How many hats do you have...?

[Aureliano]

But I tell my wife 5-6!

my wife is convinced I have 4. I'm lucky she never goes in my painting studio.! Shh... Don't tell her shhhhhhhh :icon_smil

 

[Mario]

I'm at 22 at the moment, of which three are still in the US, with two of them winging their way to me as I write this.

1 straw:

1. Mayser Parabuntal, 2" brim, 5" crown, tan

1 homburg:

1. Mayser, 2" brim, 5" crown, black

20 felt fedoras:

1. Mayser, 2" brim, 5" crown, medium grey
2. Mayser, 2" brim, 4 1/2" crown, dark grey
3. Mayser, 1 7/8" brim, 4 7/8" crown, navy
4. Mayser, 2 1/2" brim, 4 1/2" crown, antilope (beige)
5. Atlanta, 2 1/2" brim, 5" crown, brown
6. Moretti, 2 3/8" brim, 5" crown, black
7. Lucien de Brabant, 1 3/4" brim, 5" crown, bright grey
8. Cambridge Antelope Finish, 1 3/4" brim, 5 1/4" crown, charcoal
9. Monreal, 2 1/4" brim, 4 3/4" crown, medium grey
10. Woodhouse, 2 1/2" brim, 4 3/4" crown, medium grey
11. Peschel, 2 3/4" brim, 4 5/8" crown, charcoal
12. Wegener Colonel, 2" brim, 5" crown, charcoal
13. Resistol, 1 3/4" brim, 5" crown, black
14. Resistol, 1 3/4" brim, 5" crown, green-brown
15. Dobbs Twenty, 2 1/8" brim, 4 3/4" crown, charcoal
16. Seidl, 1 5/8" brim, 5" crown, dark grey
17. Haar Hut, 1 3/4" brim, 4 3/4" crown, charcoal
18. Borsalino, 2 7/8" brim, 5 1/2" crown, bright grey
19. Mallory Ten Pliafelt, 2 1/2" brim, 5" crown, bright grey
20. Churchill, medium brim, charcoal

 

[Lefty]

fewer than I want
more than I need

 

[gtdean48]

I refuse to answer...

on the grounds that it may be used against me, now & in the future...
I plead the 5th...

 

[Mario]

fewer than I want
more than I need

Life's getting pretty complex at times, right?

 

[Mario]

on the grounds that it may be used against me, now & in the future...
I plead the 5th...

"Exactly how many hats did you buy over time?"

"I have no clear memory of that, Mr. Senator!"​

"Is it true that you own more than thirty vintage fur felt fedoras?"

"I have no clear memory of that, Mr. Senator!"​

"Is it true that you also own numerous hats of the straw type, namely Monetecristis and Cuencas?"

"I have no clear memory of that, Mr. Senator!"​

"Is it true that you used illegal ebay snipers, set to outrageously high maximum amounts, to unfairly outbid any honest, potential competitors?"

"I have no clear memory of that, Mr. Senator!"​

 

[bolthead]

Great Answer Lefty

fewer than I want
more than I need

I'm at around 60 or so, that includes straws. [huh]

 

[PistolPete1969]

Five...the pics are enclosed.

1 Stetson Carson cowboy hat
1 straw cowboy hat
1 Kevin McAndrew "Beaver 20"
1 Resistol OR clone with cattleman crease
1 Resistol OR clone "fedora-ized" by Batsakes
1 no-name furfelt tan fedora (not pictured)

Also not pictured:
1 East German air force officer's hat
1 Danish officer's hat (resembles WWII officer's "crush" hat)

 

[PistolPete1969]

Pics didnt show...here ya go

 

[Aureliano]

Love that cattleman!

 

[High Pockets]

All joking asside I have...

1 Tilley hat (as seen in the avatar picture)

3 Akubras

2 Stetsons, one Panama straw and one 4X felt

1 Quebec made ugly but warm beaver hat

1 no name tin cloth hat with home made rattler hat band

1 leather Minitonka hat

1 stormy kromer

2 Irish tweed caps

and about 30 ball caps and wool and fleece hats

lol Crud,.....I didn't know we could claim ball caps! I have at least thirty of them myself,......and I've been known to go get my aluminum foil helmet on occasion.

 

[Aureliano]

Ok, I'm adding my felt tricorn.

 

[indycop]

lol Crud,.....I didn't know we could claim ball caps! I have at least thirty of them myself,......and I've been known to go get my aluminum foil helmet on occasion.

lol

 

[High Pockets]

Thought you'd like that one, buddy!

 

[RP McMurphy]

Mario, that "senate hearing" is priceless! I say we get a petition going for an economic bailout of vintage hat "distributors" (coughcollectorscough)

Unfortunately gentlemen, I seem to lack the means for acquiring or wearing a large collection of fine hats. Though I of course can appreciate finely tailored wool, silk, or linen garments, I lack the necessary funds to go about purchasing any of these fine items... and it's nearly impossible to find a 40L suit jacket in a thrift store!

Thus, my collection of hats stands currently at 2 Akubra's (a Whippet and a Fed IV Deluxe) and 2 tweed caps (a gray herringbone driver and an olive newsboy). I currently have a light gray "Marlborough" on order from Hornets Hats however, so let's hope my collection can grow!

Any advice from the veterans as to how to go about attaining good vintage hats?


Thanks

RP

 

[Michaelshane]

fewer than I want
more than I need

What he said.....

 

[Atticus Finch]

Felt:

Two Stetson Open Roads that say they are Open Roads.
Three Stetson Open Roads that don't.
One Mallory Open Road clone.
One Resistol Wide Country, another Open Road clone.
Two Akubra Camp Drafts...Open Road clones.
A Stetson Gun Club
An Akubra Stylemaster.
An Akubra Snowey River.
A Stetson USFWS-issued Rancher.
A Quaker Marine Mountain Walker.

Straw:

A Stetson Open Road.
A vintage Stetson Open Roadish Panama.
Two PanamaBob Panamas.
A couple of straw yard-working-in hats.

...and way too many baseball caps to count.

AF

 

[Jack R.]

4 felt fedoras, one brown and two black by Park Royal, and a blue by Dobbs. And one homburg in blue by Bailey.

 

[KY Gentleman]

I've got about twenty real hats, the baseball hat thing fluctuates between a couple I wear and a ton I get and give away. I'm always searching for one more hat, though.

 

[High Pockets]

"Exactly how many hats did you buy over time?"

"I have no clear memory of that, Mr. Senator!"​

"Is it true that you own more than thirty vintage fur felt fedoras?"

"I have no clear memory of that, Mr. Senator!"​

"Is it true that you also own numerous hats of the straw type, namely Monetecristis and Cuencas?"

"I have no clear memory of that, Mr. Senator!"​

"Is it true that you used illegal ebay snipers, set to outrageously high maximum amounts, to unfairly outbid any honest, potential competitors?"

"I have no clear memory of that, Mr. Senator!"​

lol ROTFLMFAO!!!!!lol