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Nice catch, Jim. That should clean up nicely. Just a little TLC.Quick pix out of the shipping box.
Olive green 2 1/2" brim OC every bit of 6". No stitching on brim. Can't say for sure but the ribbon seems to be original. My oldest Playboy.
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Not sure. I need to go re-read the Playboy thread.@Frunobulax : 1940s then? Fantastic find!
Not a chore to re-read old playboys, I think.Not sure. I need to go re-read the Playboy thread.
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Wow. Just wow! You can see how malleable the felt is from the pictures.Another recent one I almost forgot about. Borsalino Ludoela in Ghiaccio colour. Size 57 with the bound brim at 7cm and the crown 11cm at the center dent. Made for the American market. Imported by Harry Holland (which appeals to me of course) of Amarillo, Texas. Has "original house" on the sweatband, in stead of "Antica Casa" and I forgot why that is of some importance. Judging by the liner and label this is an older hat, probably forties, but could even be late thirties. It has its scars and it maybe could do with a cleaning, but I'm not going to mess with it.
This felt is incredible: very soft and a lovely hand to it. It takes the term malleable to the next level. If you look at the pictures closely you can see some indentations just above the ribbon. I wondered what those were until I discovered that those are the places where the liner is stitched to the felt, pulling the felt inwards! Even the moths showed respect for it: they started off in a few places but apparently decided to leave it in peace.
Mike (@Redfokker) found this pic of the shop of Harry Holland for me. This would have been in the thirties.
Thanks, Doug. It's a keeper alright!Wow. Just wow! You can see how malleable the felt is from the pictures.
You've been busy, Randy. Nice addictions, erm...additions. Let's be charitable and say you're doing conservation work as a volunteer, preserving American hat history. Commendable work I'd say!A banner Monday for me - six new-to-me hats in one day...and three more scheduled to arrive later this week! Hi, my name is Randy and I'm addicted................................................
First, a Stetson Twenty Five with updates by Hat Master, Art Fawcett. I'll post more details on this one in a few days.
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A Champ short-hair trilby. Thank you Brent @deadlyhandsome
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A mid-gray Dobbs with a slate/purple ribbon. It looks darker in these pictures and the purple does not stand out well. I put it against my Granite Gannon with Slate ribbon for comparison. Thanks again @deadlyhandsome
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A 3X OR. This one has some mothing around the ribbon, but it will work for casual settings and puttering around the garden. I also picked up an OR clone on FB but it is very worn and dirty and will be one of my beaters; not really worthy of pictures here!
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Last, a milan straw OR clone I picked up on eBay. I still have some work to do on this one. It came in very brittle, both straw and liner, so I've given it some steam and started in on a Gus crease so it doesn't look quite so much like a clown hat on my head!
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Enjoy your day, everyone, and keep those hat pictures coming!