At the Dog Track... The Whippets

[jimmy the lid]

And here are two more Whippets, in slightly different shades of green:

Cheers,
JtL

 

[MDphoto]

You guys are killing me!
They will all be mine..oh yes, they will.

 

[handlebar bart]

Me likey JtL. I like the color on those two. The second one has a wind trolley? Is that rare on a whippet?

 

[Colby Jack]

Jimmy...those are beautiful!...and that green one....:eusa_clap :eusa_clap :eusa_clap !

 

[GWD]

GWD,

Do you need a 1/8 or 1/4 in these? My Open Road 1/8 is a bit small.

Thanks,

Randy

?????? What are you saying? You have a green or blue whippet or Open Road?

Do tell

 

[GWD]

GWD -- I love how you have dived into all of this with wild abandon. Nicely done! Those three Whippets are beautiful! :eusa_clap

Cheers,
JtL

Thanks Jimmy, This has been a really fun 3 months! I've learned so much about hats and other things vintage, and made some pretty cool friends too!

 

[HarpPlayerGene]

My brown one (came open crowned and as-new):

My grey one )a little rougher than the brown one):

 

[HatDoc]

?????? What are you saying? You have a green or blue whippet or Open Road?

Do tell

Oh.....sorry. After re-reading my post, I see that it's rather confusing.

What I meant was this: Do you wear your usual size 7-1/8 in a Whippet? The Open Road that I bought is a 7-1/8, but it fits a little tight. So, I'm looking for a 7-1/4.

Do your Whippets fit true to size? I'd like to get one, but I want to be sure to get the right size.

Thanks.

 

[David Conwill]

Oh, I hate you all. I desperately want a Whippet and have since I got back into hats and discovered what they were. However, they never seem to come up for sale in 7 3/8 and when they do it's never in my price range. I've only discovered a couple possible substitutes - the Lee Trinity (which I see even less often) and possibly an Akubra Federation with brim binding added.

Does anyone have any other suggestions, either vintage or modern?

-Dave

 

[Lefty]

I've got no suggestions for getting one on the cheap.
I'm a 7 1/2, so I feel your ebay whippet pain.
If you're willing and able to shell out the cash, you can always give Art a ring. Fit and condition, unlike an ebay buy, are certain to be perfect.

Here are a couple of Whippet(ish) hats he's made for other Loungers:
http://www.thefedoralounge.com/showthread.php?t=25895
http://www.thefedoralounge.com/showthread.php?t=13616&page=15
(scroll to Indycop's hat on that latter link)

Oh, I hate you all. I desperately want a Whippet and have since I got back into hats and discovered what they were. However, they never seem to come up for sale in 7 3/8 and when they do it's never in my price range. I've only discovered a couple possible substitutes - the Lee Trinity (which I see even less often) and possibly an Akubra Federation with brim binding added.

Does anyone have any other suggestions, either vintage or modern?

-Dave

 

[Rick Blaine]

I have read that Stetson will be recreating The Whippet for a fall '08 debut. Maybe Besador, Aaron or Stetson-guy-who-never-comes-by-anymore could elucidate? [huh]

 

[David Conwill]

I've got no suggestions for getting one on the cheap.
I'm a 7 1/2, so I feel your ebay whippet pain.

Well, it's nice to know I'm not alone.

If you're willing and able to shell out the cash, you can always give Art a ring. Fit and condition, unlike an ebay buy, are certain to be perfect.

Willing, yes. Able, not yet.

-Dave

 

[jimmy the lid]

The second one has a wind trolley? Is that rare on a whippet?

Until you mentioned it, Bart, I had never given that one any thought. But, it looks like that second green Whippet may be the only lid posted in this thread with a wind trolley. Normally, you can't take too much from the absence of a wind trolley, since these often fall by the wayside over time. But, in this case, it does seem that you may be on to something. I've reviewed a bunch of Stetson ads, and there is an ad from 1950 that shows a wind trolley, but I can't find any ads post-1950 that show that feature on the Whippet. Hmmmmm...

Here is a similar lid with a wind trolley from 1948 -- a Royal Stetson DeLuxe that has Whippet specs (so I think it qualifies for this thread ):

Cheers,
JtL

 

[DanielJones]

Man, there are some fantastic Whippets being shown. Keep 'em coming boys! They all look super. :eusa_clap

Cheers!

Dan

 

[GWD]

Oh.....sorry. After re-reading my post, I see that it's rather confusing.

What I meant was this: Do you wear your usual size 7-1/8 in a Whippet? The Open Road that I bought is a 7-1/8, but it fits a little tight. So, I'm looking for a 7-1/4.

Do your Whippets fit true to size? I'd like to get one, but I want to be sure to get the right size.

Thanks.

HatDoc, every hat I've purchased so far has been either too tight or too loose, I haven't had one yet that has been perfect, I have a hat stretcher I use for the tight ones and a hat block I use to "shrink" the loose ones. I think it's unreasonable to expect a hat that is 40 to 50 years of age being stored in a myriad of conditions to fit just because the tag says a certain size. But I do take comfort in knowing, if I buy a 7 1/8 hat If I stretch or shrink it, it will not look distorted. Hope that helps.

Gary

 

[thunderw21]

I don't have any Whippets but I have a couple Whippet clones. They okay in this thread?

BTW, fantastic lids everyone. Some of the colors are spectacular.

 

[jimmy the lid]

I don't have any Whippets but I have a couple Whippet clones. They okay in this thread?

Seems like all things "Whippet-esque" would be fair game...

Cheers,
JtL

 

[bolthead]

Here's mine.....

Although, like I said......I'd really love a shorter Brim.

I would love a Green one as well.....Jimmy, you have a nice Green one. :eusa_clap

 

[GWD]

Is that Gridiron Gray? ^^^ Man....I need a green one too!

 

[bolthead]

Is that Gridiron Gray? ^^^ Man....I need a green one too!

I don't know how it's showing on your monitor, but it's just a tad darker than the actual photo......

I checked under the sweat for a color code and came up with nothing....just the block number and the name "Caribou", don't think that's the color though. [huh]