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What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?
Did my little 1/2 acre of 8" tall wet grass yesterday lol -
What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?
Overcast, dull and muggy again here this morning ( and were not even going to talk about the mosquitos lol) Time to brighten the morning with the turquoise Hemp Stratoliner -
What Hat Are You Working On Today?
For something like this, a large flat (CLEAN) countertop or cutting board, covere4d with a towel, A good Steam Iron, and a press cloth or light towel is about all you need. DONT iron directly on the hemp. DONT try to iron into shape.... steam the brim up good and damp, lay it on a flat surface... -
What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?
Dull foggy, dreary, morning... Thought Id add a bit of snap. A rehabilitated Stetson Imperial Ultimate finish (pic showing it when I got it) -
What Hat Are You Working On Today?
the subject of Stratoliner Hemp brims came up earlier today... for anyone with a misbehaving Hemp front brim, (wierd wavy front brims) Ive have decent luck with steaming the front half of the stratoliner basically flat. Leave the rear on the normal brim flange so it turns up normally. If... -
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What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?
Obviously better than Seattle proper these days, but back in my Washington days, even the woodsy areas were bad...Ill bet Ive broken 3 or 4 shock absorbers on the washboard road going up to Mowich Lake on Ranier lol -
What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?
Much nicer neighborhood than the Ranier area lol -
Show us your Pipes
Nice mailman brought me my latest ebay aquisition.. A nice Peterson 302 smooth briar. I somehow managed to lose TWO nice Peterson pipes during my retirement move, and I just now found a decently priced replacement ( for anyone wondering.. its filled with my old favorite... Cornell and Diehl...- RickP
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What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?
Ive developed the same thought with a couple hemp stratoliners... brim down they can be a little whommper-jawed, but brim up is nice and neat -
What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?
May have a little break in the weather for at least part of the day... Taking one of the converted former cowboys out for coffee this morning. It should be fine in case of a stray shower -
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What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?
Foggy morning and expecting scattered t storms today... so Akubra week continues. The Bogart gets the call this morning -
The STETSON WAY, Advertising and ephemera of the Golden Era
Looking at all the 40s and 50's ads Ill have to say that one of my grandfathers was the $7 type and the other was the $12.50 type. ( farmer vs engineer) -
Hawaiian shirts and fedoras
Many "hawaiian" and "Tropical" shirts are a hot mess from one side to the other. Give me a shirt where the patterns like up anyday! -
Hawaiian shirts and fedoras
As others have said... many compliments to the better half for lining up the pattern halfs so well... it really makes the shirts clean looking -
What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?
Another wet day coming up... Taking the Akubra Metropolitan out for a swim today lol -
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The STETSON WAY, Advertising and ephemera of the Golden Era
Often those full page ads had really cool ads on the back too.... can be hard to choose which one is more interesting lol -
The STETSON WAY, Advertising and ephemera of the Golden Era
Heres todays 1942 Vita Felt ad... Its really impressed me how some of these illustrations just jump out at you. Some have really nice graphics. Considering the Saturday Evening Post's long history with Norman Rockwell, its too bad he didnt do any Stetson color ads... THOSE would have been cool... -
What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?
Going to be a wet rainy day (all day). So its Akubra weather. One of the Stylemasters came off the wall this morning -
What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?
Nice travel hat! Ive carried one of the stick on 3m coat hangers and a couple spare adhesive strips on trips. Stick it to the seatback, or overhead bin and when the plane lands, just pull the little tab on the command adhesive strip and it comes right off -
The STETSON WAY, Advertising and ephemera of the Golden Era
Another 1942 Stetson ad framed today. Interesting that it came packaged inside a cool scrapbook cover with a gold embossed Pirate (I love all things Pirate! ) An ebay bonus package! Pirate, sword, treasure chest, but alas no peg leg lol
