I'd say that homburg is suweeter!
I'd say that homburg is suweeter!
That OR is suweet!
I'd say that homburg is suweeter!
What a fantastic haul, @BobHufford
Awesome. I’m glad she found some gems to her liking.Had some hats shipped to my daughter and picked them up today. I was commenting to my wife about how nice this Stetson Vita-Felt was. She tried it on, it fit perfectly and she likes it. So much for any profit on that one, but if I can get her to wear more than the same three hats, I'm good with it. It's from somewhere in the 1940 - 1953 range (single celled red/white factory sticker) and has a "Mode Edge". Missing the ribbon (?). I'll get more/better pics when I get home.
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Then she tried on the hat that belonged to a member of the Cowgirl Hall of Fame (1977 inductee) ... and stole that one too! Note the interesting use of the rondel and embroidered liner with a 4X designation. That might be worthy of inclusion in Max's "The hard-to-find or unusual Hat Circle".
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I told my wife I should get her this T-shirt to wear with it:
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In reply she just quoted a line often heard in the TV show "Yellowstone" ... "F***in' barrel racers".
Quite nice indeedPortis Sterling:
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More in the Portis Path thread.
The brim has a nice felted/Cavanagh edge. The felt is really very nice. It surprised me. The sweatband doesn’t have any markings and the liner states: “Designed and Personally Supervised by Appleby of New York”
This was a pleasant surprise. It’s a mid to dark gray felt with a 2 1/4” wide black ribbon. The brim has a nice felted/Cavanagh edge. The felt is really very nice. It surprised me. The sweatband doesn’t have any markings and the liner states: “Designed and Personally Supervised by Appleby of New York”
There appears to be a generic size label under the felt that makes me think it was reblocked. The liner is sewn in.
It also has what appears to be a standard Hat Corporation of America label.
2” brim and 5 3/8” open crown.
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Always good to be pleasantly surprised! I'm also glad to hear about the quality as I have one coming as well.
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