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What Hat Are You Wearing Today 1?

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40Cal

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View attachment 76193 New vintage acquisition! A never worn Champ ventilated Featherweight Kasmir finish brim. In a Metal Blue with box from a local Antique shop.

Can somebody give me any info regarding possible decade based on the pictures?

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Great Champ! The style, the perforated sweat and what looks like the use of ball point pen on the size label makes me think mid 1940's. I think ballpoint was first used widely in 1945.
 

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Jhoff_1979

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you've graduated my friend :)

seriously ... congrats on an absolutely wonderful piece of history

the only problem is now that you have tasted the the wine ...

:-D HA! My wife is already giving me grief over it! She doesn't understand that this hat at under $40 is a great thing!! :-D

BTW this person has four or 5 more Champs all in the same condition in similar boxes all in my size. I have to find a time to sneak back there! ;-)
 

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:-D HA! My wife is already giving me grief over it! She doesn't understand that this hat at under $40 is a great thing!! :-D

BTW this person has four or 5 more Champs all in the same condition in similar boxes all in my size. I have to find a time to sneak back there! ;-)
Just beautiful!
And 5 more Champs in pristine condish?
Glad I'm a 7 1/4. If they were my size I'd be bangin on yer door. Hey BTW, dont forget yer big headed brothers.
 
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View attachment 76193 New vintage acquisition! A never worn Champ ventilated Featherweight Kasmir finish brim. In a Metal Blue with box from a local Antique shop.

Can somebody give me any info regarding possible decade based on the pictures?

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Sweet! It is not a modern hat, I'm feeling safe in saying. 1950s would be a good guess. Love the details of this hat. Sweat, hat band, brim...yummy. Congratulations.
 
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:-D HA! My wife is already giving me grief over it! She doesn't understand that this hat at under $40 is a great thing!! :-D

BTW this person has four or 5 more Champs all in the same condition in similar boxes all in my size. I have to find a time to sneak back there! ;-)
Buy them all! Someone here on the Lounge will be happy to take them off your hands. Go Now!
 

KarlCrow

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...Borsalino
 

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