M Hatman
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They look great now. Some liner shots? How old is a Dobbs Broadstreet? Have not noticed this model name before.
This particular Dobbs is probably from the later 80's......I have another one from the 70's in sage green. They have been making that model for a long time...I think it was their answer to the Stetson Playboy.......much like Stetsons many hat models (the Sovereign, or Stetsonian for example) through the years the dimensions of the hats changed some, though for this hat they all seem to have a felt crown band. The biggest difference seems to be the brim width. My brown is an 2 1/4, while the sage is 2 5/8. Their original bash would have been quite differant as I have re-blocked and creased both hats.
The medium grey Knox is from the 70's.......
The liners are unremarkable......but I will try to get some inside pictures. The brown Dobbs does have a black satin liner.
What did you use for stiffener?
I use differant stiffeners with differant felts and colors. I have both resin and spray starches as well as liquid starch with poly resins that work well with wools.....
I would have to look to see which I used on the Knox....
Cheers,
M