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[Lefty]

For the only info. I know of see the Lee Lounge and this thread.
Blue = $10
silver = $12.50
White = $15

Examples of these can be seen in the Lee Lounge. AFAIK, there is no photo showing a Black Label price tag anywhere on this site.

 

[T Rick]

Thanks for the info! I do have one more question regarding this hat. The center of the inside where it says "Lee" is covered in a clear material. Did older Fedora's have that feature?

Many did, and many still do (my Akubra Camp Drafts both have the plastic over the logo inside the crown).

 

[GoldenEraFan]

Many did, and many still do (my Akubra Camp Drafts both have the plastic over the logo inside the crown).

Thanks for the info!

 

[Your Grandpa Dressed Cool]

I am not able to view A LOT of pictures that people posts in threads on this site. Instead I just get a white box with a red 'X'. Help?

 

[monbla256]

I am not able to view A LOT of pictures that people posts in threads on this site. Instead I just get a white box with a red 'X'. Help?

If they are older posts, many of those pics have beeen removed from the hosting site that they were posted from. Since you have to post pics to a site such as PhotoBucket and then post them FROM that site into your posting here, many folks simply remove the pics from the picture hosting site as part of their account manageing. It's a bummer, but that's how it works

 

[Your Grandpa Dressed Cool]

Thank you much.

 

[carouselvic]

Not all of those pictures are removed, the links are broken.

 

[monbla256]

Not all of those pictures are removed, the links are broken.

It's basicaly the same thing. When I remove a pic from PhotoBucket it reminds me that all links to it will be broken.

 

[alanfgag]

Thank you Lefty and Buler for the Lee leads.

The JohnnyPhi auctions must have been an exciting time on the Lounge.

 

[DNO]

I bought this old Dobbs a few weeks ago and discovered it to be a size too small, it wasn't an expensive hat so I decided to try and stretch it - On My Head!
It is now very comfortable and I tend toward the down-at-heel shamus rather than the gay boulevardier anyway but do these new rear & side dents which appeared make it look too bad?

MP

It'll certainly go with that rumpled look! You should be able to steam out those new dents.

 

[Iyor]

Did anyone hear of this hat maker

I got this hat that has a liner I've never seen before. Its from a company S. Ponsoni, The model is Longevo?

 

[bowlerman]

I'm in a weird mood today, and just made an impulsive ebay purchase, not having any idea what the heck it is...
Anybody ever heard of Eilerman's? (other info: Newport-Covington, "Kentucky's Best")
So far I've come up with Eilerman's clothing co., established in 1915. Likely to be the same company, but not certain, and I haven't found anything about when it closed, or whether it's still open.

 

[T Rick]

I'm in a weird mood today, and just made an impulsive ebay purchase, not having any idea what the heck it is...
Anybody ever heard of Eilerman's? (other info: Newport-Covington, "Kentucky's Best")
So far I've come up with Eilerman's clothing co., established in 1915. Likely to be the same company, but not certain, and I haven't found anything about when it closed, or whether it's still open.

Got a link?

I made an impulsive buy a couple days ago too. A decent looking hat, had a BIN if about $13, so shipped right around $20. No clue if it's wool or fur, obviously hoping for fur. Will know in a week or less, either way, not a bad buy if it fits (looked like a quality piece from what i could see in the ad).

 

[bowlerman]

Here's the link:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320725497465&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT
All I can tell from the listing is that it will need a brushing...
You beat me with the inexpensive impulse, though, by about 15 bucks! That's a great deal, even if it is wool. Got a link to yours?

 

[T Rick]

Here's the link:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320725497465&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT
All I can tell from the listing is that it will need a brushing...
You beat me with the inexpensive impulse, though, by about 15 bucks! That's a great deal, even if it is wool. Got a link to yours?

Sure, here's a link to mine. I was searching "our favorite category", newly listed/BIN, just trolling hoping to find that Strat/Whippet/Playboy etc. for fifty bucks or what have you. This didn't come close to that, but a moderate stingy back bow (Pork Pie? Not really sure here...), it looked interesting and certainly cheap. Figured it was okay if wool, a bargain if fur. And that nice looking sweatband closed the deal for me.

 

[HatsEnough]

The actor is Matt Bomer, the character is Neal Caffrey. The show is USA's White Collar.

The actor's website claims that one of the hats is a black version of Tomaz & Williamson’s ”Stingy” fedora.

An amusing Facebook page called Neal Caffrey's Hat Appreciation Society.

 

[MikePotts]

It'll certainly go with that rumpled look! You should be able to steam out those new dents.

Yeah thanks, I took it down to the local hat sharpeners yesterday and had them stretch it properly, most of those ancilliary dents went away and it fits even better. I'm even more in awe of Penman's electric whatsit though - maybe a more eccentric ribbon would help.....

MP

 

[Cyborg13454]

Help Dating a Dobbs?

Ok, got a Dobbs fedora from ebay today. Unfortunately it's a size smaller than the listing said so I'm probably not keeping it. But, It's got a tag inside that says 1939 on it and I just wanted to check with some people who know vintage hats to see if it's actually that old. Here are some pictures, of the liner and the two tags inside the sweatband.

Thanks for any help you can give.

 

[Brad Bowers]

The 1939 is part of the street address of the hat's original owner. Just going by the factory label and liner tip, it's 1950s or 1960s.

Brad

 

[Cyborg13454]

The 1939 is part of the street address of the hat's original owner.

Good thing it's late, otherwise I wouldn't have an excuse for that one. Man I'm smart.