:arated:zetwal said:Yes, please do. And that burgundy's a beauty ...
zetwal said:I love the look of that brown Borsalino. Too bad the guts need rebuilding. But it's lovely!
bendingoak said:There wasn't any liner and there was only parts of the sweatband Remaining.
zetwal said:It's very cool that you have the materials and ability to make those repairs youself. That opens all sorts of options closed to us mortals! Nice
swinggal said:
Matt Deckard said:A romantic classic.
This will be amazing if you choose to restore it (see my Sigma and Seal Velours). :eusa_clap :eusa_clap :eusa_clap :eusa_clap :eusa_claprlk said:
Needs some work but the felt is intact if somewhat shrunken and folded to fit the small box.
ScottF said:Custom hat made by 'Wekony the Hatter' out of South Bend, Indiana.
rlk said:Nice color and style.
ScottF had another Indiana sold hat with that Dalton brim Patent.
I found it:
Ordinary Guy said:My new Penman Hat
buler said:First hat I've seen of this type "in the wild". I've seen these low crowned telescope hats in early ads and a couple of Shorpy pictures but never had the chance to buy one. Here is one marked Wononsco. The only reference to Wononsco is a lake in Connecticut. I'll put more pics in the pre 40s dress hats thread.
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So that's a telescope! Years ago I was reading a pulp crime novel that had character wearing a telescope and I had no idea what it was. This was before the inter-tubes so I couldn't search for it either. I've seen this style in old photos, but alas, unless you're specifically reading about clothing or hats, the captions usually don't describe what people are wearing.
Love your catch!