Nice Stratton, Bob! You'll be stylishly keeping the peace in that one.Thrifted a Stratton "law man" straw. Now, along with my Resistol Trooper, I have all seasons covered while I'm out "patrolling".
Nice Stratton, Bob! You'll be stylishly keeping the peace in that one.Thrifted a Stratton "law man" straw. Now, along with my Resistol Trooper, I have all seasons covered while I'm out "patrolling".
I have two of them. They both shaped up with just steam. When Spring comes & more of them come on the market again I'll be looking for one in Sage. I don't need to spend a lot for a straw & you can't beat these for the price.Soak this milan in warm water and you can shape it into any bash you are looking for. If its the really stiff variety just soak it a bit longer in the warm water. Trust me you cannot harm this hat. I have done it to 3 so far.
I'm no good at guessing this one Daniele, but if I'm ever in Verona I'll pay for the bottle of Amarone della Valpolicella! Truly a magnificent, noble wine! (even though I don't drink anymore.... hey, the meds can go away for a couple days, right?)Friday afternoon came the mystery box on which I'd bet money as in a game of chance.
Saturday morning, with patience, steam, sponge and brush have revived eight of hats arrived.
Yesterday afternoon I put on this drying rack to air, during day and night, to revitalize the felt.
Well, having said that remains the mystery
What brands of hats are on the drying rack?
A little help: four Italians, three American and one English
Now sharpen your eyes and your knowledge and try to guess
The prize is a bottle of Amarone Valpolicella to drink in Verona
Nice Stratton, Bob! You'll be stylishly keeping the peace in that one.
I have two of them. They both shaped up with just steam. When Spring comes & more of them come on the market again I'll be looking for one in Sage. I don't need to spend a lot for a straw & you can't beat these for the price.
A Borsalino is present, but not in your sizeI would guess there is a Borsalino sitting there for sure. Hopefully in my size!!
The glass for red wine are of one size, thanks for the antipasto!OK, I'll play. Three Borsalinos, one Barbisio, two Stetsons, a Dobbs and a Lock & Co.
Pour me a tall one; I'll bring the antipasto.
Nice haul!
Doug you should not be paying for Amarone.I'm no good at guessing this one Daniele, but if I'm ever in Verona I'll pay for the bottle of Amarone della Valpolicella! Truly a magnificent, noble wine! (even though I don't drink anymore.... hey, the meds can go away for a couple days, right?)
Another excellent acquisition, Steve! I love it!J.Hückel´s Söhne "Flexible", 58cm, Crown Open 5 1/2 inches, Brim with Curl 2 1/4 inches, probably 1930s maybe late 1920s. The felt is very light weight and very pliable felt (easily dry crease). The dressing (off-white wide sweatband, gilded liner logo, and barbed hat cord ) of the hat is really fantastic.
Open Crown
No help with dating this hat, except to say, "Fabulous, Moe!" I love the felt and that wide ribbon and bow. A great old hat!This Penn-Craft arrived yesterday. It is in great shape, sweat is nice and soft, the only damage is where somebody had attached a paper tag to the sweat with a twisted wire through a small hole, when I went to examine it to determine the best way to remove it, the wire tore through the leather, leaving a small nick at the edge. That and the expected verdigris. Wish the liner was still with it, but not a huge deal.
The insides
Tag
With a center dent
And a pinch
The crown is about 5 1/4" open, the brim 2 1/4" with curl.
2" ribbon. Raw edge. 120 grams. The felt is nice and malleable, and in great shape with no mothing that I can detect.
I have not found much info on the Penn-Craft division of Stetson, but it seems they had a short run from the mid thirties to early forties. The style (Lord's hat maybe?) looks late thirties to me, but my hat dating skills aren't the best.
Any input welcome!
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Junior's good but nobody can play a doubleneck like Jimmy Page!
I actually have a brown one of the same era real similar.....This is a much later advertisement, probably late 50s. Could not get a good image. But...Back Bow Stetson! View attachment 65166
Wow!! GREAT FIND!!!1940s Stetson Nutria Quality with Reenforced Edge.
Has a little moth damage but otherwise is in great shape. Was made specially for the Sheriff of Orange County, CA that held office from 1939-1947.
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I want to watch him play either of the bottom two necks.Pffft
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Thanks Fed!No help with dating this hat, except to say, "Fabulous, Moe!" I love the felt and that wide ribbon and bow. A great old hat!
Thanks !Another excellent acquisition, Steve! I love it!