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[Desert dog]

What nice condition. It's very good looking, and with the box! Looking forward to more posts and information about Trimble.

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Got my Trimble today. Here are photos. May put the vintage grosgrain shown on it. Now to get to work on it. I will post before and after on the Trimble Tavern.

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[BobHufford]

Got my Trimble today.

The one from Goodwill? Glad you ended up with it! Looking forward to the transformation.

 

[Desert dog]

The one from Goodwill? Glad you ended up with it! Looking forward to the transformation.

Thanks Bob, yes it was from goodwill.


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[splintercellsz]

Crofut & Knapp

 

[Bamaboots]

Got my Trimble today. Here are photos. May put the vintage grosgrain shown on it. Now to get to work on it. I will post before

Good looking Trimble, Dd. I find it interesting that it has the same silver beaver, **X quality stamp as my Portis western.

 

[steur]

Stephen L Stetson. Found by Mike (Redfokker) and swapped for a borsalino homburg. More in the Stephen L Stetson thread.

 

[steur]

Another new one: Stetson Railbird (anyone have a suggestion which would be the right thread to post this one in?).

 

[Michael A]

Picked up this one at the local vintage store today.
DSCN6008 by Michael A2012, on Flickr
DSCN6007 by Michael A2012, on Flickr
From sometime in the 50s I'm guessing, but listening to all other ideas.
DSCN6016 crop by Michael A2012, on Flickr
Can't see a paper tag. 2 1/2" or so brim, 5 1/2" or so open crown.

Michael

 

[KarlCrow]

Picked up this one at the local vintage store today.
DSCN6008 by Michael A2012, on Flickr
DSCN6007 by Michael A2012, on Flickr
From sometime in the 50s I'm guessing, but listening to all other ideas.
DSCN6016 crop by Michael A2012, on Flickr
Can't see a paper tag. 2 1/2" or so brim, 5 1/2" or so open crown.

Michael

Cool

 

[splintercellsz]

Another new one: Stetson Railbird (anyone have a suggestion which would be the right thread to post this one in?).

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S.L.S. is nice, but that railbird is amazing!

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[splintercellsz]

Picked up this one at the local vintage store today.
DSCN6008 by Michael A2012, on Flickr
DSCN6007 by Michael A2012, on Flickr
From sometime in the 50s I'm guessing, but listening to all other ideas.
DSCN6016 crop by Michael A2012, on Flickr
Can't see a paper tag. 2 1/2" or so brim, 5 1/2" or so open crown.

Michael

SCORE!

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[steur]

Picked up this one at the local vintage store today.
DSCN6008 by Michael A2012, on Flickr
DSCN6007 by Michael A2012, on Flickr
From sometime in the 50s I'm guessing, but listening to all other ideas.
DSCN6016 crop by Michael A2012, on Flickr
Can't see a paper tag. 2 1/2" or so brim, 5 1/2" or so open crown.

Michael

Classic looking hat, Michael. Beautiful.

 

[steur]

S.L.S. is nice, but that railbird is amazing!

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Thank you, Justin.

 

[ScionPI2005]

Wearing my new Akubra Trilby out today.

 

[Michael A]

Cool

SCORE!

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Classic looking hat, Michael. Beautiful.

Thanks guys. I was happy to find this one. I was playing with it a bit today,
Film Noir Version by Michael A2012, on Flickr

Having fun with it in any case.

Michael

 

[Redfokker]

Picked up this one at the local vintage store today.
DSCN6008 by Michael A2012, on Flickr
DSCN6007 by Michael A2012, on Flickr
From sometime in the 50s I'm guessing, but listening to all other ideas.
DSCN6016 crop by Michael A2012, on Flickr
Can't see a paper tag. 2 1/2" or so brim, 5 1/2" or so open crown.

Michael

Incredible find Michael. Love the font of the "Stetson Twenty" over the logo. Super nice.

 

[Zombie_61]

There. Now it's noir.

 

[deadlyhandsome]

Thanks guys. I was happy to find this one. I was playing with it a bit today,
Film Noir Version by Michael A2012, on Flickr

Having fun with it in any case.

Michael

You can pull off any look. Nicely done sir.

 

[Hurricane Jack]

I find it interesting that it has the same silver beaver, **X quality stamp as my Portis western.

Wasn't Silver beaver the way the pelt was cut & dressed out, a step only taken with the best pelts?

 

[Bamaboots]

Wasn't Silver beaver the way the pelt was cut & dressed out, a step only taken with the best pelts?

This is what I've read and came to understand. Whether the designation on these hats was a marketing ploy or not, I doubt we'll ever know. From the Leon Drexler site:

The softest fur comes from the beaver’s belly. Felt made exclusively from this fur came to be known as “silverbelly” due to its naturally light grey colour (which should not be confused with the word silverbelly as sometimes used to describe a similar colour of felt, but not the actual composition of the material). There is some modern-day hat aficionado mythology built up around silverbelly and its legendary softness and suppleness. However, one old text I’ve read states that felt makers actually considered pure silverbelly felt to be too soft, lacking somewhat in structural properties, and that a better felt is actually produced if you blend in some fibre from other parts of the animal to give it a bit more sturdiness. Tactile appeal aside, I know of no evidence that suggests there are any qualitative advantages inherent in silverbelly, nor in blending beaver with other luxury furs such as mink or chinchilla.