Mr E Train
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Well, I got the Park Crest silver belly "Western" today. I didn't like the half-assed crease, so I gave it a half-assed diamond bash and a front pinch, using no steam, and snapped the brim down because I have no illusions of being a cowboy. Not bad for about 3 minutes work.
It was marked 7 3/4, but the seller said the circumference measurement was 22 3/4". Lefty suggested to ignore the measurements and go with the size marked, so I took the chance. I measured it carefully myself when I got it, and I got....22 3/4". :eusa_doh: For once, an eBay seller can measure!
It's too small, but with the brim turned down in the front and with the hat worn tilted back (which I prefer anyway), it almost works. Unless someone wants to make me an offer on it, I think I'm going to keep it and see if a little stretching and steaming can make it fit better.
It seems to be a long oval (8 1/4" front to back and 6 3/4" side to side), which makes it an easier fit than it would have been otherwise. The seller said there were two moth nibbles, which are plainly evident in the photo, but there are a few other little nibbles that are less evident, one of which you can see next to the edge of the ribbon--a couple on the top side of the brim and one or two very tiny ones on the underside of the brim. I didn't notice any nibbles on the crown. Liner's in great shape, and the sweatband is aces, soft and pliable.
Whaddaya think, is it worth keeping and stretching a bit, or should I try to get my money back from the seller, or perhaps sell to a fellow Lounger?
It was marked 7 3/4, but the seller said the circumference measurement was 22 3/4". Lefty suggested to ignore the measurements and go with the size marked, so I took the chance. I measured it carefully myself when I got it, and I got....22 3/4". :eusa_doh: For once, an eBay seller can measure!
It's too small, but with the brim turned down in the front and with the hat worn tilted back (which I prefer anyway), it almost works. Unless someone wants to make me an offer on it, I think I'm going to keep it and see if a little stretching and steaming can make it fit better.
It seems to be a long oval (8 1/4" front to back and 6 3/4" side to side), which makes it an easier fit than it would have been otherwise. The seller said there were two moth nibbles, which are plainly evident in the photo, but there are a few other little nibbles that are less evident, one of which you can see next to the edge of the ribbon--a couple on the top side of the brim and one or two very tiny ones on the underside of the brim. I didn't notice any nibbles on the crown. Liner's in great shape, and the sweatband is aces, soft and pliable.
Whaddaya think, is it worth keeping and stretching a bit, or should I try to get my money back from the seller, or perhaps sell to a fellow Lounger?
Mr E Train said:http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=380227408547
Thanks to Lefty for the tip on this one. Now let's just hope that the seller can't measure worth a damn (always a safe bet) and that the sumbitch actually fits.
http://img.auctiva.com/imgdata/6/3/0/6/5/9/webimg/367318148_o.jpg
It says 40's, but I kind of doubt it. The model number and style designation written on the inside of the sweatband looks to me like ballpoint pen, and I'm not sure how common that would have been in the 40's.
http://img.auctiva.com/imgdata/6/3/0/6/5/9/webimg/367318242_o.jpg
Plus, that font that store's name is written in somehow doesn't scream 40's to me.
http://img.auctiva.com/imgdata/6/3/0/6/5/9/webimg/367318223_o.jpg
I'm thinking 60's, maybe, but I don't know how anybody could verify it unless they happen to know something about Park Crest Hats, which looks like it was a designer label.
