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Such a nice finish on this Mallory Ten. A very pettable hat. And I'm kinda taken by the brim treatment too.

And of course, gills.

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Hey all. While I was rummaging around the hat room. I rediscovered this one which had been sitting in the box new and never worn for about 2 years. Pleasant surprise.
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Biltmore “Eleganza” in Black Oak 2&1/4 inch brim with an underwelt. 2001 model
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Christmas in September! Nice.

Looks great, D.
 

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Yo Matt! What's up? Always good to see you. The Dobbs looks great!
Thanks D. Great to see you, too
Damn its good to see you Matt! And what a way to come up for air! That brim binding is truly interesting. All the bells and whistles!
Thanks Mike.
Good to see you Matt, looks better than a homburg anyway. Very cool Vita-felt
HA! I'll MEET your Royal Stetson, Mattster, and raise you a DELUXE!

I thought this might have once been a Hommy, too, but nope.

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Photo-bombed by a bunch of bananas?! At least you got bombed by a kitty.

Oh, the Vita-Felt ROCKS, Matt!!!!
A beauty of a bunch of bananas, Chuck!

Hat don't suck either. I really love that rose binding.
Good to see you back, Matt. Looks like the brim wants to be somewhere in between homburg and fedora. I would like to see it turned up too, if only for Bob Robert's sake.
Thanks, Stefan.

I was wearing it up in the afternoon. I dig the look.
 

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Wow! Impressive lid my friend. Looks like a pretty good weave from here.
Poor picture quality... Probably only a grade 4 - 5 Panama weave, but you can't find wide brim Panama westerns like this anymore. The trend is for low crown, stingy brim hats now. This one doesn't have a huge crown, but acceptable.

Almost all the "straw" westerns you see now are paper Toyo or Shantung with a solid coating of shellac on them. Even this Panama has shellac on it. Some even have a wire sewn into the brim to help mold and keep the form.
 

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@Frunobulax "made" me buy this. It came yesterday.
He and I both thought it was a homburg from the pics on the eBay. It ain't.

Royal Vita-Felt.
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HA! I'll MEET your Royal Stetson, Mattster, and raise you a DELUXE!

I thought this might have once been a Hommy, too, but nope.

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Photo-bombed by a bunch of bananas?! At least you got bombed by a kitty.

Oh, the Vita-Felt ROCKS, Matt!!!!
These hats are so incredibly unique and spectacular. If I can see correctly, though, it looks like Matt's Vita-Felt has the folded over "half blind" stitching on the brim treatment, and Charlie's gem is sewn from both sides of the felt... with both hats having a similar look and appeal.

I'd treasure any hat like these two, gentlemen! Good show, and thanks for posting!
 

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I wore this hat all day, but changed jackets after the mail arrived. I like the way the natural felt is so versatile.
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I've become such a fan of the natural felt since I saw those Gannon lids commissioned by @Short Balding Guy and @Frunobulax . I got my first natural from Michael last year and subsequently changed my order with Bob at Black Sheep Hat Works from navy to natural.... it should be coming in the next few weeks.

Wonderful hat Jonesy!
 
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No time to post yesterday, but it was this one. Borsalino Gulaela.

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Another Grand old Borsalino. Wonderful!

Dobbs Twenty I picked up in a Wyoming cowboy outfitters this summer.

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I need to steam the front brim or something as it is a little flat. It was on a shelf for a looong time according to the shop as everyone wanted real cowboy hats.
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Happy Friday!!
What an incredible find! A great hat by any standard!

Banjo in Charcoal
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More nice felt from Oz!

I never was much of a black hat guy but I'm kinda warming up to them, some. My new Borsa conversion will be my second black hat and I think it will make nice one. I'm anxious, myself, to see how it turns out. Here's a black Resistol thin ribbon conversion I did last Fall...

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I can't say enough about your work, Terry. Excellent!

Such a nice finish on this Mallory Ten. A very pettable hat. And I'm kinda taken by the brim treatment too.

And of course, gills.

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Super cool, Jim! I love those gills. I can't see the brim treatment in your pics. Can you describe it for us?

1930s C&K, Knapp-Felt derby.

I think it is nifty that there are two sets of owner initials. Shared hat (that'd be weird... "rock, scissors, paper you for the Knapp-Felt, today") or sequential owners (seems more likely based on different font and wear on the lettering)?

Merry Fridee!
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I've sure missed your posts, Matt. Another great derby in exquisite condition. Welcome! Welcome!

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Every day, posting these gems Perry! Love the hat AND the shirt!
 

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Another Grand old Borsalino. Wonderful!


What an incredible find! A great hat by any standard!


More nice felt from Oz!


I can't say enough about your work, Terry. Excellent!


Super cool, Jim! I love those gills. I can't see the brim treatment in your pics. Can you describe it for us?


I've sure missed your posts, Matt. Another great derby in exquisite condition. Welcome! Welcome!


Every day, posting these gems Perry! Love the hat AND the shirt!
Thank you, buddy. I really appreciate that.
 
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Wow! I can’t say anyone else has seen the resemblance, but I’ll certainly take the compliment. Thanks, Perry.
Another Grand old Borsalino. Wonderful!


What an incredible find! A great hat by any standard!


More nice felt from Oz!


I can't say enough about your work, Terry. Excellent!


Super cool, Jim! I love those gills. I can't see the brim treatment in your pics. Can you describe it for us?


I've sure missed your posts, Matt. Another great derby in exquisite condition. Welcome! Welcome!


Every day, posting these gems Perry! Love the hat AND the shirt!
Thanks Doug. You been digging out some gems yourself:)
 

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