OTHER THAN eBAY Hats: Victories, Defeats, Gripes & Items of Interest

[zetwal]

Wow. First Custom V I've ever seen. Cool hat.

I sold one a year or so ago. Several (of various styles) have been posted over the years. A site search will turn up a few of them.

 

[HatsEnough]

I don't think I'd buy one (brim is too short for me), but it was ice to see one, anyway.

 

[zetwal]

I don't think I'd buy one (brim is too short for me), but it was ice to see one, anyway.

They are not all the same. Some CVs have one ribbon, some another. Some have bound edges, some don't. Some have brims of one width, some of another, and so on.

 

[Rick Blaine]

I don't think I'd buy one (brim is too short for me), but it was ice to see one, anyway.

I know what you mean. I can go 3" down to 2 3/8"... shorter than that & it's into the 'bay.

 

[HatsEnough]

I know what you mean. I can go 3" down to 2 3/8"... shorter than that & it's into the 'bay.

Yep. In fact, I do have a few at 2-3/8, but my favorite sizes are between 2-7/8 and 2-5/8. I have plenty of 2-1/2s of course, but I like them better a tad larger still.

 

[HatsEnough]

They are not all the same. Some CVs have one ribbon, some another. Some have bound edges, some don't. Some have brims of one width, some of another, and so on.

Now that is odd. It isn't much of a "model" if they are so varied! Are all these differences in the same time period? I mean, I realize that a Whippet varied in style but only over the whole run of the hat, not in the same times period. (In other words early Whippets had wider brims in the 40s, then in the 50s went down to 2-1/2, then in the 60s they even had some shorter)

 

[zetwal]

Now that is odd.

It is unusual I know, but that's the lay of the land. Did you look the CV pics posted on the Lounge?

 

[HatsEnough]

I have. It is interesting to see the range of styles.

 

[randooch]

Nice score, Rick. You beat me to it by mere minutes. If it's too big for you, I'm your man! (I'm right in between 7 3/8 and 7 1/2.)

 

[That guy in the hat]

I recently found a hat on the side of the highway.

 

[randooch]

I recently found a hat on the side of the highway.

Is this the one?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/drytherain/781419255/

 

[randooch]

Goodwill score that I intend to fedorafy, a Resistol "Futurity":

 

[LoveMyHats2]

Goodwill score that I intend to fedorafy, a Resistol "Futurity":

I noticed there are a few hats on ebay right now that could be worked into really nice Fedora's. That one is nice, would look great!

 

[EggHead]

Rick, I noticed some "foxing" in the liner - how do you go about removing them?
Isn't that a sign of mildew?

 

[HatsEnough]

I've never seen anything take out foxing on liners.

 

[Rick Blaine]

Rick, I noticed some "foxing" in the liner - how do you go about removing them?
Isn't that a sign of mildew?

I have always just worn 'em without regard. I live in the South where mildew & mold make up the vast majority of the biomass!
We laugh at Aspergillus! Bwahahahaha!



Although I read (from the Art Collectors POV) that sometimes what looks like foxing (Ferric OXide) or mildew not always is, but instead oxidation of the cloth/dyes.
Perhaps if any of the dyes or fabric (or printing plates used to produce the graphics/text) contain copper or iron these elements may oxidize under damp conditions and leave a precipitate. Reddish for iron (think rust) & green for copper, although on textiles & paper it is more brownish.

Although now there seems to be a broader view ascribing moisture and cellulose and possibly oxygen as the only necessary ingredients to achieve such staining.
The presence of fungi and/or metals would act only as attractive sites for moisture and consequent browning.

WTH? Who knows? I just wear 'em. [huh]

 

[HatsEnough]

... what he said.

 

[EggHead]

Thanks Rick, sounds plausible. My fox-trotten lining has more legs than I thought!

 

[Justin B]

Josh costs me money again. I swear, if he isn't spending his cash on some nice hats...he's spending mine. LOL....not that I mind.

 

[Rick Blaine]

Sorry pard'

Nice score, Rick. You beat me to it by mere minutes. If it's too big for you, I'm your man! (I'm right in between 7 3/8 and 7 1/2.)

If'n it don't set right, you will be who I call.