Nice find, Bob. Gimbels seems to have favored bright coloured liners. I have one also sporting a bright blue liner.
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Sometimes you just have to, Randy. Like Jim is the Duke of Dalton, you're the Pope of Penn!
An excellent haul this week, Marcel. Lovely hats and these parabuntal hats are tough to find over here in Europe.
Terrific find, Brent. Lovely colour on it.
Lottery hats don't always work out. That's why they're lottery hats. Let's see what came in this week. The wins and losses. Let's start with the losses. Listed as measured size 55 I took a chance. Measurements are unreliable (as we'll see later). How hard can it be though to look at a label and staing the size?
Au Chapeau d'Or velours hat in a size 54. Raw edge brim at 5,5cm and the crown at 10,5 at the center dent. Au Chapeau d'Or was actually the retailer, but there's no label inside the hat. Very decent pre-war velour hat, but it took me a while to get it back to its original glory. Too bad about the size.
Au Chapeau d'Or velours hat in a size 54. Raw edge brim at 5,5cm and the crown at 10,5 at the center dent. Au Chapeau d'Or was actually the retailer, but there's no label inside the hat. Very decent pre-war velour hat, but it took me a while to get it back to its original glory. Too bad about the size.
Another one from the same retailer. Same problem. This one has the size label actually on the sweatband!
Bruas velours hat for Au Chapeau d'Or. Size 55 with the raw edge brim at 5,4cm and the crown at 11cm at the center dent. Felt seems to have been made by Hukber (could also be Huleber) of Wien, Austria. It is the better felt of the the two. Really a quality velours. I could try and stretch it. but the leather has already shrunk somewhat and I have velour hats that fit me, so I don't need to.
Bruas velours hat for Au Chapeau d'Or. Size 55 with the raw edge brim at 5,4cm and the crown at 11cm at the center dent. Felt seems to have been made by Hukber (could also be Huleber) of Wien, Austria. It is the better felt of the the two. Really a quality velours. I could try and stretch it. but the leather has already shrunk somewhat and I have velour hats that fit me, so I don't need to.
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Thanks Stefan!
On to the wins. First one wasn't really a gamble. Advertised as a size 55, but this time the size label was visible and the English 6 7/8 is a size 56. Yes, please.
Brummel's Nice fedora in grey. Size 56 with the overwelt brim at 6cm and the crown at 10,5 at the center dent. It was in a bit of a state when it arrived but it responded very well to brushing and steaming and it got got right back to where it belongs. Always very satisfying.
Brummel's Nice fedora in grey. Size 56 with the overwelt brim at 6cm and the crown at 10,5 at the center dent. It was in a bit of a state when it arrived but it responded very well to brushing and steaming and it got got right back to where it belongs. Always very satisfying.
Final one and the best one. Also advertised as a size 54 to 55, but I had to try.
Barbisio Lontra in (wait for it...!) dark green!
. Whaaaat?!
Size 57 with the raw edge brim at 4,8 and the crown at 10,5cm at the center dent. Stingy as it is, it doesn't feel at all like a tiny hat, because of the nice full crown. The hat was in a dreadful state (as advertised) but it seems you can't keep an almost hundred year old lontra felt down. The liner wasn't original, so I replced it with something a bit more fitting (although not Barbisio). The pictures were taken halfway through (had to do some spot cleaning around the brim break with some naphtha.
Barbisio Lontra in (wait for it...!) dark green!
. Whaaaat?!Size 57 with the raw edge brim at 4,8 and the crown at 10,5cm at the center dent. Stingy as it is, it doesn't feel at all like a tiny hat, because of the nice full crown. The hat was in a dreadful state (as advertised) but it seems you can't keep an almost hundred year old lontra felt down. The liner wasn't original, so I replced it with something a bit more fitting (although not Barbisio). The pictures were taken halfway through (had to do some spot cleaning around the brim break with some naphtha.
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Thanks Stefan! Have we seen your Gimbals sold hat?
We have. It's here:
https://www.thefedoralounge.com/threads/my-blue-heaven.37403/post-2651645
Gimbel and Gimbels are the same company, or are they not?
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Not sure:
“Gimbel Brothers (known simply as Gimbels) was an American department store corporation that operated for over a century, from 1842 until 1987. “
Not a very common name and the blue homburg is an American one, so it is likely.
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Thanks, Stefan. Your new Brummel's is my kind of hat, and the color of the Barbisio is pretty amazing.
A quality hat is easy to like. I try to pick them up when I can find them. Another one coming in; bit of a special one.
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So first a slight confession. This hat isn't exactly new since I bought it almost two years ago. But I just recently found it again when I going through hats and boxes for my library presentation, so it's pretty much like getting a new hat! (I might have a problem.) The Dobbs Plainsman:
More pics and details in The Dobbs Diner thread.
More pics and details in The Dobbs Diner thread.
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I love it when that happens
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Biltmore "Canadian Suede" 7 1/4 Burgandy Fur Felt,
Not sure which decade this is from,The Sweat band and Lining is still in great Condition , those more Informative on Biltmore Fedora Age, please share with Fellow Loungers, This seems to have come from Stark and Legum, a Known Gentleman's Dress wear shop, I used to hear about them in commercials as a Kid but now that I'm into fedoras I'll definitely take a visit and see what Brims they have, the Felt is very soft to the touch but also Firm in crown Strength, Enjoy!
Not sure which decade this is from,The Sweat band and Lining is still in great Condition , those more Informative on Biltmore Fedora Age, please share with Fellow Loungers, This seems to have come from Stark and Legum, a Known Gentleman's Dress wear shop, I used to hear about them in commercials as a Kid but now that I'm into fedoras I'll definitely take a visit and see what Brims they have, the Felt is very soft to the touch but also Firm in crown Strength, Enjoy!
