Post New Hats Here!

[Mr. Paladin]

Matt calls his hat the rather prosaic name of MD1. He calls the color Gray Phantom which I think is really a much better hat name.
Anyway, here is a noggin shot of me and the new MD1. You can see another one in my new avatar over to the left.

A grey in that tone is, I think, one of the most useful. That hat is very well done! :eusa_clap

 

[jwalls]

New hat!

Gentlemen, everyone looks great today! My contribution for today: http://www.xoopit.com/s/20um7cjq58eneudpqlud apologies to Douglas.

 

[rlk]

Resistol Beaver 125

Finely finished. 1970's?. More in Resistol Roundup.

 

[mayserwegener]

Finely finished. 1970's?. More in Resistol Roundup.

Great finish! :eusa_clap You need to put together a group shot of your westerns!

 

[mayserwegener]

Gentlemen, everyone looks great today! My contribution for today: http://www.xoopit.com/s/20um7cjq58eneudpqlud apologies to Douglas.

Really like that velour. :eusa_clap Did you make this one?

 

[Mr. Paladin]

Gentlemen, everyone looks great today! My contribution for today: http://www.xoopit.com/s/20um7cjq58eneudpqlud apologies to Douglas.

Looks like a nice velour or long hair; tell us about it!

 

[Mr. Paladin]

Great finish! :eusa_clap You need to put together a group shot of your westerns!

:arated: That is a beautiful felt. It looks so touchable! Very nice!

 

[jwalls]

Mr.P, check my post on the long hair thread, and thanks to you and mayserwegener.

 

[mayserwegener]

Mr.P, check my post on the long hair thread, and thanks to you and mayserwegener.

Yes that answered my question. I just looked a the links the first time. Great job!

 

[Scott Wood]

I added some research to the Oldest Hat thread. Looks like its pre-1866 and J.C.Williams is a person.
http://www.thefedoralounge.com/showthread.php?p=921605#post921605

I did a little checking with some theatrical costumers I know and common thought is that that hat would have gone out of style by or before the end of the civil war.[huh]

Woody

 

[ScottF]

I added some research to the Oldest Hat thread. Looks like its pre-1866 and J.C.Williams is a person.
http://www.thefedoralounge.com/showthread.php?p=921605#post921605

Thanks. You inspired me to do some research on 'Frank E. Hunt' of Mt. Vernon, Washington...my old Mallory bowler has a Mallory liner tip that has printed below it "Designed and made for Frank E. Hunt, Mt. Vernon, WA".

Turns out he was a Justice of the Peace, not a hat shop owner.

 

[buler]

Found this a couple of weeks ago. Anyone know anything about this hat?

Oh, those are horrible hats. Very bad luck. And in a bad color combination! lol

Just kidding. Dobbs Twenty's are quality hats. Has a cavanagh edge and the currently popular rust ribbon. If its a 7 1/4 and you don't want it consider me first in line to say "I'd buy it!".

B

 

[carouselvic]

I know it's a nice lookin' hat. I'd wear it.

 

[RobFedoraField]

new... well kinda

picked this up at goodwill, didn't like the look of it on me, so I tried to sell it, but I think I over paid for it and didn't want to lose money on it, so I didn't get any takers for it, so I changed it to a teardrop c crown, added a lot more curve to the brim and decided to give it another try on myself... I like the shade of grey, just wish it had a black band instead of navy, and maybe a little wider...

it's a really thin felt, too chilly to wear in the blustery cold, but it will be a good hat for fall / spring...

 

[Petey21]

Hello all, greetings from Sweden. I'm a new member here, found these boards some days ago, and a couple days ago I also got my first hat, a Stetson Elkader as shown in this picture. It's not vintage as I got it at a local hat store, but I like the look of it anyway. I do have a western hat too though, and a bowler/derby hat I got from my grandfather when I was around 8 or so, but unfortunately the latter is way too small to fit my head now. But this one in the photo fits at least.

 

[ScottF]

picked this up at goodwill, didn't like the look of it on me, so I tried to sell it, but I think I over paid for it and didn't want to lose money on it, so I didn't get any takers for it, so I changed it to a teardrop c crown, added a lot more curve to the brim and decided to give it another try on myself... I like the shade of grey, just wish it had a black band instead of navy, and maybe a little wider...

it's a really thin felt, too chilly to wear in the blustery cold, but it will be a good hat for fall / spring...

Nice-looking hat, and looks good on you - what's the brand?

My take on buying hats is if you paid too much and don't like the hat, it doesn't change the value of the hat -just sell it and get another. I have bought plenty of beautiful hats that ended up not looking right on me, or just didn't fit right - I sell them immediately and don't worry about it. For every hat you pay too much for, you'll find another that you get for peanuts.

 

[Michaelshane]

The mailman brought this today.......

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[ScottF]

The mailman brought this today.......

Is it a true 7 1/4? I wanted that hat, and you got it for a good price, but I'm finding that those old Stetson westerns are often a size small (shrinkage from age?), so I'm now afraid to bid on anything smaller than 7 3/8.

 

[billysmom]

Michaelshane, that is a gorgeous hat! Congratulations!!!

:eusa_clap :eusa_clap :eusa_clap

Sue

 

[Scott Wood]

Bad buy

Received a Royal Stetson today that I had fished from the bay and it was misrepresented for sure. Was listed as a 7 1/4 and when I dug around (after it sooo obviously wasn't:rage: ) I found the 6 7/8 tag. Going to clean/brush/pretty it up, get some pics and resell asap.
At least it's in good nick and I got it cheap![huh]