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Yep! I’ve been there since I first signed up, still didn’t find this thread in there though.
You are correct, sir. I was mistaken. And it should be there!
Yep! I’ve been there since I first signed up, still didn’t find this thread in there though.
You are correct, sir. I was mistaken. And it should be there!
Buying hats is a whole lot cheaper than going out with a stack & making it rain, believe me.When I was younger I imagined it to be a very different club. At my age I'm nearly as excited....
I finally joined the Playboy club. When I was younger I imagined it to be a very different club. At my age I'm nearly as excited....
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Good to see you posting again, Mark. Looking forward to see what you've found.Postmarked 1942........ View attachment 274356
Check out my Hatters, Cleaners as well as my Stetson Threads..........I really have so much to post, I am WAY behind............Good to see you posting again, Mark. Looking forward to see what you've found.
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Yeah ... I removed that staple.
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The hat is about the color of this slide taken on our trip to Chicago (my Dad's home town) in the early 1970s.
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Wow! That is just plain a sharp hat in a very scarce felt color. The unlined Playboys are truly my fav's of this model. Congrats sir!
Thanks Eric! I just knew there was just something about that lump of hat sitting on the table in that auction lot (they did not list what it was). I was thrilled when it arrived and it was my size.
The three hats are very similar in their parts, styling and felt feel. All were likely made sometime between 1936 and 1940. Here a few photos with notes on the variations:
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Brim width - brown 2 3/16, gray 2 3/8, black 2 1/2
Ribbon width - brown 14/16, gray 13/16, black 15/16
Weight (grams) - brown 2.28oz (64), gray 2.67oz (76) black 2.57oz (73)
Block# - brown 123, gray, 123, black 122
LOTXXXX - brown 7453, gray 7794, black 7636