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[fmw]

These things are always matters of preference. I like the stingy brim with short crowns. Pork pies and homburgs, for instance, work fine with stingy brims, in my opinion. As soon as the crown gets a little too tall and tapered, I don't care for stingy brims. To my preference, your hat is too tall in proportion to the brim width. It has nothing to do with your head. I would feel the same about this hat on anyone, particularly me. No criticism here or argument. Just a statement of preference.

 

[mayserwegener]

This Tonak came in last night. It's beat up and dirty but wow this felt is impressive. It also had a wider ribbon on it at some point.

Super find! Thats an early TONAK. You can see that they just replaced Hückel with TONAK on the liner label. J. Hückel´s Söhne was nationalized as TONAK after WWII. Was it an eBay find? Also what size?

 

[Rodkins]

Super find! Thats an early TONAK. You can see that they just replaced Hückel with TONAK on the liner label. J. Hückel´s Söhne was nationalized as TONAK after WWII. Was it an eBay find? Also what size?

It was an ebay purchase. It is a size 7 3/8. It's pretty dirty but man it really has nice felt.

They has it advertised as a "Jonak" (due to the semi-cursive T in the logo I'd guess) and I was the only bidder. Somehow my search picked it up.

 

[mayserwegener]

Wow! Great going! It might even be late 40s. To find one in a large size and light color is something. JHS was known for great felt and finishes especially their Austrian Velours.

 

[DRB]

Kkaderly: I agree with fmw. The crown appears too tall. The brim is fine. It is hard to tell from the photo but I think if you just put a different, wider dent in the crown, it should help alot. Nothing ventured, nothing gained right? I like the color very much, just try to reconfigure your crown. That's my opinion, but who asked for my opinion, right?

 

[DRB]

I just received my Dark Olive, Cavanagh Edge , 100% beaver, custom made by Gary White. It is very dark. It is hard to pick up on any hue of green. Fluorescent light brings out a little hint of green. To show you what I mean, here it is between my Brown Cav. and a Black Borsalino. It has a black hassidic pleated bow. It is a heavier weight felt. Thank you Gary!

More pictures in the http://www.thefedoralounge.com/showthread.php?39808-The-Custom-Hatter Custom hatter thread.

 

[mayserwegener]

Looks great! Great lineup photo too!

 

[Mobile Vulgus]

Here's another reason why snow sucks. I am in the heart of snowpocolips here in Chicago and because of the snow they closed the danged post office today. I was scheduled to get my Borsalino by Henry the Hatter today, dang it!!!

 

[Lefty]

They closed nearly everything here and it's just a nice, snowy day. We don't have more than 2 new inches of snow and the ice isn't so bad.

Onward on the Frog

 

[Mobile Vulgus]

Onward on the Frog

Well, at least THAT gave me a laugh! Thanks for the smile.

 

[hatophile]

They closed nearly everything here and it's just a nice, snowy day. We don't have more than 2 new inches of snow and the ice isn't so bad.

Onward on the Frog

Ride'em cowboy!

 

[Lefty]

see also, giant riding frog

anyway, onward llama jog

 

[buler]

They closed nearly everything here and it's just a nice, snowy day. We don't have more than 2 new inches of snow and the ice isn't so bad.

Onward on the Frog

Is the beer for the guy or the frog?

B

Onward to my blog.

 

[rlk]

Crawford with the Trog

 

[scooter]

Are you sure that's a llama and not an alpaca? J/k, like I would know the difference.

 

[rlk]

Onward through the log

 

[Lefty]

What, do you think this is some kind of joke?

holdin' up the tog

 

[Mobile Vulgus]

Songward through the Moog

... yes we have too much time on our hands.

 

[DRB]

Looks great! Great lineup photo too!

Thank you Steve, coming from you that means a lot.

 

[Viktor]

Stevens Deluxe arrived from ebay more pics here