Early 1970s is a possibility, but could equally be somewhere within the early to mid 60s era. The colour, style, felt, hat liner technicolor logo suggest that to me. Either way, a cool iconic rat pack type lid.
John Lofgren Monkey Boots Shinki Horsebuttt - $1,136 The classic monkey boot silhouette in an incredibly rich Shinki russet horse leather. 
Grant Stone Diesel Boot Dark Olive Chromexcel - $395 Goodyear welted, Horween Chromexcel, classic good looks. 
Schott 568 Vandals Jacket - $1,250 The classic Perfecto motorcycle jacket, in a very special limited-edition Schott double rider style. [emoji23]Musician salary.
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Hats should be tax deductible for any artist, Jeff [emoji4]Musician salary.
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Looks great Jeff. I'm going to have to think a bit to understand your description of the shape though.I stopped into Greely Hat Works and couldn’t help but make an off the shelf purchase.
Very cool shop with very nice employees!
They are a full custom operation but sell a lot of premade straws too. Off the shelf hats “have been used in photo shoots, etc.,” and I tried a couple I really liked, and left with a hare’s felt Western homburg that fit nearly perfectly until he steamed it to perfection for me!
Granite Grey with matching ribbon and bound edge. You can see a tack stitch here and there, but the most interesting part is that it appears shaped backwards from what I would normally do. That is to say the dent is lower in the back, and the brim dip is as well, but it’s very subtle and I know I’m going to enjoy this one!
I almost went with this little beaver topper but I think I made the right choice.
Ok pics:
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Don't all musicians live like Rock stars? Rich Royalty?Musician salary.
People tend to forget those write offs never come back dollar for dollar.
They are made by Tonak.Two hats arrived from Manfred today. The Danish postal service delayed their arrival, but they were definitely worth waiting for.
The first, a Stanton. Not a name you see or hear a lot, but a solid hat nevertheless. I have one like this in grey. Usually attributed to FWS but, according to Manfreds original posting, Steve thinks it may be Tonak made.
I like the midnight blue colour and the classic Fedora shape.
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Very cool. Such nice hats. Great catch.Stetson Railbird, my second. The other one is gray.
Notice the triple stitching on the brim.
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Hats with history: can't beat that. Brings them to life. Excellent post, Jonathan.
There's something about blue hats, Steve. Nice additions. I come across Wegener hats more often than Stanton, but they do show up on a regular basis. The later ones are not great quality though, so I tend to avoid them altogether (which is not right, but there you go).The second from Manfred, and my favourite, but dont tell the Stanton, is this 1950s Wegener Royal.
Sadly, it's lost its liner but still in good shape. A stingy brim Fedora with a wide ribbon and cool looking back bow.
It's a similar midnight blue colour to the Stanton.
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Thanks, Steve. Nice to have that one clarified.
I can understand that, Stefan. However, the grey Stanton I purchased from you and this one from Manfred have a solid quality about them. They have the look, the shape, the colour. Not top notch, but very respectable. Something you'd expect I guess from Tonak.
It is true that they did in fact make very good hats under that brand name. Found one only yesterday in fact that was really very good (and tempting), but it was another black homburg of which by last count I already own 20.
