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[bond]

Nice hat teach goes well with the wardrobe very stylish bow too.
Alan great finds as usual

 

[NakedGhost]

These aren't technically new hats...but they're less than a year old and I'm posting them here for the first time so it counts...yeah? Yeah.

Both hats are from Goorin Bros. out of San Francisco. The gray woven-paper fedora, my warm-weather hat, was purchased at BlackBlue in St. Paul, MN last summer. If any of you gentlemen are in that area, I highly suggest checking the store out. Satchel is a doll, and while I can't remember the other gentleman's name, he's just fantastic as well, and they do a great job of procuring items that exude a classic Americana-workwear aesthetic. The brown hat pictured, which I am also wearing in the photo, I bought at the Goorin Bros. shop in Boston on Newbury this past autumn.

If you haven't been informed, Goorin Bros. is a really wonderful company producing some high-quality products. I own a smattering of ball caps by them, in addition to the hats shown here. They produce both men's and women's casual and dress hats, check 'em out!

 

[bond]

Newly acquired Vintage Stetson,Believe this to be a early version of a strat although unmarked as such, originally had a thin ribbon on it . Replaced with vintage 1" ribbon and new wind cord, steamed rebashed, and light cleaning. I like the inside as it imparts the age of the hat nicely. Beautiful hand to the felt and I like this blue grey color , best of all its a 3/8 and fits perfectly .

 

[gtdean48]

Newly acquired Vintage Stetson,Believe this to be a early version of a strat although unmarked as such, originally had a thin ribbon on it ...

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Flange-wise, it looks more Open Road to me that Strat...

 

[alanfgag]

I'm going to go out on a limb and guess Royal Stetson.

Stetson sold zillions (exact number of zillions unknown) of unmarked thin ribbon dress western hats in all quality levels during the 1940s-60s along with branded models such as Open Road and Stratoliner. This Royal DeLuxe Vita-Felt (sorry, can't find close-up photos) is from a similar era as your RS.

It's hard to identify a well loved hat by the flanging - it might well have been adjusted/modified by owners and hat shops several times along the way.

 

[alanfgag]

A different RSD thin ribbon in Vita-Felt:

 

[bond]

Very nice examples Alan , the felt on mine is very thin like a strat which is why I guessed as much,
Haven't handled a vita felt but your looks like a nice example.

 

[hatophile]

Very nice examples Alan , the felt on mine is very thin like a strat which is why I guessed as much,
Haven't handled a vita felt but your looks like a nice example.

+1, I'm excited, I have a Vita-felt on the way from Ebay next week.

Meantime I got this Bond "Colonel" model today.

 

[rlk]

Cavanagh w/ Carter Band

Olive Green. Petite Cavanagh Edge. Likely 1936-42. Managed to remove most of the tight crooked telescope crease. More later at The Club.

 

[Chepstow]

Bond, Perry and Robert, is somewhere a bargain hat sale in the US? damned, every day a " new " nice hat.
Congrats guys!
Robert, hand on heart, where do you store all the hats?

 

[Selous]

Dug this out of one of the boxes that just arrived from South Africa from where I used to live, think its an Akubra.

 

[bond]

Yes plus one Robert how a out a pic of your seemingly vast collection. Must take a large storage unit at least?

 

[rlk]

Yes plus one Robert how a out a pic of your seemingly vast collection. Must take a large storage unit at least?

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[hatophile]

I should show that to my wife, she thinks I have a lot of hats???!!!!

 

[Chepstow]

My god! Unbelievable and fantastic Robert! What do you think how many hats is it!

 

[Dronak]

hatophile, I know, right? I've only got 6 fedoras (3 straw, 3 other), plus a few hats I usually don't wear, and I bet my wife already thinks that's too many. It's kind of odd to see some people here getting a new hat (apparently) every day or few.

 

[hatophile]

Well, RLK is a collector "par excellence".

 

[randooch]

Well, RLK is a collector "par excellence".

Nicely put.

Thanks for posting the photo, Robert; it strikes a chord, to say the least. Wow!

 

[mikespens]

Robert, you are one sick puppy and I am glad for you. Jealous is probably a better word.

 

[randooch]

Selous! You may have gotten buried in the hallway.

Nice Aussie lid!