. Why arnt there many vintage Akubras on the market. I don’t think I have come across one older then the 80’s and virtually no fedoras
Johnny

I think we'd need to know their international prevalence at the time. Perhaps if you were to go through thrift stores in Oz you could find more. However, I can't think of a Member who lives in Australia - do we have any?
 

The Shoe

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I think we'd need to know their international prevalence at the time. Perhaps if you were to go through thrift stores in Oz you could find more. However, I can't think of a Member who lives in Australia - do we have any?
We certainly have at least a couple, but I don’t recall seeing them recently. I remember one of them did some wood turning and made his own beautiful hat stand.
 

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