Dobbs Fifteen

[Dinerman]

I got this one as a gamble. There was no size listed in the auction, it was open crowned, and listed as a hat box. I got it cheap, and figured that if it wasn't right, I could always sell it and fund another couple hats.
Thankfully, it came and it fit. I put a quick bash into it, and plunked it down on my head.

I'm quite a fan of fuzzy fedoras, and I think that with the color combo and the pleated band, this one is the coolest I've seen.

The ribbon seems to change depending on the light from a brown to a royal purple. The felt is quite fuzzy and soft. From the open-crownedness, the spotlessness and lack of mothbites, and the perfect condtion of the hat box, I'm going to go out on a limb and say it was never worn.

It has a wide, fuzzy "guild edge", which is pretty cool to see. The brim is 2-7/8".

the color is closest in this picture.

 

[Marc Chevalier]

This hat ROCKS!!!

Gamble paid off!!!

Congrats -- yet again! :eusa_clap

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[DanielJones]

Wow! Now that is a sharp hat!:eusa_clap
I do believe you have borrowed Douglas' Blarney Stone. Such luck!

Cheers!

Dan

 

[Hemingway Jones]

A truly extraordinary hat! I am thoroughly impressed. :eusa_clap

 

[Razzman]

Sweet hat! Great color & ribbon combo. Looks great on you too. Nice find.
:eusa_clap :eusa_clap :eusa_clap

 

[Dinerman]

Thanks everyone.

 

[AlanC]

Snazzy!

 

[Tony in Tarzana]

I love those almost metallic looking Dobbs bands. I wonder what made them so different?

Great hat and a great find!

 

[Feraud]

Another amazing hat for the Dinerman! :eusa_clap
The hat screams, "unique!".

 

[astaire]

Now that's a keeper. Don't sell it Dman!

 

[TaxMan1]

Very nice, indeed. Good score!

 

[DOUGLAS]

Beautiful Dman!!! It has a great fininsh to it. Congrats:eusa_clap

 

[mingoslim]

I just want to say . . .

D'Man . . . you are the most stylish young guy I know.
I wish I had half your panache!

 

[jamespowers]

Wow! That was a good find. Nice Plush finish. :eusa_clap

 

[Bruce Wayne]

it looks good on ya. when were those made, btw...

 

[tonyb]

Only thing I can figure is that you must have performed many a good turn in a previous life, Spencer, seeing how you haven't yet seen enough of this one to be deserving of such great fortune. Unless, that is, you spend your days helping little old ladies cross the street and your evenings rescuing them from burning buildings.
Now, just to turn us all the greener, tell how much (or little, more likely) you paid for it.

 

[Dinerman]

With shipping from Michigan, it came out to just under 30.