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Adam “Lone Star”

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Super find Rick!

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[sola fide]

Homburg crazy, I now realize you can pinch a homburg which now elevated that style to the top for me. I recently purchased 3 Homburgs: 1. Borsalino brown 60s i guess 2. Stetson Royal Deluxe 40's i guess and on the way

 

[belfastboy]

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Homburg crazy, I now realize you can pinch a homburg which now elevated that style to the top for me. I recently purchased 3 Homburgs: 1. Borsalino brown 60s i guess 2. Stetson Royal Deluxe 40's i guess and on the way

Yes, and I let the homburg decide for me. Sometimes they call out to be pinched and others I leave as they seem perfect as they are.....my form of hat whispering.

 

[sebastian czentner]

New lagomarsino fedora simil indiana jones

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[alanfgag]

... Homburg crazy, I now realize you can pinch a homburg which now elevated that style to the top for me. I recently purchased 3 Homburgs: 1. Borsalino brown 60s i guess 2. Stetson Royal Deluxe 40's i guess and on the way

Nice *********. The black Stetson is c.1940, perhaps a little earlier.

 

[Bushman]

Parents just got back from Saugatuck, MI and brought me a new cap.

 

[M Hatman]

Not exactly a new hat (though I DO have a few I really need to post.....Do we even have a Hat Ephemera sub-forum????) but this "Hat Sales manual.....1944....should make interesting reading.
M

 

[M Hatman]

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

Michael.....that is JUST LIKE the Twenty I just picked up, same color and everything..........Does yours have the wind trolley too??? Mine does but you can JUST see it under the ribbon, and interestingly the button was tucked UNDER the bow. I have decided to leave it that way.....along with the bash as found. Mine is as soft as a "baby's ****" as they say.....will be posting pictures under the Stetson Twenty, Sovereign Stetson thread....
Congrats.....looks great on you!!
M

 

[Michael A]

Not exactly a new hat (though I DO have a few I really need to post.....Do we even have a Hat Ephemera sub-forum????) but this "Hat Sales manual.....1944....should make interesting reading.
M
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Would be great if you could scan or photograph the booklet and post it up here.

Michael.....that is JUST LIKE the Twenty I just picked up, same color and everything..........Does yours have the wind trolley too??? Mine does but you can JUST see it under the ribbon, and interestingly the button was tucked UNDER the bow. I have decided to leave it that way.....along with the bash as found. Mine is as soft as a "baby's ****" as they say.....will be posting pictures under the Stetson Twenty, Sovereign Stetson thread....
Congrats.....looks great on you!!
M

Cool. Sadly mine is missing a wind trolley, which I sort of assumed came with it. Soft as baby's **** is a good description of the felt. It also seems much more substantial then the felt on a Royal Deluxe from the same era. And as it happens, I'm wearing it again today.

Thanks,
Michael

 

[deadlyhandsome]

I just received my Herbert Johnson Trafalgar. I wasn't expecting much. It arrived packaged in a box half the size of the hat; not a good sign.

Then I touched it. Wow! The felt is buttery smooth and so pliable I was afraid it wouldn't maintain its shape under its own weight. After some recent disappointments with vintage hat purchases I was do for a nice surprise. I'll add some steam to set the shape, but there is no need to get it reblocked as I was thinking.

The hat I saw online:

The hat I received:

I haven't heard many good reviews of recent Herbert Johnson hats, but I'd buy several if they were all like this one.


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[Frunobulax]

I just received my Herbert Johnson Trafalgar. I wasn't expecting much. It arrived packaged in a box half the size of the hat; not a good sign.

Then I touched it. Wow! The felt is buttery smooth and so pliable I was afraid it wouldn't maintain its shape under its own weight. After some recent disappointments with vintage hat purchases I was do for a nice surprise. I'll add some steam to set the shape, but there is no need to get it reblocked as I was thinking.

The hat I saw online:


The hat I received:



I haven't heard many good reviews of recent Herbert Johnson hats, but I'd buy several if they were all like this one.


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Good job! That's a nice looking hat. Head shot?

 

[Michael A]

New find at the vintage store,
DSCN6139 by Michael A2012, on Flickr
DSCN6136 by Michael A2012, on Flickr
DSCN6137 by Michael A2012, on Flickr
DSCN6145 by Michael A2012, on Flickr
DSCN6142 by Michael A2012, on Flickr

Any info or conjecture about it would be appreciated,
Michael

 

[Bob Roberts]

New find at the vintage store,
DSCN6139 by Michael A2012, on Flickr
DSCN6136 by Michael A2012, on Flickr
DSCN6137 by Michael A2012, on Flickr
DSCN6145 by Michael A2012, on Flickr
DSCN6142 by Michael A2012, on Flickr

Any info or conjecture about it would be appreciated,
Michael

Think you conjured up a home run.

 

[Bob Roberts]

I just received my Herbert Johnson Trafalgar. I wasn't expecting much. It arrived packaged in a box half the size of the hat; not a good sign.

Then I touched it. Wow! The felt is buttery smooth and so pliable I was afraid it wouldn't maintain its shape under its own weight. After some recent disappointments with vintage hat purchases I was do for a nice surprise. I'll add some steam to set the shape, but there is no need to get it reblocked as I was thinking.

The hat I saw online:

The hat I received:

I haven't heard many good reviews of recent Herbert Johnson hats, but I'd buy several if they were all like this one.


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Havnt heard anything bad abt the new HJ's cept maybe the price. I like them.

 

[Redfokker]

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Wow, all fantastic Homburgs. I agree that some like a pinch, and some do not. I usually take the pinch out when going more "formal"

 

[mmbarnes]

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That's a really great kind of crazy. Great assortment.

 

[Michael A]

Think you conjured up a home run.

Thanks Bob. Solid base hit at least.

Michael

 

[moontheloon]

I just received my Herbert Johnson Trafalgar. I wasn't expecting much. It arrived packaged in a box half the size of the hat; not a good sign.

Then I touched it. Wow! The felt is buttery smooth and so pliable I was afraid it wouldn't maintain its shape under its own weight. After some recent disappointments with vintage hat purchases I was do for a nice surprise. I'll add some steam to set the shape, but there is no need to get it reblocked as I was thinking.

The hat I saw online:

The hat I received:

I haven't heard many good reviews of recent Herbert Johnson hats, but I'd buy several if they were all like this one.


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Nice score

Great dimensions...looks to have great hand

 

[moontheloon]

New find at the vintage store,
DSCN6139 by Michael A2012, on Flickr
DSCN6136 by Michael A2012, on Flickr
DSCN6137 by Michael A2012, on Flickr
DSCN6145 by Michael A2012, on Flickr
DSCN6142 by Michael A2012, on Flickr

Any info or conjecture about it would be appreciated,
Michael

I think you just dunked on the teams best defender

 

[M Hatman]

Would be great if you could scan or photograph the booklet and post it up here.
Thanks,
Michael

Yes, I am hoping too, will take a bit of time......LOTS of pages on this one AND I do not want to damage it! Has LOTS OF INFORMATION, covering everything from steaming and shaping hats, to pairing hats and cloths, to matching hats to face and body types.......and MORE!!!!!!!!! I was simply floored at all this booklet contains.....and it is in Great Shape!! LOTS of photographs and illustrations, plus ads from all the "Big Boys" with information on sales techniques and hat displays, as well as sales statistics......it is quite the "gold mine" on everything hats in 1944!!
M