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[chanteuseCarey]

Hey there Twack, that Cuenca looks very handsome on you. Sounds like your little lady obviously has good taste in men's hats and in her man!

Brand new PB Cuenca arrived on monday. Very happy with this hat, the little woman likes it a lot and that goes a long way!

 

[chanteuseCarey]

Will Tam, what was the orange-ish colored stingy brim straw you had on the other day? I remember the pic, but not the name of the hat of you if mentioned it... a great hat on you btw...

 

[Mr. Paladin]

Nice FED, Goose. Like I said before, You are "The Man from FED"!

IC, I like the ribbon color change and you are right; the thinner ribbon does make the crown look taller. Same color-wider ribbon would be too much color I think.

 

[ScottF]

Playboy Mishap

I won this Playboy on ebay the other day. The felt and sweatband were so thin, that while re-blocking water crept up and soaked the sweat - never had this happen before. I worked it with my fingers as it dried, so that it didn't shrink up....and SNAP! After it dried, I worked Lexol into it in vast quantities, then used surgical tape to bring the band together, and to form a hinge with the part that ripped loose from the crown.

Ended up not mattering - as a 7 1/8 I couldn't have worn it and the sweat couldn't have taken a stretch. I have been stretching it 'naturally' on my head all morning and the surgical tape has allowed the sweat to move apart at the break just enough - Now it fits perfectly (I'm a rationalizer).

 

[buler]

I won this Playboy on ebay the other day. The felt and sweatband were so thin, that while re-blocking water crept up and soaked the sweat - never had this happen before. I worked it with my fingers as it dried, so that it didn't shrink up....and SNAP! After it dried, I worked Lexol into it in vast quantities, then used surgical tape to bring the band together, and to form a hinge with the part that ripped loose from the crown.

Ended up not mattering - as a 7 1/8 I couldn't have worn it and the sweat couldn't have taken a stretch. I have been stretching it 'naturally' on my head all morning and the surgical tape has allowed the sweat to move apart at the break just enough - Now it fits perfectly (I'm a rationalizer).

Nicely done! Looks great. :eusa_clap

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[Lefty]

Nicely done! Looks great. :eusa_clap

B

:arated:

 

[ScottF]

Thanks Buler and Lefty. This is my new favorite hat - it was going to fit me no matter what! Any ideas as to age? Thanks to everyone who laid off this so that I could bust it.

Lefty - did you ever post 'after' pics of that beautiful 'Hat City' hat? I saved a picture of it and I'm still amazed.

 

[Lefty]

Thanks. The photos are here - starting at post 3436.

I think your Playboy is from the 40s.

 

[HarpPlayerGene]

Thanks Buler and Lefty. This is my new favorite hat - it was going to fit me no matter what! Any ideas as to age? Thanks to everyone who laid off this so that I could bust it.

Right around 1940, I'd guess.

They are great looking and feeling hats, aren't they? I fought the temptation to try for this one as a project of my own, but I watched it to the end. Glad you got it and cleaned and shaped it so well.

 

[ScottF]

Right around 1940, I'd guess.

They are great looking and feeling hats, aren't they? I fought the temptation to try for this one as a project of my own, but I watched it to the end. Glad you got it and cleaned and shaped it so well.

Thanks, Gene. Yes, they are very thin and soft, and have great lines - I'm completely hooked now. And I understand that temptation - I'm that way with every Borsalino I see, even if I already have a similar one. I also have that problem when I see a dirty beat-up looking hat that looks restorable - I really enjoy fixing things.

I think this one would have been big on you - it's a very large 7 1/8.

 

[DOUGLAS]

Great looking Playboy ScottF. They are addictive. I would have bid on that hat but I have one a similar shade.

 

[HarpPlayerGene]

As your avatar might suggest...

 

[ScottF]

Great looking Playboy ScottF. They are addictive. I would have bid on that hat but I have one a similar shade.

Thanks - I was sort of expecting you to jump in and bid, given the hat tastes I've seen you display. Yep, everything about this style of hat is perfect. I would love to run across a few more of them in other colors.

 

[Mr. Paladin]

Is the more blue-ish/grey color shown in the last (natural light) photo more accurate than the neutral grey in the first photos?

Gene, sorry I missed your question earlier. The outside picture is the true color of the hat. The flash from the inside photos gave it the neutral grey color.

 

[buler]

Disney Twenty

A Disney Twenty just in from ebay. More pics and details in the Disney Diner.

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[FurFeltFedora]

Akubra Federation IV in Tawny Fawn

Got this last week, just getting around to posting now. BTW, for comparison's sake I'm using the same backdrop for all my hat shots. A little boring but it means that the colours of the hats won't be affected by the backdrop changing.

And don't ask my why I look so damn pompous, I'm just sorry that I do

Oh, I really am that pale too

 

[jimmy the lid]

I think your Playboy is from the 40s.

Agreed -- likely, very early 40's.

That's a great looking lid -- congrats!

Cheers,
JtL

 

[Goose.]

...

And don't ask my why I look so damn pompous, I'm just sorry that I do

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Well, all I'm going to ask is why one lid is suspended in mid-air and one is not?

 

[FurFeltFedora]

Goose - I'll edit the post tomorrow

 

[J.T.Marcus]

Super nice!!! :eusa_clap :eusa_clap :eusa_clap :eusa_clap