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[Jimmy__patt]

It's a genuine Stetson made in Norway under license.

Gunerius Pettersen is a well known established department store in Oslo.

https://gunerius.no/magasin/vinter/dette-visste-du-nok-ikke-om-gunerius/

Jeffgarf has probably the right Norwegian maker.

If you're thinking of buying it, go for it.

Wouldnt a size 58 be a 7 1/4 ?

In confused why it says 7 1/8

 

[jeffgarf]

Wouldnt a size 58 be a 7 1/4 ?

In confused why it says 7 1/8

The UK is an eighth of a size below. Perhaps other countries are as well.

 

[Jimmy__patt]

The UK is an eighth of a size below. Perhaps other countries are as well.

Shoot it may not fit me when it arrives. I guess if its too small i can sell it

 

[jeffgarf]

Shoot it may not fit me when it arrives. I guess if its too small i can sell it

This is a 58cm, 7 1/4 US hat, if that's what you thought you bought. The 7 1/8 is the UK size. For example, I'm a 57, but the UK size i wear is a 7, not a 7 1/8 like the US.

 

[Jimmy__patt]

Oh i see I should be ok then! I could always stretch it a little bit. Thank you! Ive been looking for a Green hat forever

 

[jeffgarf]

Oh i see I should be ok then! I could always stretch it a little bit. Thank you! Ive been looking for a Green hat forever

Looks like you found a nice (and very interesting for the US) one.

 

[Bill Hughes]

Oh i see I should be ok then! I could always stretch it a little bit. Thank you! Ive been looking for a Green hat forever

With vintage hats the size listed on the tags can be deceiving. Hats (actually the leather sweatbands) stretch and shrink. If its a bit tight just wear it a couple of time and you may find it stretches back out. If it's a bit loose wear it a couple times sweating into the sweatband. It may very well shrink to fit.

 

[Jimmy__patt]

With vintage hats the size listed on the tags can be deceiving. Hats (actually the leather sweatbands) stretch and shrink. If its a bit tight just wear it a couple of time and you may find it stretches back out. If it's a bit loose wear it a couple times sweating into the sweatband. It may very well shrink to fit.

Thank you.

I suppose its OK if it doesnt work out I won it for $35 on Grailed.

 

[BdSal]

Hi all.

I won a DM Akubra Adventurer in an auction, in excellent condition. It’s a 57. I measure 57. However, my Akubra size is a 58. This hat feels a little tight, and after wearing it for about an hour or two I start getting a headache. I’m open to trying things, as I paid a fraction of the price of a new one. But I’m also reluctant to start on anything that might damage it, in case nothing works and I end up selling it.

I’ve read through what I could find here in previous threads and also watched a couple of YT videos from KTG Hats and Hat Life about how they approach the problem.

I really don’t think I want to try stretching it. From what I’ve gathered, that seems to be futile and also likely to alter the shape of the hat, which I’m really pleased with.

Has anyone snipped the reed/wire on a modern Akubra (ideally an Adventurer or Fed) with good results? Did it make it more comfortable? Did it adversely affect the integrity or look of the hat? Did you just snip it, or completely remove it?

I’m also interested in replacing the ribbon on it. Any chance a ribbon would have a substantial effect on tightness, or should I be mainly concerned with the sweatband and reed?

Thanks in advance or your help!

 

[Jerekson]

Trying to lift a black mold stain out of a silverbelly Resistol. What's the best product to use? Naptha?

 

[jlee562]

Hi all.

I won a DM Akubra Adventurer in an auction, in excellent condition. It’s a 57. I measure 57. However, my Akubra size is a 58. This hat feels a little tight, and after wearing it for about an hour or two I start getting a headache. I’m open to trying things, as I paid a fraction of the price of a new one. But I’m also reluctant to start on anything that might damage it, in case nothing works and I end up selling it.

I’ve read through what I could find here in previous threads and also watched a couple of YT videos from KTG Hats and Hat Life about how they approach the problem.

I really don’t think I want to try stretching it. From what I’ve gathered, that seems to be futile and also likely to alter the shape of the hat, which I’m really pleased with.

Has anyone snipped the reed/wire on a modern Akubra (ideally an Adventurer or Fed) with good results? Did it make it more comfortable? Did it adversely affect the integrity or look of the hat? Did you just snip it, or completely remove it?

I’m also interested in replacing the ribbon on it. Any chance a ribbon would have a substantial effect on tightness, or should I be mainly concerned with the sweatband and reed?

Thanks in advance or your help!

Yeah, that's the deal with Akubras, they shrink. Personally, I don't bother with them anymore. Not worth the (literal) headache.

I don't see how cutting the reed is going to change the tightness of the hat, the reed ideally is supposed to bell out from the opening of the hat. Nor does the ribbon have any effect.

There are so many options for a better Indy hat.

 

[Logan1313]

Trying to lift a black mold stain out of a silverbelly Resistol. What's the best product to use? Naptha?

Depend, post some photos. I find a clean sponge and warm water do the trick most of the time. Was this hat stored in a closet?

 

[Bamaboots]

Trying to lift a black mold stain out of a silverbelly Resistol. What's the best product to use? Naptha?

Is it mold or verdigris from the ferrule?

 

[Jerekson]

The mold is long dead since at least a season ago. These are the remaining discolorations in question.

 

[Logan1313]

The mold is long dead since at least a season ago. These are the remaining discolorations in question.

What’s it look like on the inside? If the organic growth is just on the surface, it’s salvageable, if not, it’s probably time for the dip

 

[RickP]

Im thinking its time for dissassembly and a thorough gas bath ( or two or three) should get you back into a servicable hat Some of those orange and bluish spots almost look like a dye bleed. Back when the Urban Cowboy feathered hatbands were big, we used to see splotches like that after someone got theirs rained on or sweated badly ( swap meet "Artists" used to made feathered hatbands that were colored with food dyes)... some of the cheap dyed feathers ran pretty easily when damp.

Take the sweatband and liner out and treat them too while youre at it. A good woolite bath for the liner and a decent leather cleaning with saddle soap and then something like Pecards leather treatment for the sweatband ( get the leather really cleaned and get some moisture back in it). If the leather is badly dried, cracked, or stained from sweat and mold it may be simplier to just get a new sweatband and liner .. several Etsy sellers offer nice made to size lambskin sweats that are ready to sew in.

I think its potentially salvageable... good luck