StoryPNW
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Thank you! I'm very happy with the purchase, I think the brim length fits my face and size well.
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- Thread starter Rundquist
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It’s a very common, but definitely not universal, phenomenon, that men who stick with hat wearing gravitate to the wider brims over time. I like most all widths in the right circumstances.
Pellie
One Too Many
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Stetson Sovereign in brown
, not vintage, but a very descent hat.
Sorry for the bad pics....
Sorry for the bad pics....
Still looks a good modern Stetson, Marcel. I particularly like the bow treatment.
On a side note, I also like that late 50s / early 60s font on the quality control label.
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Very nice Marcel.
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Gannon: Black 100X beaver shown with some very rare Central California rain drops.
More in the Gannon thread.
More in the Gannon thread.
Mighty44
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Is there a better way to baptize a new hat?Saw some weather first day out?
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Art Fawcett / VS Custom Hats off the Goodwill site. Way too big for me (~24.5” circumference) so will be sale or trade bait after the Holidays. 2-1/2” brim and 4-1/2” crown height as creased.
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Nice find, Bob. At that size and with a modest brim, it looks like a Charlie hat to me.
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That was the first person that came to mind for me as well.
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My search for a vintage Panama in my size continues. The Lee didn’t fare too well with the soaking that FedEx subjected it to by leaving it on the porch during a 3” rain (before my daughter rescued it a few hours later). It may bounce back. How hard would it be to slip it into a plastic bag?
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There were a couple other beater hats in the auction lot with the Lee Panama. These were both size 7-1/2, so they fit.
Mallory Ten thin-ribbon. Lots of shallow mothing and general dirtiness.
Mallory Ten thin-ribbon. Lots of shallow mothing and general dirtiness.
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And, of course, the Panama that fits is in this condition.
Another Mallory. The hat box was for two hats.
It may be my new “creek hat” …
Another Mallory. The hat box was for two hats.
It may be my new “creek hat” …
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I don't know spit about real Panama hats so please excuse me if this is a dumb suggestion. But couldn't you dunk or spray the hat to get it wet and re-shape it? I mean, if you're already willing to write it off, what do you have to lose?
Bill Hughes
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I think this will be easily returned to good shape with a bit of steam.
glider
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Agree, might need some stiffener, maybe an iron but I think you can bring it back.
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Thanks guys. It will be fun to try. There are two spots on the Mallory where the straw has split and I’ll have a chance to try different repair methods (one brim and one crown).
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Some cool old finds Bob. I think 5hey may clean and reshape nicely
Pellie
One Too Many
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