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So... who won this beauty? I was ready to jump in until it flew to a much higher plane of spending than I'm currently on
So... who won this beauty? I was ready to jump in until it flew to a much higher plane of spending than I'm currently on
Some of it was me at the end but alas I did not claim it as my own...So... who won this beauty? I was ready to jump in until it flew to a much higher plane of spending than I'm currently on
So... who won this beauty? I was ready to jump in until it flew to a much higher plane of spending than I'm currently on
Very nice, HB3! I look forward to a noggin shot!
That one is 50s, due to the plastic liner protector, reeded sweat, sweatband embossing, etc.
Easy ways for Pre-40s hats are taped sweat seams, deep embossing, no plastic protector, etc.
Look at this thread:
http://www.thefedoralounge.com/showthread.php?61698-Vintage-Fedoras-by-Decade
Remember, these GENERALITIES apply best to Stetsons and major USA--hardly at all to European makers so are nothing close to a rule. Early Borsalinos can have Plastic(Cellophane) and reeded sweats, modern ones- the opposite- for one example.
Taped seams and reeded sweats are particularly unreliable as both coexisted for over 100 years and still do.
Do you guys think that this hat should also go in the pre-1940's Stetsons thread? It apparently still has the receipt showing it sold in November of 1940.
Either way i'm pretty excited I won this one. I was worried that the bidding might begin to skyrocket when the auction time reached around 24 hours, so I made an offer and the seller changed it to a buy it now and accepted.
In that size, there wouldn't have been many bidders, but you would have had to bid high to win it. It's an early Royal longhair finish, appearing to retain desirable qualities of pre-war manufacture.
I was watching that one Lefty. The photos make the brim flanging look decidedly odd. Hopefully it works out.
After letting it sit for nearly a week, I've taken a gamble on terrible photos and bought the (older?) Optimo panama - maybe. The shipping calculator isn't set up properly, so there's no shipping amount, so ebay/paypal won't let me complete the purchase without an updated invoice from the seller. I've agreed to purchase, but am prohibited from making payment. It seems un-American.
The buyer has zero feedback, so we'll see if this comes to anything.