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I agree with suggestion #1....fabric glue. It is what I use to glue in the tip liner logo patches in my Panama straws. But, I have yet to try the duct tape solution.
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1.) Why are bowlers so cheap?
I see super vintage Bowlers in my size with some regularity at what seem like low prices to me, and the same size fedora would either be a gazillion dollars or non-existent - and non-existent is more common.
2.) Why is every Knox Twenty that fits me a stingy-brim?
I see super vintage Bowlers in my size with some regularity at what seem like low prices to me, and the same size fedora would either be a gazillion dollars or non-existent - and non-existent is more common.
2.) Why is every Knox Twenty that fits me a stingy-brim?
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Bowlers are cheap because: when was the last time you saw anyone walking down the street wearing one? ...even in London! The answer is the same for your query on stingy brims....they are just not desirable today. I picked up a pristine Lock & Co. bowler, new they cost $1200 ....picked it up for $100 and probably could have bargained down to $50 but the dude needed the cash more than I did.
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My next bowler hat.
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That may be the only one you don't have yet.
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I would post this under new hats, but this is really more about the question. This is a late fifties, early 60's Knox Martin in velour. Has anyone ever seen a manufacturer tag like the one in photos 3 and 4?
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That almost looks like a listing for a wholesale lot of hats rather than a single.
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It has wholesale info on it, but it is definitely attached to the sweatband.
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Definitely an odd duck.
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Even so, it doesn’t look like it’s meant to be accessible to customers - very cool - maybe a demo hat or something?
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Possible. Was part of a three hat win at an auction. The other two hats will be posted soon. Also interesting ones.
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Yours does look something like a wholesale tag. I have a production tag in my 50s 3X OR. I don't know why only a few selected hats have them.
Ps, as I understand it, the $107 is per dozen, not per each...and that may also be the wholesale price, not retail.
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Love seeing how the velour catches the light and makes it kind of shimmer.
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Anybody wanna front me 5k? lol
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Plaited ribbon wrapped around and around while being sewn to the previous row. I too would like to know what that is called. It's not as labor intensive as traditional Ecuadorian weaving.
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Here is a question, in two parts; does it drive anybody else nuts when you get an offer on an eBay hat and you accept the offer and then the prospective buyer 1.) has their payment ****ed to some method that doesn't automatically work, which is what is intended and 2.) takes a metric eternity to decide whether they are going to pay for the item or not?
That is all.
That is all.
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Oooh, that's a new one for me. Sorry you have to go through that. Report them.Here is a question, in two parts; does it drive anybody else nuts when you get an offer on an eBay hat and you accept the offer and then the prospective buyer 1.) has their payment ****ed to some method that doesn't automatically work, which is what is intended and 2.) takes a metric eternity to decide whether they are going to pay for the item or not?
That is all.