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What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?

Rumad

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Steve1857

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Great to see you looking well and so good, Mike.

That Borsalino Featherweight is truly a lightweight dream

Stay well and safe.

Inspired by Joe, this is Day 1 of my "31 Days of Hats" parade. In no particular order, mostly just what falls to hand each day. Today, I ventured out to Home Depot in a early 1950s Borsalino Featherweight. This hat has came from Anthony Amodio and the crease is his creation. Featherweight is a true description of this one, lighter than a popcorn fart!

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Inspired by Joe, this is Day 1 of my "31 Days of Hats" parade. In no particular order, mostly just what falls to hand each day. Today, I ventured out to Home Depot in a early 1950s Borsalino Featherweight. This hat has came from Anthony Amodio and the crease is his creation. Featherweight is a true description of this one, lighter than a popcorn fart!

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Really excited for your 31 Days Mike... what a fabulous hat to start with!
 
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30:30 OT:31
Knox Flying Cloud - Brown

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My 30 Days to 30 Hats has ended. I’m excited to see Mike @Redfokker present his 31 day parade along with the Theme weeks from Stefan and Steve. My 30:30 may be over.. but I am left with some great hats that didn’t make the cut so I decided to present them in Overtime. Since it is my OT it will be my rules... and that means I won’t really have rules. I’ll just try to get to them as I feel like it. Maybe mix in some others as I go. So here we go with 30:30 OT:31

This medium brown Knox Flying Cloud I thought would be a great companion piece to the grey Knox Flying Cloud I picked up about a year ago.... which I really love.. The grey one is one with a “Custom Edge” (Cavanagh) and great feel to the felt. This one I think may be a slightly later issue as it has an underwelt brim and glued in liner typical of maybe a very late 60s early 70s release. It does however have the VERY cool flying cloud liner as does the grey one.. though less of a golden look to it. They both have 1 3/4 brims and this one has a slightly taller crown at 4 3/4... though I think it is just how they are bashed... open is probably about the same. This hat along with a Charcoal grey Charles Knox hatter I received... both originally sold at Jacob Reed’s Sons in Philadelphia from a retail price of $30 marked down to $15. A very cool little hat... and a nice start for The OT


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This week I will feature J. Hückel´s Söhne Soft Felt Hats. J. Hückel´s Söhne was nationalized as Tonak after 1945.

J. Hückel´s Söhne "Flexible Seal Velour", Crown Open 6 inches, Brim 2 1/4 inches, probably early to mid 1930s. Only "Flexible Seal Velour" I have in my collection. As usual the JHS Velour is especially fantastic (color, density, pliability, finish). Unfortunately I have caused damage to the liner crest.

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J. Hückel´s Söhne "Grand-Prix Paris" Display, 1920s - 1930s.

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J. Hückel´s Söhne, Hückel Display Pin, 1920s - 1930s.

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30:30 OT:31
Knox Flying Cloud - Brown

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My 30 Days to 30 Hats has ended. I’m excited to see Mike @Redfokker present his 31 day parade along with the Theme weeks from Stefan and Steve. My 30:30 may be over.. but I am left with some great hats that didn’t make the cut so I decided to present them in Overtime. Since it is my OT it will be my rules... and that means I won’t really have rules. I’ll just try to get to them as I feel like it. Maybe mix in some others as I go. So here we go with 30:30 OT:31

This medium brown Knox Flying Cloud I thought would be a great companion piece to the grey Knox Flying Cloud I picked up about a year ago.... which I really love.. The grey one is one with a “Custom Edge” (Cavanagh) and great feel to the felt. This one I think may be a slightly later issue as it has an underwelt brim and glued in liner typical of maybe a very late 60s early 70s release. It does however have the VERY cool flying cloud liner as does the grey one.. though less of a golden look to it. They both have 1 3/4 brims and this one has a slightly taller crown at 4 3/4... though I think it is just how they are bashed... open is probably about the same. This hat along with a Charcoal grey Charles Knox hatter I received... both originally sold at Jacob Reed’s Sons in Philadelphia from a retail price of $30 marked down to $15. A very cool little hat... and a nice start for The OT


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Classic styling from the era! Love that color.
 

1967Cougar390

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Inspired by Joe, this is Day 1 of my "31 Days of Hats" parade. In no particular order, mostly just what falls to hand each day. Today, I ventured out to Home Depot in a early 1950s Borsalino Featherweight. This hat has came from Anthony Amodio and the crease is his creation. Featherweight is a true description of this one, lighter than a popcorn fart!

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Mike that is a great looking hat. The color looks spectacular!

Steven
 

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