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[RJR]

Just received a Steele & Jones INDY.Too warm for today but the fit is good.

 

[dh66]

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Just received a Steele & Jones INDY.Too warm for today but the fit is good.

So is the look. Nice one!

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[Hurricane Jack]

Perfection!

Folks might not get the impression from the stingy brims I normally prefer to wear, but a cattleman creased Open Road, in my mind, is about the coolest thing ever.

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I have several Westerns with Cattleman creases & they look just fine but they all have >3" brims. I never cared for how I look in an OR with a Cattleman crease & I always thought it was because the brim was too narrow for me. Wearing this OR around the house this morning I'm coming to the conclusion it's the turned up brim & not the width that I don't like on me. I just don't look as good as you & some others do with a turned up brim. I tend to like all my brims pretty flat & level in front; not turned up or snapped down.

This hat may end up with a diamond but I'm in no hurry.

 

[dh66]

I have several Westerns with Cattleman creases & they look just fine but they all have >3" brims. I never cared for how I look in an OR with a Cattleman crease & I always thought it was because the brim was too narrow for me. Wearing this OR around the house this morning I'm coming to the conclusion it's the turned up brim & not the width that I don't like on me. I just don't look as good as you & some others do with a turned up brim. I tend to like all my brims pretty flat & level in front; not turned up or snapped down.

This hat may end up with a diamond but I'm in no hurry.

Turn up the brim, turn up the Bob Wills on the stereo, and turn up a few cold ones. You might find it suits you more than you think.
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[RomanImperator]

Disney Twenty:
Easily one of my new favorites. Just incredible.

Unfortunately tough to make it work for my 7 1/4 lid so into the classifieds it goes for one of you lucky 7 5/8'ers

 

[RomanImperator]

New Penney's Marathon I believe the liner puts it around '40 - '45
Shark gill pleated ribbon

Reverse of the sweatband reveals previous owner's name and info:

Col. Louis Siv Phillipp (Ret.) Riverside, California



Also, new Wright boater:

IIRC this logo puts it post 1934 so Im guessing 40's or 50's

 

[Redfokker]

New Penney's Marathon I believe the liner puts it around '40 - '45
Shark gill pleated ribbon

Reverse of the sweatband reveals previous owner's name and info:

Col. Louis Siv Phillipp (Ret.) Riverside, California



Also, new Wright boater:

IIRC this logo puts it post 1934 so Im guessing 40's or 50's

Two really great hats. Ribbons on both are special. It would be interesting to research the Colonel. Maybe a WWI vet (Retired).

 

[RomanImperator]

Two really great hats. Ribbons on both are special. It would be interesting to research the Colonel. Maybe a WWI vet (Retired).

A brief google search turned up negative results

 

[Hurricane Jack]

This just delivered! I'm out of time for better pics today. More tomorrow.

 

[Bob Roberts]

This just delivered! I'm out of time for better pics today. More tomorrow.

Yup.

 

[40Cal]

It's been at least a month since I got a new brown hat! Here's a near mint 50's Resistol that I got from Mr. Bruno's of Miami

 

[Frunobulax]

Whoa. Good get, 40. That's a keeper.


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[moontheloon]

It's been at least a month since I got a new brown hat! Here's a near mint 50's Resistol that I got from Mr. Bruno's of Miami
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gorgeous !!!

love Adrians stash ... I dip into it pretty frequently

 

[Redfokker]

It's been at least a month since I got a new brown hat! Here's a near mint 50's Resistol that I got from Mr. Bruno's of Miami
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Super rich color. Great brim work. Keeper for sure!

 

[BobHufford]

This just delivered! I'm out of time for better pics today. More tomorrow.

Dang...

It's been at least a month since I got a new brown hat! Here's a near mint 50's Resistol that I got from Mr. Bruno's of Miami

And dang again!

Awesome hats both!

 

[40Cal]

Dang...



And dang again!

Awesome hats both!

Thanks, Bob!

Whoa. Good get, 40. That's a keeper.


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It truly is a fine hat Jim. Thanks

gorgeous !!!

love Adrians stash ... I dip into it pretty frequently

Hard to beat MB,s hats! I agree , Anthony.

Super rich color. Great brim work. Keeper for sure!

The brim is close to a three incher , Red! I'm quite happy in the shade

 

[Hurricane Jack]

Thanks, Bob!

^^^What he said, Bob.

 

[Bamaboots]

Because I sweat like the pig I used to be, I've got the nearly ruined sweats and stained ribbons to prove it, I've been building my straw inventory a bit. These came in the last week or so.

A fairly modern Borsalino

 

[Bamaboots]

Stetson

 

[moehawk]

Hey all!
A new hat, and a learning experience too. Saw this Borden on Etsy. The few pics weren't very sharp, couldn't quite tell if it was a Homburg or a fedora in need of a flanging (partly my eyes too). The seller didn't know a lot about hats, so rather than launch into an detailed description with 27 8X10 glossy color photographs with circles and arrows and a paragraph on the back explaining what each one was, I just bought it 'cause it was cool, an unusual brand and not too expensive. Turns out it was a Homburg in need of a flanging.
So here's the learning experience part.
Not having a Homburg flange, I decided to correct the wonky brim by converting it to a fedora. Now the brim wasn't too bad, a little bent up and wonky in a couple spots, and maybe a bit lopsided. I shoulda just steamed it out and fixed it, but I had a great picture in my head of the finished product, so I went ahead and started flattening out the curl and reflanging it. Turns out it's not that simple. Got it most of the way there before I realized that the normally inconspicuous exposed stitch line for the brim binding was now very visible. That in and of itself wasn't so bad, but there was a prominent line of darker felt between that stitch line and the edge of the binding where the color had been shaded from the sun.
D'OH!
So, I began the process of recurling it by hand. And lots of steam. The end result is a little lumpy, but a lot better than I thought I could do without the proper flange.

Oops...forgot to iron rhe wrinkle out of the ribbon. Oh well, kinda goes with the lumpy brim.
The insides:

The sweat debossment in different light:

This fell out from behind the slightly dry sweat while applying Lexol.

Unfortunately it crumbled while trying to get good pics. I saw a small factory tag under the sweat, but it's mostly under the reed tape and I want to let the Lexol work it's magic and get a smaller camera than my tablet before I try for a pic.
The open crown is 5 3/4", the brim 2 1/2" 128g. The felt is soft, nicely finished, not overly stiffened. The fit is wonderful.
So, I am going to make a guess of early 50's on this one. Any thoughts and input always welcome.


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