Love the hat, vest, shirt, and boots Greg. But I just have to ask, what's in the glass? Jack? Jim? Or something else?
Love the hat, vest, shirt, and boots Greg. But I just have to ask, what's in the glass? Jack? Jim? Or something else?
Oops, you are right. Fixed it.Does the label say Stratoliner?
never mind. It looks as though the last photo is from a different hat.
Hi RustyGreat to see you again Che!!!!
I have missed your post, I bet your grandson has really grown.
Hope to see more of you and your hats.
Hi RustyGreat to see you again Che!!!!
I have missed your post, I bet your grandson has really grown.
Hope to see more of you and your hats.
Beauty
Thanks ET.Two really good looking hats Michael!
Thank Joe. Maybe I'll have to try my hand at stitching?The gay prince without its saddle stitching. Nice hat Michael
Very nice. Looking forward to the side by side.View attachment 322032
Dobbs Gay Prince
Ultra thin velvet/velour like grey felt
5 inch crown as shaped - 5 1/2 to 5 3/4 open
2 3/4 brim with saddle stitched edge
7/8 self felted band with saddle accents
This super cool hat was enabled by Jonathan @TheOldFashioned. I was actually keen to let it pass on as I have a tan Gay Prince that doesn’t get enough wear... however the seller sent an offer which opened the door to some haggling and hooked me in. I really like the grey color on this one. My Tan GP appears to be a 1940s hat based on its manufacturing tag. This one has no such tag a few cues point to this being a slightly later hat. There is a very crinkly oil skin like liner protector... not the silky one from the later 50s though. The Dobbs Gay prince logo has the gold embossed carriage which also points 50s. I’ll probably do a side by side on the soon... but a quick impression is the felt is very similar to the 40s if possible slightly thinner and softer... however it seemed less obedient in holding a pinch. That was rectified somewhat when I opened up the crown and removed the rather deep center dent it was preferring. With a more shallow dent the side dents held very nicely and gave the crown a much fuller look. The grey felt shifts slightly to green hues in the late afternoon light... showed some more neutral to blue tones in other light. The hat over all is in extremely nice Shape... the saddle stitching is fully in tact and it has its original Gay Prince signature feather in all its glory! Or close anyway Only thing I found was a small hole in the liner tip. Will do up a side by side on my two GP soon.
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The sellers photos were so lovely... decided to keep them for posterity
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Thanks Michael.Thanks ET.
Thank Joe. Maybe I'll have to try my hand at stitching?
Very nice. Looking forward to the side by side.
Michael
I don’t have any 60s to compare. But I can tell the difference between my early 50s (maybe late 40s) 3x and the mid to late 50s #1 quality.Thanks, for the answer, Bill.
Is the quality something you can easily feel in the felt?
I recently acquired a western No. 1, but it’s an early 60s model in mint condition. Feels as good as any 3X from that era, but imagine the quality was way better in the 40s and 50’s.
Can find the old pics, It's a black OR with some holes , holes got bigger after I reblocked the crown , So I turn it to this look.Before and after pics would be interesting. One heck of a profile.
B
Looks good SteveOut and about on this very gray day in the newly acquired P&C Habig. It's such a light hat.
The brim works well down, but I preferred it up today View attachment 322437