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High Pockets

Practically Family
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Central Oklahoma
djgo-cat-go said:
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That's a really nice hat, man!!

Congratulations!
 

Jauntyone

Practically Family
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792
Location
Puy-de-Dôme, France
New Stetson

Won this on Ebay and just received it to-day. It's a nice rich brown. 1 3/4" brim, super-soft and pliable felt. Very light-weight, too. I would date it to the 1970s, but I'm no expert. I was really surprised at the quality of the felt for such a recent hat, and only a Sovereign grade. The best part is that it has my favorite brim treatment: an overwelt that has been glued down (I assume) rather than stitched, the edge then being squared-off by sanding. I just think this looks sharper even than a Cavanagh edge.
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djgo-cat-go

Practically Family
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905
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Netherlands
HighPockets, Sue, SuitedCboy, Babs, Phineas, Thanks all very much! The felt is rich and soft and dense and I like the colour very much. It could use a cleaning but I'm a bit of a wiener about using naptha.. we'll see, I gave it a good brushing and it's pretty much wearable out of the box.. Could anyone of you fine loungers estimate the date on this 'Twenty'..?
 

buler

I'll Lock Up
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4,383
Location
Wisconsin
Portis

A Portis with no model name in a super Royal Blue. Very hard to catch the color in a picture, but when you see it in the right light.... wow! Looks to be pretty old too. See more detail in the Portis thread.

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billysmom

One Too Many
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1,244
Location
Fort Worth, TX
RobFedoraField said:
not bein' nosy, but what is your count up to? I seem to recall about 10 new hats recently.

regardless, it seems like a great collection.

Rob

Ah, yes, RobFedoraField - it's been quite a ride lately. Thanks for the (?) compliment.

That's the blessing/curse of having a size 6 7/8 noggin. eBay's a target-rich envirnment and the prices for lids in that size are just too tempting to pass up. :)

I had to face reality last weekend, though, when I counted 8 Homburgs! :eek:

Sue
 

Scott Wood

Practically Family
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9th & Hennepin North, CanuckSask
Wheewwwww!

Been in here a week or so and already my christmas list has gone from 1 to 3 hats and I am reading everything I can find to learn about the vintage so I can tackle that.
I have to ask if there is a 12 step program for this addiction, LOL
 
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DnD Ranch, Cherokee County, GA
RobFedoraField said:
so... seriously? just pour it into a large bucket, dip the hat and let it dry? what about the liner / sweatband? do you brush it at all? or just dip?

for some reason, I have visions of Rodger the Rabbit....
I use a 5 gallon bucket with lid, pour in a can of naptha. I remove the liner from my hats & clean them separately with Woolite. I dunk the hat into the naptha using thick, rubber gloves, outdoors. I then place the bucket lid on it & slosh it around some, let it sit for a couple of hours. Turn the hat over & do the same. Pull the hat out & let it dry outside, not in direct sunlight. Brush it well, re-crease if needed with teapot steam, put the liner in just tucking it behind the sweatband, & good to go.
Oh yea - I have some Lexol wipes that I use on the sweatband after it dries to replace leather conditioners...
 

Midwest Boater

One of the Regulars
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196
Location
Michigan
my first felt

i got my first felt today a royal stetson
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i couldnt help but notice mines the only one in this thread with the bow in the back should i get that changed?
i allready changed the bash
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something i never would have tried with out all the help you folks have given me so far.
i am worred about the bow on this ribbon.
is it hopplessly out of style?
 

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