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[Pellie]

Very soft and malleable Borsalino....

 

[ngodbehere]

I just received this Kevin McAndrew for my shop today, it had some misshaping from pinching and some dings in the back of the crown, a fair amount of dust, a misshapen brim, and it had shrunk a whole size. I’m a big fan of the quality of the felt and the cav edge. It’s very lightweight and malleable and looks sharp after working on it.

 

[Blare]

J.C. Penney Co - Marathon Hats
Midnight Blue-Black/Grey Heather
4 5/8 crown as a shaped (Approx 6 open)
1 3/4 grosgrain ribbon
2 1/8 brim with raw edge

Here is the first of two J.C. Penney Co Marathon Hats. I wasn’t too sure what to expect from the seller photos on this one. Wasn’t sure if it was black and very dusty or a heather felt. Turns out it is a beautiful deep dark midnight blue/black heather. Very hard to get a true representation of the color in photos. Maybe the under brim inside hat shot might be closest to true color. The felt is super soft and will shape any way you want even in the brim which really seems to prefer this little curl but looks great down as well. I do not know the age of this hat. I would say it is at least as old as 1940s.. but it does have a bit more of 1930s styling with its shorter brim and big boxy crown.

 

[deadlyhandsome]

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J.C. Penney Co - Marathon Hats
Midnight Blue-Black/Grey Heather
4 5/8 crown as a shaped (Approx 6 open)
1 3/4 grosgrain ribbon
2 1/8 brim with raw edge

Here is the first of two J.C. Penney Co Marathon Hats. I wasn’t too sure what to expect from the seller photos on this one. Wasn’t sure if it was black and very dusty or a heather felt. Turns out it is a beautiful deep dark midnight blue/black heather. Very hard to get a true representation of the color in photos. Maybe the under brim inside hat shot might be closest to true color. The felt is super soft and will shape any way you want even in the brim which really seems to prefer this little curl but looks great down as well. I do not know the age of this hat. I would say it is at least as old as 1940s.. but it does have a bit more of 1930s styling with its shorter brim and big boxy crown.

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This is one of the nicest new hats I’ve seen recently. Love it, Joe!

 

[Blare]

This is one of the nicest new hats I’ve seen recently. Love it, Joe!

Wow. Thanks Brent. Much appreciated.

 

[Mighty44]

1961 Rogers Peet hat. Had to buy this one — not only perfectly my style but my dad shopped at Rogers Peet for decades so it has a nice resonance.

Enjoy the weekend and felt hat weather!

David

 

[Steve1857]

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J.C. Penney Co - Marathon Hats
Midnight Blue-Black/Grey Heather
4 5/8 crown as a shaped (Approx 6 open)
1 3/4 grosgrain ribbon
2 1/8 brim with raw edge

Here is the first of two J.C. Penney Co Marathon Hats. I wasn’t too sure what to expect from the seller photos on this one. Wasn’t sure if it was black and very dusty or a heather felt. Turns out it is a beautiful deep dark midnight blue/black heather. Very hard to get a true representation of the color in photos. Maybe the under brim inside hat shot might be closest to true color. The felt is super soft and will shape any way you want even in the brim which really seems to prefer this little curl but looks great down as well. I do not know the age of this hat. I would say it is at least as old as 1940s.. but it does have a bit more of 1930s styling with its shorter brim and big boxy crown.

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Great catch, Joe.

 

[Steve1857]

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1961 Rogers Peet hat. Had to buy this one — not only perfectly my style but my dad shopped at Rogers Peet for decades so it has a nice resonance.

Enjoy the weekend and felt hat weather!

David

Cool find, David. Can we see more of the inside and out?

 

[deadlyhandsome]

Adam Executive Quality midnight blue homburg size 7 1/8:

More in the Adams Alley thread.

 

[deadlyhandsome]

7 1/8 Dobbs Rainbow:

More in the Dobbs Diner thread.

 

[Blare]

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1961 Rogers Peet hat. Had to buy this one — not only perfectly my style but my dad shopped at Rogers Peet for decades so it has a nice resonance.

Enjoy the weekend and felt hat weather!

David

Looks great David.

 

[Blare]

Great catch, Joe.

Thank you Steve

 

[deadlyhandsome]

Apparently these aren’t very common: Luxureze 3X Beaver.

More in the Luxureze thread.

 

[Blare]

J.C. Penney Co - Marathon Hats
Seafoam green/grey unlined felt
Approx 4 inch crown as shaped
Maroon/Navy pug style band
2 1/2 brim with triple stitched overwelt

The travel partner of yesterday’s Marathon.. another Marathon but quite a bit different in styling. Stepping into a bit more of 1940s styling with its wider brim and less substantial crown. A beautiful seafoam green/grey unlined felt and features a very cool duo-tone maroon and navy pug style hat band. And it still has its basting stitches tacking the band in place.. which is very neat. The 2 1/2 brim is finished in what may have been Marathon’s take on Stetson’s wafer edge. A triple stitched dual layer overwelt. It appears as if the welt was sewn and then trimmed as if you look directly at the edge you can see the two layers. If I decide I need to, I may see if I can eek out a bit more height in the crown but for now I will keep as is.

 

[deadlyhandsome]

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J.C. Penney Co - Marathon Hats
Seafoam green/grey unlined felt
Approx 4 inch crown as shaped
Maroon/Navy pug style band
2 1/2 brim with triple stitched overwelt

The travel partner of yesterday’s Marathon.. another Marathon but quite a bit different in styling. Stepping into a bit more of 1940s styling with its wider brim and less substantial crown. A beautiful seafoam green/grey unlined felt and features a very cool duo-tone maroon and navy pug style hat band. And it still has its basting stitches tacking the band in place.. which is very neat. The 2 1/2 brim is finished in what may have been Marathon’s take on Stetson’s wafer edge. A triple stitched dual layer overwelt. It appears as if the welt was sewn and then trimmed as if you look directly at the edge you can see the two layers. If I decide I need to, I may see if I can eek out a bit more height in the crown but for now I will keep as is.

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Beautiful, Joe. It’s a visually striking hat and I really like the colors.

 

[Blare]

Beautiful, Joe. It’s a visually striking hat and I really like the colors.

Thank you Brent.

 

[BobHufford]

J.C. Penney Co - Marathon Hats
Seafoam green/grey unlined felt

Dig it! That was a nice pair of Marathons Joe!

 

[deadlyhandsome]

Thank you Brent.

I’d have guessed that the brim was 3 1/8” wide if it was my size. It’s always shocking to see how much more proportions play in the look over the raw numbers.

 

[Blare]

Dig it! That was a nice pair of Marathons Joe!

Thanks Bob.. and as always thank you for keeping me in mind when you saw them.

 

[Blare]

I’d have guessed that the brim was 3 1/8” wide if it was my size. It’s always shocking to see how much more proportions play in the look over the raw numbers.

It is crazy how much the proportions can change like that. If I can squeeze out another half inch out of the crown without too much taper it would about have whippet proportions. Crown is probably shorter than I prefer but it makes for something different. As if this hat needs proportions to be different