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1930s Dobbs "Cross Country"
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1930s Dobbs "Cross Country"
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Ottmar Reich possibly 1920s. It's definitely hand woven but not sure if it's a Panama (Ecuadoran, Colombian, Japanese, ?).
I hadn't seen that square center weave on the crown before. I like how it gradually becomes a circle. Is that because it is easier to keep a flat top for a boater that way, Alan? And another question: if the weave is too fine, it is harder for the brim to be flat, correct? Or does a flat brim on a Panama have to have a stiffener anyway?A panama weave boater that took a nasty fall some years back on my watch. Battle scars are part of life.
I hadn't seen that square center weave on the crown before. I like how it slowly becomes a circle. Is that because it is easier to keep a flat top for a boater that way, Alan? And another question: if the weave is too fine, it is harder for the brim to be flat, correct? Or does a flat brim on a Panama have to have a stiffener anyway?
Rain, rain, rain every day in Mexico City.
Silverbelly Optimo Park Avenue. It has a 2 3/4 inch brim, which is wider than that on the Optimo Manhattans (2 1/2 inches.) It also has a slightly taller crown, for proportion, I suppose.
I hide it inside my jacket when it's raining, because I wore it in slight rain the day I bought it in Chicago, and it got a couple of stains it was hard to get rid of.
This was my first good hat, and I didn't know what the fit was supposed to feel like, so at the time I got it in 58.25 cm., and it was a little tight after a couple of hours. I ordered my next Optimo at 58.5, and the next at 58.75, which is perfect for me. That means that 7 1/4 is too tight and 7 3/8 is too loose.
It took a while to stretch this Silverbelly, because it kept shrinking back.
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Alan, Thank you. I saw your fantastic Panama Boater and it has a somewhat similar square like start and a finer weave. The Ecuador Panamas I checked have circular starts. I was thinking possibly Colombia. I seem to recall seeing some Colombian straws with square like starts (will see if I can find any examples). My friend that owns a hat store in Germany was thinking possibly Japan but they don't appear to be paper straw (they may have used other straw types). I believe there a examples here of Japan Panamas.I love this one, Steve... going to go out on a palm frond and guess Panama. I have a similar one that I will be posting momentarily.
Whoa Chuck:Last few days my Churchhill-style Tejas-color natural-price on sticker $25.Playing with cars yesterday.I'm liking the cattleman crease more and more.