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mayserwegener said:HutKoenig Regensburg
Great shots -- great vibe! Thanks for posting those!
Cheers,
JtL
mayserwegener said:HutKoenig Regensburg
jimmy the lid said:Lefty...:eusa_clap :eusa_clap :eusa_clap :eusa_clap :eusa_clap
Man -- thanks for putting that all together. Wow! I wish I could teleport myself there right now! Just fantastic.
Cheers,
JtL
feltfan said:Here is the Lock & Co. store, closed for Boxing Day.
The store where the coke or bowler was invented.
Here is a shot inside:
And from across the street:
Last time I was in the store was many years ago. Already their hats
were nothing special. They don't make their own felt and what they
use isn't great. But the service and feeling of the store made
the visit worthwhile.
Ordinary Guy said:Just got back from a trip to New Orleans.... Of course I had to stop in here:
As soon as I entered the store I heard a small voice calling and calling....
I managed to locate where it was coming from and when I opened the lid of the box, I just had to take it home with me.... a NEW BORSALINO is very grateful that I saved it.....lol
Blackthorn said:Last year I bought a Dobbs vintage fedora on Ebay. The seller was very honest about the sweatband needing to be resewn, but it dated from the 1930s and looked pretty good to me in the pics. I bid $125 and won it, but once I got it I was stumped. I really hadn't considered just how bad it would be if the sweatband wasn't attached, or just barely. Although only attached by a few threads, the leather was in pretty good shape. The hat itself had a few small moth holes, but still looked pretty good, especially for a hat that had been made in the thirties. I was scratching my head about how to get it fixed and then I read about Paul's Hat Works in San Francisco. I took the hat up there to them in early December and they never blinked an eye. They looked it over, quoted me a $70 price and I left it with them. Two weeks ago I picked it up...and I have to say, it may be the best money I ever spent for a hat. Here are the pics of the day, and the store:
As you enter the store, take a step or two, turn around and look above the doorway you just came through, there are all these antique hat boxes:
I saw a familiar picture at the top and zoomed in. Yep, it looked like an old friend:
Last year the store was bought by four women who learned from the old owner and are doing excellent work. They are very good at hatmaking and repairing. I only got pics of three of them:
This pic was taken when I dropped my Dobbs off to be repaired in early December. That's it sitting on the counter in front of Abby:
And here's the final product, as modeled by a happy customer:
And a close up of the hat after we got home:
If you live in the bay area of San Francisco and need hat work, or a hat made from scratch, and if you don't like the idea of sending your hat away, or of ordering a hat you haven't tried on, check out Paul's Hat Works.