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Very cool Rand's 3" flat brim.
Very cool Rand's 3" flat brim.
Very cool Rand's 3" flat brim.
You will wear that very well, Rick. Great hat & style for you!Very cool Rand's 3" flat brim.
A recent eBay find arrived today: Rand’s 8X with a 1984 dated sweatband.
Very nice Brent! Looks good on you over on the WHAYWT thread.
great colour!Recent acquisition that will go back out as it doesn't fit. Marked 22-3/4" circumference behind the sweatband (and appears to have been built by Rich Rand). It had a hat pin dated 1979 on it. I'll look behind the sweat again when the conditioner soaks in. Some unfortunate mothing, but nice otherwise.
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What is your opinion on the felt and build quality?Rand's 8X, 3 inch brim. I think the date is 1992, shown as 3/92, I think.
I think it's a great hat. Great felt quality, much softer than the first Rand I bought. Guess they're just 2 different types of hats, but I love them both. Enough so that I just bought a third Rand's that's on the way to me. I didn't get any of them dirt cheap, but paid a lot less than if they were new, that's for sure.What is your opinion on the felt and build quality?
I follow them on FB and admire many of their styles and as to their restoration work i think they perform miracles. I have yet to drop into their shop as each time I pass through Billings I seem to be in a hurry to get somewhere else. One day!I think it's a great hat. Great felt quality, much softer than the first Rand I bought. Guess they're just 2 different types of hats, but I love them both. Enough so that I just bought a third Rand's that's on the way to me. I didn't get any of them dirt cheap, but paid a lot less than if they were new, that's for sure.
The hats I've gotten from them have all been virtually like new. I like the feel of a solidly built hat, and that's how they feel. The closest vintage hats I have that give me that feel are my 30's and 40's era Nutrias and real high-end hats, and a few others.I follow them on FB and admire many of their styles and as to their restoration work i think they perform miracles. I have yet to drop into their shop as each time I pass through Billings I seem to be in a hurry to get somewhere else. One day!
Looks like a garage full of Cadillacs!I have several Rand hats varying from 7x to 8x to 100%. In past days, an 8x was 80/20 beaver/hare. But I think they've changed that up some in recent years. My small collection of Rands features a couple of 100% beaver and a few 8x, plus one 7x. They are all fantastic quality felt and made to withstand the elements as well as last a couple of lifetimes. View attachment 537553