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Early 1960s Stetson 3X Beaver skinny ribbon: 5 ⅝” open crown, 2 ⅞ raw edge brim and embroidered LD liner:
Early 1960s Stetson 3X Beaver skinny ribbon: 5 ⅝” open crown, 2 ⅞ raw edge brim and embroidered LD liner:
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That’s a beautiful hat, congrats!Milan I picked up a bit ago. Had no evidence of being worn but had a lot of rust colored staining, some of which is still evident. I spent three days putting the hat through a process that removed 3 or 4 times the amount of staining you see here. I could have continued but but I was happy with the look and wasn’t interested in lightening the straw color.
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Thank you, David.That’s a beautiful hat, congrats!
Milan I picked up a bit ago. Had no evidence of being worn but had a lot of rust colored staining, some of which is still evident. I spent three days putting the hat through a process that removed 3 or 4 times the amount of staining you see here. I could have continued but but I was happy with the look and wasn’t interested in lightening the straw color.
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Thank you, Jim.Good work, Greg. I really like the patina.
Excellent find, Stefan. Classic 50s proportions for a British Bowler. Nice and tight.Arrived this week. Herbert Johnson bowler in brown. Size 56 (instead of the advertised size 57) with the bound brim at just under 5cm and the crown at 11,5cm. It's a bowler of modest proportions. The felt is very thin with a nice hand and the hat is remarkably lightweight at only 103 grams. The finishing is excellent overall. The style is called Amylyie Smooth Lingfield, which is a mouthful.
Herbert Johnson hats don't show up much and usually at inflated prices. As it mentions her majesty the queen it is post 1952, but likely not by much.
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Thank you, Steve for nudging me forward with this one. Very happy with it.Excellent find, Stefan. Classic 50s proportions for a British Bowler. Nice and tight.
Congrats!
So happy it turned out right for you, my friend.Thank you, Steve for nudging me forward with this one. Very happy with it.
Just wow!And now for something completely different.
Woolfelt bicorn hat with plume. Not something you see every day. Size 57 and that's about all I can say about it except that it's not the real deal, but a replica. No branding or labels of any kind. A replica of decent quality, but a replica nonetheless. Headshot to follow
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