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[Wyldkarma]

Whats the best way to get old water stains out of a light color felt hat?

 

[moehawk]

Most regulars here know I will occasionally mix things up in my rotation with a Tyrol. Must be something in my German heritage that draws me to them. Normally I pass up American made ones without a second thought. After all, there are so many much better quality ones available from German and Austrian makers, often at better deals too. But, there was something about this Stetson, mislabeled a bowler, that caught my eye and made me check it out closer.

It was also being called a 3X Beaver Quality. There was this on the liner...

But, then I saw this. Seller's pics were blurry, but I could make it out. My pic is better..

All these hats I have, and this is my first nutria.

I like a Tyrol to have a simple rope trim without too much going on in the knots. This is nice.

No tags to be found under the sweatband, just onionskin and a stitched in liner. The tip protector is the thinner plastic kind, not the thicker one I was expecting in a hat of this time period.

It had this pin on it. I pulled it off out of habit. The feathers were coming out of it anyway.

Crown is 5" open, brim is 2". 103g. The felt is soft and malleable, with a finish that almost feels like a short cropped velour. Quite dense, and just something about it that is unlike anything else in my collection. I'm pretty sure it got the wrong liner, not the wrong sweat.
Head shot.

Guessing this one is right around 1960. Any thoughts or opinions welcome!

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[Redfokker]

Most regulars here know I will occasionally mix things up in my rotation with a Tyrol. Must be something in my German heritage that draws me to them. Normally I pass up American made ones without a second thought. After all, there are so many much better quality ones available from German and Austrian makers, often at better deals too. But, there was something about this Stetson, mislabeled a bowler, that caught my eye and made me check it out closer.

It was also being called a 3X Beaver Quality. There was this on the liner...

But, then I saw this. Seller's pics were blurry, but I could make it out. My pic is better..

All these hats I have, and this is my first nutria.

I like a Tyrol to have a simple rope trim without too much going on in the knots. This is nice.

No tags to be found under the sweatband, just onionskin and a stitched in liner. The tip protector is the thinner plastic kind, not the thicker one I was expecting in a hat of this time period.

It had this pin on it. I pulled it off out of habit. The feathers were coming out of it anyway.

Crown is 5" open, brim is 2". 103g. The felt is soft and malleable, with a finish that almost feels like a short cropped velour. Quite dense, and just something about it that is unlike anything else in my collection. I'm pretty sure it got the wrong liner, not the wrong sweat.
Head shot.

Guessing this one is right around 1960. Any thoughts or opinions welcome!

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Wow John, just wow. Such an interesting and quirky/cool find. I like your style.

 

[moehawk]

Wow John, just wow. Such an interesting and quirky/cool find. I like your style.

Thanks Mike!
I have to admit I was most interested in checking out nutria felt, but I really like the hat a LOT more than I thought I would. Better made and of better stuff than most other American made Tyrols I have handled.

 

[Daniele Tanto]

It was showed some times ago, but never in the appropriate threads
Vanzina Extra Extra. Size 5 or 7 1/8 in US. EU 57 centimeters

Color "Uranio" with ribbon "Ella" with some "fancy" finish to match the color of the felt

The luster heather felt is dark grey finished short hair with a hint of white

The brim, oversewn are 5 cm. and the low point crown is 11 centimeters

Made probably in the 1960s for Camere - Genova hats shop, now closed. It is new, never worn
It has white lining with the Vanzina brand.

Felt is medium and malleable

It is quite sure it was made after the Borsalino bought Vanzina and the production was very close to an high standard
This Vanzina "Uranio" is too tight for my head, so if you have the right size to wear it let me know with a PM

 

[deadlyhandsome]

Gannon in “steel” beaver with “blue metal” ribbon.

I’ll post more in the Gannon thread once it’s creased.

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[Tukwila]

Gannon in “steel” beaver with “blue metal” ribbon.

I’ll post more in the Gannon thread once it’s creased.

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Wonderful matching of the felt and ribbon. A great hat, DH! Now I need one!

 

[deadlyhandsome]

Wonderful matching of the felt and ribbon. A great hat, DH! Now I need one!

Thanks. I’m not very original and usually give Michael Gannon a photo/screenshoot from the Lounge that inspired me and then let him work out the details.

 

[Tukwila]

Thanks. I’m not very original and usually give Michael Gannon a photo/screenshoot from the Lounge that inspired me and then let him work out the details.

That's where we all start out. You see something you like, and have it made... except for a detail here and there to make it your own. And so it goes...

 

[OldStrummer]

Don't you love it when you receive a package that you forgot you ordered? That was my experience today, as I arrived home to find a Sterkowski box on my front doorstep. A Sterkowski? I had previously ordered a rabbit fur fedora from them late last year. Not long ago, when the weather threatened to turn Spring-like, I ordered a linen hat from them and promptly forgot about it.

Here, in all its glory, is my first hat of the Spring!

 

[Bushman]

My Herbert Johnson Poet came in today, and it surpassed my expectations. It's definitely a hat that comes alive when worn. It looks okay sitting idly, but it's more of a hat that looks fabulous when on your head. The fabric has a nice snap, too, and keeps its shape better than my Todd's Costumes Downtowner. This is clearly meant to be a hat, not a costume piece, which is sorta the feeling I've always gotten from my Downtowner. I was a little worried that it would come too stiff. I've read comments that have said newer ones can be stiff as cardboard, but mine is nice and supple, but not too supple that it loses its shape. Only problem right now is it was packaged with styrofoam peanuts so there's little styrofoam pills all over it. I can get that out with my hat brush, though.

Some worn shots. My Swedish is coming through in the last pic.

 

[hatsRme]

My Herbert Johnson Poet came in today, and it surpassed my expectations. It's definitely a hat that comes alive when worn. It looks okay sitting idly, but it's more of a hat that looks fabulous when on your head. The fabric has a nice snap, too, and keeps its shape better than my Todd's Costumes Downtowner. This is clearly meant to be a hat, not a costume piece, which is sorta the feeling I've always gotten from my Downtowner. I was a little worried that it would come too stiff. I've read comments that have said newer ones can be stiff as cardboard, but mine is nice and supple, but not too supple that it loses its shape. Only problem right now is it was packaged with styrofoam peanuts so there's little styrofoam pills all over it. I can get that out with my hat brush, though.

Some worn shots. My Swedish is coming through in the last pic.

Congrats, Bushman! Talk about classic style.... I first saw that model in a H. Johnson catalogue that I requested and received by snail mail in 1971. I was in High school. It was classic then, it's classic now. Wear it in good health!!

 

[RJR]

My Herbert Johnson Poet came in today, and it surpassed my expectations. It's definitely a hat that comes alive when worn. It looks okay sitting idly, but it's more of a hat that looks fabulous when on your head. The fabric has a nice snap, too, and keeps its shape better than my Todd's Costumes Downtowner. This is clearly meant to be a hat, not a costume piece, which is sorta the feeling I've always gotten from my Downtowner. I was a little worried that it would come too stiff. I've read comments that have said newer ones can be stiff as cardboard, but mine is nice and supple, but not too supple that it loses its shape. Only problem right now is it was packaged with styrofoam peanuts so there's little styrofoam pills all over it. I can get that out with my hat brush, though.

Some worn shots. My Swedish is coming through in the last pic.

Good looking,congrats.

 

[hatsRme]

Most regulars here know I will occasionally mix things up in my rotation with a Tyrol. Must be something in my German heritage that draws me to them. Normally I pass up American made ones without a second thought. After all, there are so many much better quality ones available from German and Austrian makers, often at better deals too. But, there was something about this Stetson, mislabeled a bowler, that caught my eye and made me check it out closer.

It was also being called a 3X Beaver Quality. There was this on the liner...

But, then I saw this. Seller's pics were blurry, but I could make it out. My pic is better..

All these hats I have, and this is my first nutria.

I like a Tyrol to have a simple rope trim without too much going on in the knots. This is nice.

No tags to be found under the sweatband, just onionskin and a stitched in liner. The tip protector is the thinner plastic kind, not the thicker one I was expecting in a hat of this time period.

It had this pin on it. I pulled it off out of habit. The feathers were coming out of it anyway.

Crown is 5" open, brim is 2". 103g. The felt is soft and malleable, with a finish that almost feels like a short cropped velour. Quite dense, and just something about it that is unlike anything else in my collection. I'm pretty sure it got the wrong liner, not the wrong sweat.
Head shot.

Guessing this one is right around 1960. Any thoughts or opinions welcome!

My guess is around 1960, Moe. What a SUPER find!

And, I don't know for certain, but don't the Tyrol hats REQUIRE those feathers, especially with that flamboyant curl on the top? And once you start hiking, you need to collect souvenir pins of all the mountains you top while wearing it. Fedoras Afield, HERE HE COMES!

Skip the lederhosen. Please.

 

[moehawk]

My guess is around 1960, Moe. What a SUPER find!

And, I don't know for certain, but don't the Tyrol hats REQUIRE those feathers, especially with that flamboyant curl on the top? And once you start hiking, you need to collect souvenir pins of all the mountains you top while wearing it. Fedoras Afield, HERE HE COMES!

Skip the lederhosen. Please.

Thanks Charlie!
I'm just not a feather guy. Maybe I'll give it another try just for you!

 

[Bushman]

Congrats, Bushman! Talk about classic style.... I first saw that model in a H. Johnson catalogue that I requested and received by snail mail in 1971. I was in High school. It was classic then, it's classic now. Wear it in good health!!

Good looking,congrats.

Thanks, fellas! I actually just got done reworking the crease in front for a more "Raiders" look.

Waiting for the steam to dry now.

 

[hatsRme]

Thanks, fellas! I actually just got done reworking the crease in front for a more "Raiders" look.

Waiting for the steam to dry now.

Oakland?

 

[Bushman]

Oakland?

More of the Lost Ark variety.

 

[hatsRme]

More of the Lost Ark variety.

STILL beautiful!!

 

[RJR]

More of the Lost Ark variety.