Tread lightly there.......when the wrong people learn this, the ban on the use fur felt will also become law as it has with pelts in California and elsewhere. While this sounds outlandish.....we are living in strange times.:(:rolleyes:
Then what will we do............
Beginning of the week I wore my made over Stetson Pinnacle, Hat re-blocked, re-flanged with a replacement two cord thin ribbon to make the crown appear taller.
Mid-week my unlined extra thin felt VS by Art....
Saturday was cooler so my completely made over (re-flanged, re-blocked, replaced...
While I was "out and about" on Saturday I found this box in the wild.....
Inside was this absolutely pristine mid-50's Brooks Brothers fedora.....
Aaaaaaaaand......it WAS in my size!!!!!!:p
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I will post more in the "Brooks Brothers" thread.....
I have wondered this for some time....especially after (and during) the war (WW2) when both rabbit and Cony were is short supply and labor costs were skyrocketing.
I tried to start a thread about this very topic when it got "merged" into a unrelated thread when the bartender did not...
Written on the back "the Sporty Five". No date....
Two are taking a nip from a flask, one is pouring another a drink from a flask and the fifth is pouring from a bottle!!!!
Also 1948...usually you see these from hatters...not from bars. Now I went full Bob Hufford on this one as it intrigued me.;)
AND they are still in business!!!!! AND in the same location......
From their Facebook page....
Their description on Facebook: "Kenny's Snacks Café is a hometown bar...
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