Rmccamey
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Imma have to Google that one.Is this a question, a statement, a commentary on world affairs, or does it go just in the Jokes thread?
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Am I seeing this correctly - is there a cloth cover over the leather sweatband on this Mallory? It's a fascinating idea but I've never seen it anywhere before.
Thanks for answer Bob, very cool!Seem similar to this Sanither sweat, but combined with leather.
https://www.thefedoralounge.com/threads/templeform.17660/page-5#post-2992749
Where's a good place for a full service cleaning and reblocking/rehab these days. I think my Campdraft needs some professional attention.
I’m not sure but it could be a cloth nylon and an early version of roll up or fold up hat?Am I seeing this correctly - is there a cloth cover over the leather sweatband on this Mallory? It's a fascinating idea but I've never seen it anywhere before.
Or is it a cloth sweatband? It doesn't really look like one to me, but I'm wrong half the time anyway!
I also can't afford to purchase this hat to find out....
On Etsy.
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It all depends on the felt. Vintage hats of good quality will often take a dry crease with ease. I love how men would wear their hats back in the day. Many of them looked plunked on the head with the crease ending up how it ended up with no great fussing involved. Modern felts tend to be more stiff ..much less malleable and not creasable without steam. When using steam the crease is more likely to take a set and eventually a shadow of the crease remains even when steamed back to open crown.So I've been rotating hats because of different brims or color. I want to mix and match but lately it is becoming boring. So there is this hat I own that can be dry shaped easily. I try different styles creases when I'm bored with one. I know it sounds stupid but I get my joy wearing different styles than different color and brim.
I am going off the Stetson advertising with the Playboy hat and the various styles on the ad.
Do any of you guys steam and crease your hats and call it a day? Or do you constantly change?
Not sure if constantly changing the crease will hurt the hat but I'm doing this on a grey hat that has become my daily hat and it is cheaper in price but the felt holds up very well.
The answer as in most things is: it depends. Size, condition, age, desirability, asking price all play a part in determining a hats liquidity.How liquidable are hats?
The reason I ask because I may be heading down this path of having what I call a collection. I started off with old cheap, new to like new hats from the 60’s that I no longer like. They are going to Goodwill or tossed in the trash because I don’t think collectors will show interest and the general public won’t care.
I am now looking to grab some vintage Borsalinos and Stetsons. I will of course wear some of them but let’s say I want to get rid of a hat to fund another then how easy would it be?
I have a collection of pens, lighters and watches so I was wondering if the world of hats parallel the former.
The classifieds here are a free service to loungers.How liquidable are hats?
The reason I ask because I may be heading down this path of having what I call a collection. I started off with old cheap, new to like new hats from the 60’s that I no longer like. They are going to Goodwill or tossed in the trash because I don’t think collectors will show interest and the general public won’t care.
I am now looking to grab some vintage Borsalinos and Stetsons. I will of course wear some of them but let’s say I want to get rid of a hat to fund another then how easy would it be?
I have a collection of pens, lighters and watches so I was wondering if the world of hats parallel the former.
I believe you got quite a bargain especially in that size. @deadlyhandsome and @BobHufford might weigh inRecently I purchased an early 1940's Resistol fedora size 7.5 with the diamond shaped letter O. The hat is pristine with the original box. My question is what is the value of these. I paid 100.00 and feel that was a bargain. Any help would be appreciated.