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

[Mario]

Sharp! Gotta love the binding! :eusa_clap :eusa_clap

 

[billysmom]

Sharp! Gotta love the binding! :eusa_clap :eusa_clap

Thanks, all. The listing describes the binding as "brown". It will be interesting to see what shows up.

Sue

 

[Mr. Paladin]

Big week for old hats - 5 arrived in the last two days

You aren't kidding! Those are some really interesting hats; I guess I'm too conventional for the furry ones though. I am definitely not too conventional for the powder blue Stetson. Classy!

 

[Mr. Paladin]

I put in a bid for this before I went to bed and woke up to an invoice!

Sue​

Great hat, maam; I like that binding!​

 

[Lefty]

cheap Dobbs Rainbow, 7 1/2

 

[ScottF]

I put in a bid for this before I went to bed and woke up to an invoice!

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Sue

Sue, that is just plain gorgeous AND looks like very interesting interior.

 

[ScottF]

Great hats all, Scott. I was the second bidder on your playboy. That's what I get for sleeping. I know it is good hands.

Dreispitz, You are going to to love the playboy. Apparently sleeping worked. Congrats

I figured you would be in on the bidding. Unless one comes up that is an extremely unusual color, I'm done for a while.

Dreispitz is going to love that one - the taper and ribbon treatment on Playboys is really something special, not to mention the floppy thin felt.

You aren't kidding! Those are some really interesting hats; I guess I'm too conventional for the furry ones though. I am definitely not too conventional for the powder blue Stetson. Classy!

Unfortunately, I agree on the brown one - it looks like a wooly puppy. But the black one is soft and silky. I think that if you're interested in the history of fedoras, you have to handle a few of the old odd ones as well - even the lining and sweatband on the brown one are different from anything I've seen before.

 

[mayserwegener]

Unfortunately, I agree on the brown one - it looks like a wooly puppy. But the black one is soft and silky. I think that if you're interested in the history of fedoras, you have to handle a few of the old odd ones as well - even the lining and sweatband on the brown one are different from anything I've seen before.

I think both are fantastic! I love those type of finishes especially the old ones like yours.

 

[buler]

Nice Rack

I really wanted this one. I had an almost identical one in the past. Has enough spacing to put fedoras on it. Someone else wanted it more than I....[huh]

B

 

[HarpPlayerGene]

Has enough spacing to put fedoras on it.

Boy, is that uncommon. Frustrates me how many hat racks (even old ones) won't accommodate hats.

 

[gtdean48]

We are currently wrapping up our investigation. What started as a straightforward and simple case of "snipe tampering" has turned into a rather sordid tale involving an international trans-gender hat ring. I cannot reveal all of the details at the moment, but our investigation did involve some exemplary undercover work by Deputy Swoopy wearing a bonnet...

Cheers,
The Director

I serve at the pleasure of the Director of the Fedora Bureau of Investigation. Just the facts, Ma'am!

The bonnet is one thing but these 3 inch pumps kill my ankles!!!!

 

[Mario]

The bonnet is one thing but these 3 inch pumps kill my ankles!!!!

Deputy, just as a reminder: worthlesswithoutpics

 

[gtdean48]

Deputy, just as a reminder: worthlesswithoutpics

Can't do it DM, would ruin future deep cover ops.... it's a jungle out there!

 

[Mario]

Can't do it DM, would ruin future deep cover ops.... it's a jungle out there!

Just the ankles, Deputy, just the ankles...with them pumps of course!

 

[gtdean48]

Just the ankles, Deputy, just the ankles...with them pumps of course!

Sorry, may have to go after Foot Fetish Fedora Felons... you never know, sickos everywhere with internet connections...[huh]

 

[Mario]

Sorry, may have to go after Foot Fetish Fedora Felons...

Yes! Please! Go after them! Quick!

 

[HarpPlayerGene]

I serve at the pleasure of the Director of the Fedora Bureau of Investigation. Just the facts, Ma'am!

The bonnet is one thing but these 3 inch pumps kill my ankles!!!!

'Bout time you showed up. It just wasn't as fun pulling all that Bonnet stuff on you behind your back. What am I saying!? Of course it was!

 

[Lefty]

The market for the most common size here, 7 3/8, really must be saturated right now, because really nice hats, like this Dobbs are going for pretty good prices.

 

[gtdean48]

'Bout time you showed up. It just wasn't as fun pulling all that Bonnet stuff on you behind your back. What am I saying!? Of course it was!

When you go into deep cover, you're off the grid for long periods of time, you know... You guys are really something...what, I don't rightly know but definitely something!!!! [huh]

 

[Ephraim Tutt]

Early Dobbs (?) Derby

I picked this up mainly for the box. The Derby looks like it will need some work and with the sweat missing, it may not have any other manufacturers mark anywhere. I guess we'll find out when it gets here and I can decide whether the hat is worth restoring.

What we do know is that the United Hatters of America union existed from 1886-1934, so this hat is from somewhere in there - as is, I suspect, the rather fetching box. Anyone else got a box like this?

And while I'm asking, do any of you wise souls know where I can get a vintage 7 1/4 leather sweat?

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