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Jabos:
Looks great, but I'm with Gene. Give it a tilt like Sinatra!
Looks great, but I'm with Gene. Give it a tilt like Sinatra!
ezra said:The adventures continue in my new hat cleaning and restoration business. I learned that it's very hard to get materials where I live, so I was forced to make my own hatband. My first attempt. We'll see if the customer likes it.
This is a borso that I cleaned, redyed and did some shaping and made a new hatband for.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/35447629@N05/3329858067/
(note original copy of Thunderball on desk)
gtdean48 said:Got this Black Open Road from Lounger Neil off ebay that he had Art put a ribbon treatment on & new sweatband. I changed the crease to a more tear drop to bring the crown height down some, looked like a stove pipe up there at first to me. I hate this phone camera but I'm not a shutter bug like HPGene & them. Let me know what you think. I'm feeling the tugs to change the ribbon to something thinner, a 12 ligne at the most...
CigarMan said:Thanks everyone, I appreciate all the comments . . .
the hat looks like it's a custom job from Buckaroo Hatters in Brighton, TN. It has a beautiful white satin lining with a label inside calling it The Green Hornet.
I'm assuming after the 1930's radio show/1960's television show hero.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Green_Hornet
It's size 7 1/8 and has a 2 3/4 in. brim, 1 3/4 in. black grosgrain ribbon, and a 4 1/2 in. crown. Beautiful piece of work.
http://www.buckaroohatters.com/
Jabos said:This is my second Ebay hat, a Royal Stetson, probably early '60s. Tag says $10.95. Given our newfound candor, I open the door to comments-about the look on me or my bash job. The pinch was a little "gotcheyed" so I had to work on it.
Garrett said:
gataboyslim said:Hey everyone! This is my first post and one of my first hats. This site has really helped me when it comes to picking hats. Thnx to all! Oh...it is a Triumph by Champ, purchased from ebay.