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Don’t see many with reverse taper except for some top hats. I noticed the larger brim too.Yes, it is very similar to the Pale Rider hat, with a little bit more flare at the crown.
P.S. Great Jimmy Buffett quote.
Don’t see many with reverse taper except for some top hats. I noticed the larger brim too.Yes, it is very similar to the Pale Rider hat, with a little bit more flare at the crown.
P.S. Great Jimmy Buffett quote.
I agree with BB & TJ, but a real bartender will decide.I have requested that this title be changed to "Old West ONLY hats". So hopefully that will happen. :>)
And who makes that determination? The expert?"Old West ONLY hats"
Original; clones; or both?And who makes that determination? The expert?
What style of hat is this?
Would you call it a Flat Top Bowler (I.e. Cambridge Bowler) or a Top Hat? What do you think?
Here are the specifics:
Maker: TP&H Trading Co. (Dobbs box just for display)
Style: Flat top, sides curved up, with pencil curl brim
Dimensions: 5 ¼” crown with a 3” brim
Hat Band: Black, 9 ligne, grosgrain crown ribbon with 5” bow
Lining: Heavy weight cotton
Sweatband: 2 ½ " black enameled leather, stitched at 8 to the inch
Felt: 100% beaver felt
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A few weeks ago I received an RM Williams (Akubra) "Thoroughbred"(not the new one) which I posted earlier in the thread...... While I like it, it needed a good horsehair band (which I added), but I was still unsure. Looked to disproportional and tapered.
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THEN I decided to entirely re-block the hat on a 51 block. I did like it open crown.....but I like it even more now with a simple center crease. So it will stay like this for a while.........
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What are we if we don't keep "tweaking" our hats......
Thanks but it’s all the work of an app converting a pic.AWESOME effects, HJ.
It was collecting Air Miles!Early 80s Stetson Winner, in camel color. A little banged up in shipping, so all I've done so far is get things un-bent. I'm thinking maybe a little more downturn to the brim, but not certain yet. This little guy had an adventure getting to me. From a local P.O. in North Dakota, to Fargo. Then just "in transit" for 6 days, until it appeared in Portland. Say, wha'? Then disappeared again for 9 more days before arriving in Denver. Lingered there for two days, then "in transit" again. Finally landed on my doorstep 19 days after USPS took possession of it.
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l think I'll call it a Stagecoach hat!Some of those who gravitate toward the Old Tyme hats might have a model or style name. It doesn't really fit the pattern typical of Cambridge bowlers or top hats. It might be something akin to a Coach hat (a short top hat), but, IMO, that's also a stretch.
The crown is a little too tall & the brim a little too wide to be an accurate clone of a Coachman or a John Bull Top Hat.What style of hat is this?
Would you call it a Flat Top Bowler (I.e. Cambridge Bowler) or a Top Hat? What do you think?
Here are the specifics:
Maker: TP&H Trading Co. (Dobbs box just for display)
Style: Flat top, sides curved up, with pencil curl brim
Dimensions: 5 ¼” crown with a 3” brim
Hat Band: Black, 9 ligne, grosgrain crown ribbon with 5” bow
Lining: Heavy weight cotton
Sweatband: 2 ½ " black enameled leather, stitched at 8 to the inch
Felt: 100% beaver felt
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I have a block similar to this and am making a hat similar just to try it out. My crown is not that tall but the profile is much the same. This picture has given me inspiration for the brim treatment.What style of hat is this?
Would you call it a Flat Top Bowler (I.e. Cambridge Bowler) or a Top Hat? What do you think?
Here are the specifics:
Maker: TP&H Trading Co. (Dobbs box just for display)
Style: Flat top, sides curved up, with pencil curl brim
Dimensions: 5 ¼” crown with a 3” brim
Hat Band: Black, 9 ligne, grosgrain crown ribbon with 5” bow
Lining: Heavy weight cotton
Sweatband: 2 ½ " black enameled leather, stitched at 8 to the inch
Felt: 100% beaver felt
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The crown is a little too tall & the brim a little too wide to be an accurate clone of a Coachman or a John Bull Top Hat.