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Thanks, Joe!Looking great Randall!
Thanks, Joe!Looking great Randall!
Enjoyed the comparo, Joe. Can’t say which is the best hat, but as far as aesthetics I like the Blockier profile and purtier bow of the Adams.Adam Mainliner Silverbelly
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When my 60s Dobbs Westward Silverbelly showed up last week I immediately drew comparisons in my mind to my late 1960s Adam Mainliner. So I decided I would pull that one out and see how these two OR/Strat clones match up. Man are these two hats similar. The dimensions As you might expect are almost identical with 2 1/2 brims and around 5 inch crowns as shaped. Both with 3/8 thin Grosgrain ribbons and matching 1/8 binding. The Dobbs is ever so slightly more tan in color and it does have a thicker sweatband. Comparing the felt. The Dobbs is a bit thicker and more dense whereas the Adam felt is thinner and shapes a tad bit easier. My guess is the Dobbs May have been a bit of a ‘higher Level’ hat in comparison to this Adam as the Dobbs does have a wind trolley. Though for me I think I prefer the softer crown of the Adam even though the Dobbs May be a slightly ‘better quality’ felt. I Like the blockier look on the Adam crown. However all and all it’s splitting hairs. Separately you would not go wrong with either of these.
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Excellent Hommie SteveMayser "Spezial" possibly just post WWII or early 1940s.
This address was listed in the 1939 Gelsenkirchen City Address Book. The shop moved to a new location post WWII.
Mayser Advertising Stand, possibly mid 1950s.
Made by Josef Preissler Pforzheim (founded 1907)
What an honor Steve!
Adam Mainliner Silverbelly
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When my 60s Dobbs Westward Silverbelly showed up last week I immediately drew comparisons in my mind to my late 1960s Adam Mainliner. So I decided I would pull that one out and see how these two OR/Strat clones match up. Man are these two hats similar. The dimensions As you might expect are almost identical with 2 1/2 brims and around 5 inch crowns as shaped. Both with 3/8 thin Grosgrain ribbons and matching 1/8 binding. The Dobbs is ever so slightly more tan in color and it does have a thicker sweatband. Comparing the felt. The Dobbs is a bit thicker and more dense whereas the Adam felt is thinner and shapes a tad bit easier. My guess is the Dobbs May have been a bit of a ‘higher Level’ hat in comparison to this Adam as the Dobbs does have a wind trolley. Though for me I think I prefer the softer crown of the Adam even though the Dobbs May be a slightly ‘better quality’ felt. I Like the blockier look on the Adam crown. However all and all it’s splitting hairs. Separately you would not go wrong with either of these.
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Stetson 3X:
Glorious looking Monti. Heat and humidity morning, noon and evening have me surrendering to straw of late.
Jeff, interesting shirt promoting a Scarlatti marathon. The very same fellow who wrote 555 keyboard sonatas. A prodigious amount of the sonatas were written for harpsicord, which while is usually not a fav of mine,still finds me enjoying his bold harmonic audacity in using dissonance, different modulations and keys. I am not sure I could attend and have focused listening to the some 30+ hours of a Scarlatti marathon.
Cheers.
Beautiful hat JimA little dressin' up for Sunday go-to-meeting because I don't wear this one near enough. My first custom.
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Great hat and boots Jonathan! Needs a white truck tailgate though...
Very sharp, Jim! Definitely should get more action, though with your great collection it's easy for one to get lost in the fold.A little dressin' up for Sunday go-to-meeting because I don't wear this one near enough. My first custom.
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Beautiful hat Jim
Thanks, Bob! Don't think a truck is in the cards anytime soon, though. Wife made me get rid of my two-door coupe because it wasn't a practical family car. My choices nowadays are CR-V or 200K hybrid Civic.
I'd have better chance getting a dog and some PBR.
Very sharp, Jim! Definitely should get more action, though with your great collection it's easy for one to get lost in the fold.
Super nice, Jim. similar colors to the Dobbs I posted a short while back. This Gannon ribbon may be a little darker shade of burgundy wine even though I darkened the grosgrain a bit with black dye. Yours makes me wish I had left the ribbon in the mixture a wee longer.A little dressin' up for Sunday go-to-meeting because I don't wear this one near enough. My first custom.
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Joe, Thank you! Sharp looking Adam "Mainliner" Silverbelly from you yesterday!Excellent Hommie Steve
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