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Mighty44

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Awesome! Is that the one Brent had for sale? I’d never seen one before. Fantastic documentation!
 
Fantastic

Awesome! Is that the one Brent had for sale? I’d never seen one before. Fantastic documentation!

Nice get, Bob.
I had a Bon Voyage, but it had been well munched by starving larvae. Wish I could find another one for keeps!

Thanks guys! I like this hat a lot. The crease at the fold gives it an Optimo (Panama … not Chicago) vibe. I bought this at an estate auction with an Open Road and a couple of caps.

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MikeinRome

One Too Many
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1950's or so Lee White Label Homburg. Brim is 2 1/2 inches front and back and 2 1/4 on sides. Has 5 1/2 inch open crown. The hat is black with a dark purple or plum ribbon. Note: The mfg or reorder tag isn't any kind of a Lee tag. It's a Disney brand tag which is in this hat for some reason. I think the left part of the tag that says "Disney" was torn off on purpose. Disney was Lee's top-shelf hat brand, like Churchill was said to be Resistol's top brand.
 

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1950's or so Lee White Label Homburg. Brim is 2 1/2 inches front and back and 2 1/4 on sides. Has 5 1/2 inch open crown. The hat is black with a dark purple or plum ribbon. Note: The mfg or reorder tag isn't any kind of a Lee tag. It's a Disney brand tag which is in this hat for some reason. I think the left part of the tag that says "Disney" was torn off on purpose. Disney was Lee's top-shelf hat brand, like Churchill was said to be Resistol's top brand.
Interesting…. Seems like a case of grabbing what you need to get it out the door. I imagine Lee put out far more Disney branded hats of this quality than Lee White label. So it kinda makes sense.
 

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