And for the guild.......not sure of the date frame other than before the mid-80's as it does not include metric on the tag and has the union stamp on the back. 10X Beaver 6 cord.....More in the Shudde Brothers thread...
And as promised another Shudde Brothers. This is a light Silver/Grey Resistol 10X Beaver, 6 cord (6 cords are a favorite with me).......and its box!
This has nice proportions and a pencil curl giving it a real planter vibe, a little over 4 1/2" crown as creased, 3 1/4" out to the end of the...
A few weeks ago I received an RM Williams (Akubra) "Thoroughbred"(not the new one) which I posted earlier in the thread...... While I like it, it needed a good horsehair band (which I added), but I was still unsure. Looked to disproportional and tapered.
THEN I decided to entirely re-block...
Today my Fed IV that is I suppose their Carbon Grey but is a more Steel Grey with blue tones.....
This photo shows the color better....
Hats are so very hard to photograph.
Arrived yesterday. Unmarked save the R M Williams brand I presume an Akubra, and possibly from the 80's or later, when they went all in on the longhorn branding (not sure when they changed logos again). Model is the "Thoroughbred" which today is an altogether different hat. It had a two cord...
Me too.....she did not mind another arriving yesterday but....pretty sure I would be in one of those boxes, this time being shipped somewhere else.....
My wife: "need another box.........";)
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