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Ebay Hats: Victories, Defeats, Gripes & Items of Interest

ManofKent

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Christy's may have made the hat for Stetson - I don't know who they used. The felt and sweat are much nicer than the okay current Christys though.

I look forward to photos of the Adam in situ :)
 

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On the subject of increasing summer hat stock, I've got five mystery straws on their way from ebay. NOS and a bit musty smelling apparantly, and a mix of 7 1/2 and 7 3/8 - hopefully at least a couple will fit - I tend towards a generous 60 or small 61. There looks to be at least a couple of Biltmore in there, no idea about the rest, I just jumped in on the cheap BIN and took a chance:



 
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On the subject of increasing summer hat stock, I've got five mystery straws on their way from ebay. NOS and a bit musty smelling apparantly, and a mix of 7 1/2 and 7 3/8 - hopefully at least a couple will fit - I tend towards a generous 60 or small 61. There looks to be at least a couple of Biltmore in there, no idea about the rest, I just jumped in on the cheap BIN and took a chance:

Great cache, Mano! I can see at least a couple of contenders...
 
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LoveMyHats2

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Bradford Ltd.


Soft Dress felt w/ sewn liner, unworn & fresh as a daisy. :thumb: I know nothing of the company. Anyone? Not a Byer-Rolnick, maybe made after Resistol got the name ?
Lovely soft dress weight felt. Comparable to any RD Stetson OR I have. Little seems certain about the manufacturer, tho'.

The Bradford hats are darn nice hats, I have owned one and sold it to Mike, however I wish I still had it, was super nice and a color all on it's own. I think they are on par with any Stetson without a doubt, and if I am not mistaken, made in Texas.
 

ManofKent

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Dunn Lightweight arrived today.

The good news is the ribbon and felt are in excellent condition, the band is supple with only a little wear:







The bad news is I was expecting a 7 1/2 and it's a 7 1/8

On the positive side though it fits my wife perfectly :)
 

John Galt

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Just BIN'd this Hopkins on eBay. Strangely, they (Edit - this was eBay - seller appears innocent) had sent a message saying I'd won the auction, but that they (eBay) cancelled the listing. I saw the relisted item and bought it anyway because it appears to have a very tight weave, and I recently learned that Hopkins was famous for their straw hats (although I recently handled a fur felt that was pretty inferior - long but interesting story there about Hopkins & felts).

Anyway, these auction photos look promising, and it was still a good price ($49) for a quality "Panama" if the weave is anywhere as nice as it looks here.

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John
 
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winter_joe

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Just BIN'd this Hopkins on eBay. Strangely, they had sent a message saying I'd won the auction, but that they cancelled the listing. I saw the relished item and bought it anyway because it appears to have a very tight weave, and I recently learned that Hopkins was famous for their straw hats (although I recently handled a fur felt that was pretty inferior - long but interesting story there about Hopkins & felts).

Anyway, these auction photos look promising, and it was still a good price ($49) for a quality "Panama" if the weave is anywhere as nice as it looks here.

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John

Very nice looking post more pics when you get it!!
 

John Galt

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Very nice looking post more pics when you get it!!

Will do Joe! The pics blur on close up, but this looks like a very nice weave to me. I'm actually curious if it is a parabuntal/balibuntal rather than a Montecristi toquilla straw weave. I have a really fine turn of the century parabuntal "Panama" (dated by the Portland Hat Museum curator) that seems similar based on these photos. I really wish I could see the center of the weave to evaluate it better. The buntals I have seen have an "X" and box type center, whereas almost every Montecristi I have seen has a spoke sort of center.

Maybe I'll post the parabuntal for comparison when this one arrives. Obviously, I will also be sewing or replacing the puggaree.

John
 

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