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  1. suitedcboy

    Hat identification

    It looks like one of the rain hats they made in the 60's. Made from similar material to a raincoat and water repellent treated.
  2. suitedcboy

    Hat sponsor

    Never gonna work! I take that back. If we put together groups of the same hat size then it stands a really good chance of success. You post the address and your max bid or offer on the hat you want, but really do not need, and one of your "support" group goes and buys it out from under you...
  3. suitedcboy

    Custom Made Justin AQHA Remuda Mens Black Smooth Ostrich w/Brown Top Sz 10 1/2 EE

    I want them. Sent a PM earlier today.
  4. suitedcboy

    What Hat Are You Wearing Today 1?

    I'm hopping a plane to MN to go hunting for that variety of tree. Texas has no trees that produce hats. Damned fine hats at that.
  5. suitedcboy

    Borsalino Bankrupt?

    MAP= Mean Ass Pricing ??? I have been wearing the new Stetson I picked up at the outlet in Garland for most of the last two weeks and there is not one thing to not like about the felt or any other part of the hat. The sweatband is a high quality leather that feels nice on my head. The edge...
  7. suitedcboy

    Post New Hats Here!

    There is a production number on a label and an inspector name and number. The price tag used by the outlet has no info.
  8. suitedcboy

    What Hat Are You Wearing Today 1?

    Joao isn't the only one with lots of shade. (Cell phone selfies sure do change the crease....)
  9. suitedcboy

    Post New Hats Here!

    New Stetson Royal DeLuxe I picked this up at the Resistol (and Stetson now also) outlet in Garland. Nice felt. Not thin felt but still malleable and holds dent and brim shaping well. I have no idea what the felt is supposed to be. I would guess a rabbit/beaver mix of maybe 50/50 but that is...
  10. suitedcboy

    How to remove odors from a hat?

    Is there a way any of you have gotten the old hatbox smell out? I have a couple of hats that I can't detect any bad odors but the hat has the odor of the hatbox cardboard. Newspaper for 3 weeks seem to only add a faint aroma of the print ink w/o getting the old cardboard odor out.
  11. suitedcboy

    Ebay Hats: Victories, Defeats, Gripes & Items of Interest

    I'd love to see an ad for a used car hat they would write........... I'm not of the opinion that the final production of a closing hat factory means anything special. IF you do a crappy job because you are talking with co-workers about what you are going to do with no job and you miss some...
  13. suitedcboy

    stiffening issues(not medical!)

    I recently used shellac/denatured alcohol mix and spritzed it on a limp hat I have. I am extremely pleased with result. I sprayed it heavy until the felt soaked. I got a helmet hard hat that I wanted. It is a 100% beaver western. I did have to use a cloth soaked with denatured alcohol to get...
  14. suitedcboy

    What Hat Are You Wearing Today 1?

    SBG, That is an AWESOME trio of greens! Every one a home run. I lean by a faint margin towards that Vogue. The wider binding lends a bit of subdued bling to that one.
  15. suitedcboy

    Storing hats for a move

    I have made hat boxes using an appropriate sized box. Western hat boxes are in the neighborhood of 14 x 18 x 8 tall. Fedoras would fit in a 14 x 14 x 7 tall. Get some more cardboard and cut it about 1 inch longer than the measurement of your hat around brim to crown break and 6 inches wide...
  16. suitedcboy

    Western, anyone?

    I have a couple of recent 100% beaver Americans and they are making a great hat. Finish is superb and materials are very high quality. I'm not sure how long Maddox has had the Best Hat Store open in N Fort Worth but I think it has to be 20 years. I've bought a few there and his staff...
  17. suitedcboy

    Best Straw hat maker for Western/ Cowboy styles?

    Atwood makes great western straws of the palm leaf type. The American, stetson, Resistol straws are almost always polyurethane coated which increases durability but the "hand" (if that can apply to straws) is worse for it. Atwood palm leaf straws are 4 inches and up. The poly coated variety...
  19. suitedcboy

    Collector's Weekly on Vintage Men's Hats

    Collector's Weekly CW is a nice site where you can see quickly a cross section of what is on Ebay. BUT a ball cap belongs in the hat listings the same way a pair of holey jeans and a ripped hoodie belongs in "Tuxedoes for sale" listings.
  20. suitedcboy

    The Hatco Outlet Store in Garland, TX

    The only things I have seen that are consistently on the shelves is 3x-5x westerns. The higher end hats (20X and up) are hit and miss as irregulars are produced or returns/cancelled orders come back. I have been in the store when I wished I had a huge wad of cash as there were literally a...
  21. suitedcboy

    Thief Wearing a Fedora

    It was a wool fedora. They probably figured a wool fedora wearer would wield a fake gun.
  22. suitedcboy

    Western, anyone?

    That orange hat is what the admonition, "if you don't have anything nice to say then don't say anything at all" was written for.
  23. suitedcboy

    Ask a question, get an answer

    They sell those over in that community where all those people from Remlap live.

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