Scott Wood
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This one is definitely up in the quality range of the rare few:eusa_clap and will be a regular lid on me. It's actually a good thing considering that after the bid went higher than I had hoped, I paid the shipping and duty, I was well within a hundred of my next VS :eusa_doh:Salty O'Rourke said:I always figured it was the Knox equivalent to the Royal Stetson. My two Premiers are wonderful - especially this one - but my Knox Twenty's felt is more substantial and has a better 'feel' to it. My Premiers' felt is very similar to the felt of my Whippets. That tan Premier is my current favorite hat, and my gray Premier Westlite is my go-to hat.
Scott Wood said:This one is definitely up in the quality range of the rare few:eusa_clap and will be a regular lid on me. It's actually a good thing considering that after the bid went higher than I had hoped, I paid the shipping and duty, I was well within a hundred of my next VS :eusa_doh:
I am a little POed:rage: about the duty and will be making some noise on Monday, but, Federal Gov't? Kinda like peeing into the windSalty O'Rourke said:Duty on a 70 year old second-hand hat? Biltmore must have a good lobbyist! I hope it wasn't too tough on the pocketbook. That's a great looking Knox and it looks great on you. :eusa_clap :eusa_clap :eusa_clap
ScottF said:and the 'before' pics:
Scott Wood said:
Scott Wood said:Was a 20 buck offering in, best I can figure[huh] , the 40s. Has seen little wear and, as far as I can find, nary a moth
Chinaski said:Scott, you did an incredible job on that one - Unbelievable!! I think you may have a career as a hat flipper, buying beaters, renovating, and selling for premium $$.
I have lucked into a couple of mint but dirty/crushed hats lately and I love 'em as wellScottF said:Thanks - I love refurbishing these things. I have a nice stack of 'brand new' unbashed hats sitting in front of me - did six this week.
Despite the 'before' pics, this hat was basically in mint, crushed condition - almost no cleaning involved, but very difficult to straighten out the felt behind the ribbon, and the ribbon itself.
Cripes!!! Can't believe I looked right at that tag and then typed in the wrong number:eusa_doh:ScottF said:Scott, that OPS tag tells us it's $10 and from 1950-53.
Where do you get the date from?Scott Wood said:Cripes!!! Can't believe I looked right at that tag and then typed in the wrong number:eusa_doh:
Didn't know about the 50-53 though, was just going by the listing.
Scott Wood said:Where do you get the date from?
Good to know. Thank youSalty O'Rourke said:The O.P.S. (Office of Price Stabilization) was an anti-inflation bureaucracy created to set price ceilings for various consumer goods during the Korean conflict - it came into existence in 1950 and was phased out in 1953.
As I posted I received the Knox Fifth Avenue Special last week and the whole thing was... I believe the technical term used elsewhere in the lounge was... "catawumpas"entirely out of skew, offcenter and the crown much higher on one side than the other. I had put it onto a heated stretching block and reset it some and then yesterday morning I picked it up and every moment that I haven't had my hands busy with something else I have been massaging it around and into shape. lolScottF said:Thanks - I love refurbishing these things. I have a nice stack of 'brand new' unbashed hats sitting in front of me - did six this week.
Despite the 'before' pics, this hat was basically in mint, crushed condition - almost no cleaning involved, but very difficult to straighten out the felt behind the ribbon, and the ribbon itself.
Chinaski said:Scaber, that's a good looking panama. I'm sure you'll be enjoying that one for quite some time!