New old hats and family photo...

[thunderw21]

I purchased these hats within the last 3 months for $20 or less.

Penny's Marathon. It had an open crown so I steamed it and gave it some shape. Size 7 1/8. Great color.

A Stetson panama hat. I really like the blue band around the crown. It has a 2 3/4" brim.

A newer Dobbs. It had a loose center bash as well as side dents. I didn't really like that so I steamed out the side dents and made the center bash more pronounced. I like it now.

One of my favorites, this dirty, beat up old Portis, perhaps from the 1920s (I don't really know when it's from). This is what it looks like after a good cleaning and steaming. I kept the original bash and dents, just adding more shape to them. Brim is 2 3/4", crown is 5 1/2".

This is a strange little hat from my great-great-grandpa's clothing store (it closed in the 1990s). Don't know what you'd call it. It's too big for me but we're definitely keeping it.

And lastly a family photo. These are all of the vintage hats I've obtained since I started collecting them 6 months ago.

Cheers,
Billy

 

[Cicero]

Man, i like your Family a lot. :fedora:
Thanks for sharing!

 

[ScionPI2005]

Very nice family; looks like they all get along!

 

[Flieger]

So sweet! I love the color spread... of the hats, not the bed spread.

Flieger

 

[RBH]

Great hats!!!
I love that Marathon .. and that panama .. and that Portis and .....
shoot I like them all!

 

[Duck]

Great family shot!!:eusa_clap You have found some very nice lids.

 

[deanglen]

This family has great genes! Wish I was an "in-law"

dean

 

[Dinerman]

Great hats!
I'd say the portis is '30s or so. That lats one is almost a porkpie, but with a bit more of a tapered crown, and a less defined top.

 

[Dav3]

I think I like that charcoal one in the middle the best.

All great hats :eusa_clap

 

[thunderw21]

Thanks for the comments.

I'd say the portis is '30s or so.

Thanks Dinerman, I was hoping someone would help me on that.

I think I like that charcoal one in the middle the best.

Me too, it's my everyday hat. :fedora:

 

[Dinerman]

The portis is my favorite out of the bunch, followed by the stetson panama.

 

[bolthead]

Cool....

Definitely not a disfunctional family, very impressive indeed. I agree with DM the last one is very Pork Pie-ish for sure, kinda cool.

Nice collection.

 

[MrNewportCustom]

Nice Family Portrait.

A nice range of colors and styles, Thunder. I wouldn't mind having two or three of those in my family.


Lee
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Oh, look, Dobbs blinked! Better schedule a reshoot! lol

 

[J.T.Marcus]

I love the Portis! You have a great family. Just imagine what it will look like in five years.