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Coolest auction of the night... a lot of heavy metal. Not mine.
Coolest auction of the night... a lot of heavy metal. Not mine.
I saw the listing 6 days ago. I knew I couldn't afford them right now and flagged John Galt. I don't think he got them, though. Vintage 2" ribbon in good colors at $1.5 a yard is quite okay. Can't win 'em all [huh]
Mega rare cap brings somewhat meager money.
Are they that rare? At least 15 of us here have similar ones with adjustable buckles/belts (different brands, though) sold from Canada maybe 10 years ago.
I went to Cleveland, Ohio for the first time last year. While there, I learned about the historic Arcade that is located in downtown Cleveland. It's a hotel now, but it has still retained the original architectural details such as the doors and of course the building is the same. So when I saw this hat up for sale with the label indicating that the milliner who sold it/made it was located in the Arcade, I had to have it. I was hoping that others did not see the historical significance of it and bid it up to over 100 bucks or something so outrageous, I got lucky and won it for 26 dollars! It's beat up and I have to get it cleaned but that's no problem!
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Wom...EyhOd8btSQUVrTIk3LlvI%3D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc
Great to get a piece of history, be lovely to see pictures of the hat when it's refurbished.
Great story and find! By the way you may want to take a look at this vintage French Women's straw. I saw this a couple days ago on a Euro auction site and decided to save the photos.
http://www.thefedoralounge.com/showthread.php?26728-Boater-faction!&p=1713481&viewfull=1#post1713481
Oh you will! I am in the process of starting my hat site. I will take a picture of myself in the hat at the arcade. Here is the arcade's site fyi,
http://www.theclevelandarcade.com/
Hat site sounds exciting, look forward to seeing it. Love the idea of taking the hat back to it's birthplace for a picture.