SHOW US YOUR VINTAGE STINGYS ! (No New hats please Vintage only)

[mikespens]

How often do you get 2 "new" vintage hats in one day and both of them turn out to be in superb condition? First time for me! the first is a Champ "Superjet" in Feather Weight greenish-brown felt, color is called Harmony Tan. Grosgrain bound brim is 2". I blame a fellow unnamed Lounger who preyed on an innocent victim (me) and sold me this hat unsolicited. Thanks Randall! It's a long oval so just a bit loose.

Best color rendition

 

[mikespens]

The 2nd is a Portis I hooked out of the bay. A bit surprised I was the only bidder. It was listed as charcoal and looked gray in the listing. It's actually more like a dark taupe with hints of purple. "Breeze-Lux" light weight felt, brim is 1 7/8". Looks like it was never worn, also came with a Portis box. Perfect fit.

 

[Chepstow]

Mike, both Hats looks great and the condition looks fine, congrats Mike.

 

[mikespens]

Thanks Manfred, you should know what nice condition looks like! All yours previously posted look great. I was so happy about them I mixed myself a martini and toasted my luck.

 

[Chepstow]

Mike, now I can say, Cheers to the new Hats.
In Germany we say Prost! If you buy enough Hats, the eyes are trained in terms of good condition.

 

[Dinerman]

 

[mikespens]

Now THAT's stingy!

 

[job]

I don't think I'd even snap that brim down. What good would it do.

 

[RobFedoraField]

that's seriously the stingiest brim I've ever seen!

here's my addition:

but now I feel it may not belong here

it's for sale in the classifieds, but if it doesn't sell, I think I'll put a smaller ribbon on it and it might start getting more noggin time

 

[mikespens]

Nice one RFF, what's the brand? Think if you halved the ribbon width and went with a lighter shade of brown (like tan maybe) it would really set it off.

 

[mayserwegener]

J. Hückel´s Söhne Alpha Seal Velour. Probably from the 1930s and in very good condition. The felt, liner and sweatband coordinate color wise.

 

[seabass]

Mayser W !
the Huckel stingy is the best stingy i have ever seen !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
& i have seen some nice ones but this is Special.

 

[alanfgag]

Vanzina. Maybe it's stingy enough to get me in?

 

[seabass]

Alan,
I just rolled out the red carpet & doors are wide open.
cool ribbon on the V !

 

[mikespens]

MW and Alan, those are some classy lids as is your typical MO. I want a Hückel´s sooooo bad.

 

[bowlerman]

The 2nd is a Portis I hooked out of the bay. A bit surprised I was the only bidder. It was listed as charcoal and looked gray in the listing. It's actually more like a dark taupe with hints of purple. "Breeze-Lux" light weight felt, brim is 1 7/8". Looks like it was never worn, also came with a Portis box. Perfect fit.

Aaah! I just finished posting a comment about this elusive favorite color of mine! Beautiful lid, Mike!

 

[bowlerman]

1 5/8" Champ (just sold)

1 3/4" Wormser

1 3/4" anonymous blue bowler

2 1/8" all the way around the curl makes a pretty stingy homburg (Resistol)

And let me add, Steve, that your Huckel is astoundingly superb! Man!
I tend to avoid stingies most of the time, but I'm warming up to ones that are blocked nice and high and square like that one.

 

[tomb1013]

A Penny's Marathon.

 

[mikespens]

Nice Batch bowlerman, especially like the bowler and homburg. My Portis is pretty tame by Portis standards but the color is great and changes by the light. I love the thing.

Nice Marathon Tom, can't tell if it's gray, blue, or black though. Maybe none of the above?

I just scored a nifty Huckel this morning I'll post here as soon as it flys in from Germany.

 

[tomb1013]

Thank's Mike just received from ebay needs some work to get it to fit right. The color is a dark gray.