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[deadlyhandsome]

A couple of my best vintage hats from the last year or two have something in common: an assist from @Randall Renshaw Thank you, Randall!

Nice old Stetson St. Regis in a hard to find 7 3/4 and it’s an extra long oval!

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[deadlyhandsome]

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The goodies behind the sweatband:

And for those still in winter, spring has sprung in California. The oaks are leafing out and the wildflowers are in bloom.

 

[Blare]

Fabulous hat, Joe. And a very nice find; they're not all that common. The description of the felt is spot on.

Thank you Stefan.. does feel like a special hat

 

[Blare]

A hat that works brim up or down is always a hat with lots of mileage. Your new Willoughby has got what it takes, Joe .

Thanks Steve. I believe this one will get some wear for sure.

 

[Blare]

A couple of my best vintage hats from the last year or two have something in common: an assist from @Randall Renshaw Thank you, Randall!

Nice old Stetson St. Regis in a hard to find 7 3/4 and it’s an extra long oval!

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That is one fine Homburg. Congratulations Brent. Good job on the assist Randall.

 

[Blare]

Now that looks like a Nr.1 that should be top of the list of projects, Joe. Looking forward to seeing more of that Stetson.

Thanks Steve. we shall see

 

[deadlyhandsome]

Thanks, Joe @Blare One of the things I like about this place is the friendships and camaraderie: I’ve been the recipient of a lot of kindness over the last several years.

 

[BobHufford]

Nice old Stetson St. Regis in a hard to find 7 3/4 and it’s an extra long oval!

Very nice Brent! Kudos to Randall for the assist. The price / lot tag caught my eye. Same as in a Resistol "Ten" I have. Maybe they used the same tag supplier at this point in time? Or it was a merchant added tag?

 

[Blare]

Thanks, Joe @Blare One of the things I like about this place is the friendships and camaraderie: I’ve been the recipient of a lot of kindness over the last several years.

Couldn’t agree more. Same here.

 

[Blare]

Very nice Brent! Kudos to Randall for the assist. The price / lot tag caught my eye. Same as in a Resistol "Ten" I have. Maybe they used the same tag supplier at this point in time? Or it was a merchant added tag?

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Lounger.. good name

 

[Blare]

Great color!

Thanks David. I think depending on lighting goes between greenish grey to tan/grey.

 

[Mighty44]

A couple of my best vintage hats from the last year or two have something in common: an assist from @Randall Renshaw Thank you, Randall!

Nice old Stetson St. Regis in a hard to find 7 3/4 and it’s an extra long oval!

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Beautiful—I hope to find one this color one day for myself.

 

[mayserwegener]

Anton Peschel Dinkelsbühl "Windsor - Hut", 58 cm possibly late 1950s early 1960s. The Gray Felt has a nice Chamois finish. Also like the thin ribbon bow design with contrasting brim binding. This Hat came a from a Czech source.

 

[Frunobulax]

Very nice Brent! Kudos to Randall for the assist. The price / lot tag caught my eye. Same as in a Resistol "Ten" I have. Maybe they used the same tag supplier at this point in time? Or it was a merchant added tag?

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I've seen that on a few brands. I think I have a Disney with one of those and maybe a Dalton or two.

 

[Monte]

Since this is a new 6X 100% fur felt, here are 2 pics I nabbed of the web. I Currently have an older gray Resistol which is pretty well worn. The new purchase is a nice silverbelly which is not too beige or too gray. Fits true and I'm am super happy to have found it since the nearest western store has made an obvious move to carry lesser known/proven brands that are wool felt. It is a city limits model. The black sweat and liner is kind of neat

 

[Monte]

I put this brand new hat in the Resistol roundup thread. I'm including it here because, although westerns have gone through many changes over the decades, like felt quality, proportion, and obvious fads which left cowboy hats in a bad light, they are still very functional and timeless, IMO.

 

[Monte]

I can't wait to have an excuse to wear it with my summer sport coat. My straw is nice but doesn't fit perfectly.

 

[broll22]

Here's an interesting one. Bought this as a Morreton in blue. When it arrived it turned out to be full of surprises. First of all it turned out to be a camber style hat, somewhere in between a homburg and a fedora. These were quite popular it seems in France. Then it turned out to be not a size 56, but a size 55. The sweatband on it was almost rock hard, so stretch to be expected there. Another surprise was that it wasn't a Morreton at all, but a Mossant. Both the swetband, the label and the original crown patch underneath the liner all say Mossant. The Morrteon liner was sewn in later it seems. Disappointing? Not at all: Mossant is a better maker than Morreton and the felt is great. The colour is even better: called Bleu Oxford by Mossant. It so happened I still had a Mossant lying around on which the felt was beyond saving, so it donated the sweatband to this one. The pics show the original one though. Long story, but here's the hat (part I)

I think that color is extraordinary!

 

[Holdeng]

View attachment 335336 View attachment 335337 View attachment 335338 View attachment 335339 View attachment 335340 View attachment 335341 View attachment 335342 View attachment 335343 Someone in one of the FB hat groups asked about Penman Hats' quality the other day, and I commented that they weren't pounced very well.
I just took a look at mine, and I confirm that assessment. I also just noticed that the brim edge is trimmed irregularly at the back.
"Handcrafted" in hatmaking is not a good thing, IMHO. High quality machinery produces high-quality hats.

Hello, I just wanted to respond to this post because it unfairly impugns John's craftsmanship. The hat in the photos is not made by John Penman, He numbers all of his hats and that number on the sweatband does not go with a grey hat. So, what most likely happened is someone used the sweatband and sewed it into some other hat. AKA you got ****med.

 

[Steve1857]

Hello, I just wanted to respond to this post because it unfairly impugns John's craftsmanship. The hat in the photos is not made by John Penman, He numbers all of his hats and that number on the sweatband does not go with a grey hat. So, what most likely happened is someone used the sweatband and sewed it into some other hat. AKA you got ****med.

Strange you should choose to comment on a 10 month old post.

If someone has used the sweatband in another hat, then they've also used the liner. Why would anyone do that so precisely? You need to provide more evidence if you have any.

Btw, Max isn't someone you can ****. If he were to be, he would know it.