What Hat Are You Wearing Today 1?

[quikrick]

Ah.......a Canadian! I have a Sovereign Canadian just like it with the fab stitching as well!! Mine is in a dark navy blue.......it does get a lot of head time!
M

Hey! Good eye. The leather sweat band says “Henri Henri coin Ste Catherine Est.
Et Hotel De Ville Montreal”

 

[mayserwegener]

Great looking straw, Steve! Looks good on you.

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Harv, Thanks! Fantastic Esther Weis from you today! Beautiful Ribbon / Bow work!

 

[Bill Hughes]

Esther Weis

I always enjoy seeing Esther’s work. I would love to see a table of all your Esther Weis hats.

 

[1mach1]

I always enjoy seeing Esther’s work. I would love to see a table of all your Esther Weis hats.

I can make that happen. Wait. Do I have a big enough table?

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[Bill Hughes]

Peters Bros milan for work tonight.

 

[Zombie_61]

I can make that happen. Wait. Do I have a big enough table?

Ha! That was my first thought!

 

[1mach1]

Ha! That was my first thought!

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[Wyldkarma]

Peters Bros milan for work tonight.

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Great looking Peter Bros Bill, nice colors with contasting band. Love it.

 

[1mach1]

Great looking Peter Bros Bill, nice colors with contasting band. Love it.

Agreed!

 

[Frunobulax]

Ottmar Reich possibly late 1930s early 1940s. I don't wear Straw Hats often but this one came with a Felt Hat find from about 3 months of months ago. I tend to think this hat is older because it came from an East German source and Ottmar Reich was located in West Germany.

You may not do straw often, but when you do, you do it right, Steve!


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[Frunobulax]

Ha! That was my first thought!

My first thought was an Excel spreadsheet.

I need a vacation...


Sent directly from my mind to yours.

 

[1mach1]

My first thought was an Excel spreadsheet.

I need a vacation...


Sent directly from my mind to yours.

Dont remind me. Wait. What's a spreadsheet? A bed covering?

 

[Woodtroll]

Peters Bros milan for work tonight.

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Very nice hat; I like the colors!

 

[Tukwila]

Great kids today gents!

I cleaned 2 hats last Tuesday in the white gas/naptha bath. Cleaning took about 15 minutes. Filtering the gas back into cans took another hour! Those little coffee filters plug up pretty fast. I was amazed at the amount of dirt removed, how much better the hats look and feel, and crease, too. Very pleased.

Here is one of the cleaning candidates, an older Champ I picked up several weeks back. It looked as though someone tried to clean it with water or a water/vinegar mix. There were white lines left in the felt, and the crease was really wonky and lopsided. Did I say how dirty this one was? Much dirtier than I thought.

 

[Bill Hughes]

Great kids today gents!

I cleaned 2 hats last Tuesday in the white gas/naptha bath. Cleaning took about 15 minutes. Filtering the gas back into cans took another hour! Those little coffee filters plug up pretty fast. I was amazed at the amount of dirt removed, how much better the hats look and feel, and crease, too. Very pleased.

Here is one of the cleaning candidates, an older Champ I picked up several weeks back. It looked as though someone tried to clean it with water or a water/vinegar mix. There were white lines left in the felt, and the crease was really wonky and lopsided. Did I say how dirty this one was? Much dirtier than I thought.

Does the bath damage the liner or sweatband? I’ve been thinking of doing something to a few of mine. I worry about the tags also.

 

[Richard Morgan]

Great kids today gents!

I cleaned 2 hats last Tuesday in the white gas/naptha bath. Cleaning took about 15 minutes. Filtering the gas back into cans took another hour! Those little coffee filters plug up pretty fast. I was amazed at the amount of dirt removed, how much better the hats look and feel, and crease, too. Very pleased.

Here is one of the cleaning candidates, an older Champ I picked up several weeks back. It looked as though someone tried to clean it with water or a water/vinegar mix. There were white lines left in the felt, and the crease was really wonky and lopsided. Did I say how dirty this one was? Much dirtier than I thought.

Great Champ. I gave up on using coffee filters. It took forever and they keep sliding down the side of the funnel and letting the naphta flow around and over them. I have started using a double layer of cotton tee shirt fabric. Seems to filter pretty good, try using a black one and see what you catch, and goes much faster.

 

[Tukwila]

Does the bath damage the liner or sweatband? I’ve been thinking of doing something to a few of mine. I worry about the tags also.

It doesn't seem to have done any damage to tags, liner or sweat.

 

[1967Cougar390]

Peters Bros milan for work tonight.

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That’s a great looking hat. The color is outstanding.

Steven

 

[AbbaDatDeHat]

Great Champ. I gave up on using coffee filters. It took forever and they keep sliding down the side of the funnel and letting the naphta flow around and over them. I have started using a double layer of cotton tee shirt fabric. Seems to filter pretty good, try using a black one and see what you catch, and goes much faster.

Paint filters. Work great. Put them in a large funnel. Doesn’t take long at all.
B

 

[Zombie_61]

Dont remind me. Wait. What's a spreadsheet? A bed covering?

It could be a layer of manure, depending on your accent.