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Aaron Hats Store in No. Conway is GONE!
Doctor Strange got it right about the holidays. Our stores will be back to normal starting Wednesday. Too many holidays!! Steven www.bencafthats.com -
Aaron Hats Store in No. Conway is GONE!
I feel bad for Aaron but unfontunately I knew it was coming . I had heard rumors from salesman last year that things werent good. I guess things never picked up after Christmas. It is very hard to have a decent business in hats todays without a good walk in trade. Relying on the internet today... -
Aaron Hats Store in No. Conway is GONE!
We are still very much in business. The phones were not working for two days (I hate Verizon). Everything is back to normal. I wish Aarons had a phone number to reach him . Steven www.bencrafthats.com -
Aaron Hats Store in No. Conway is GONE!
The hat business is indeed a tough business to be in . Unless you specialize in a specific group of people such as western or the Orthodox jewish market , it will be tough. Most major cities such as Chicago, Detroit, St Louis have only one hat store and that is all that is needed. In New York ... -
Bigalli Hats
Bigalli hats are all produced in Eucador. The name of the company is Yanapi . They are known for making hats of wool , fur felt and straw. As for their value, the wools are nice, probably on par with Bollman -much better than the Chinese crap. I will give them credit for their interesting... -
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The Stetson One-Hundred "100"
Dont forget to have the special hard box that went with the hat. i have seen a few of the boxes pop up on EBAY without the hat. I believe there were keys as well. Steven www.bencrafthats.com -
Hat ribbon questions
2" ribbon is pretty wide today. The highest ribbon that I've seen on modern production hats is 19line from Borsalino . That would be about 1 7/8 inches. Perhaps Offray hasa higher ribbon. You might want to check a fabric store that sells ribbon for other purposes. 2 1/2" ribbon would be much... -
Aaron Hats Store in No. Conway is GONE!
Unfortunately, it seems the store is closed now. I hope that Aaron reopens in the future . There arent many of us left in the business! Steven www.bencrafthats.com -
List of classic manufacturer's . . .
Georgio Cellini is a private label from Henry the Hatter. He uses the name on hats from Puerto Fino . Steven www.bencrafthats.com -
Fixing my new whippet...
The hat is probably from around 1950. Stetson was in Phili until 1970. All production moved to St Joseph and Garland after that. the main point is that you did a great job of repairing the hat. I wish my Whippet looked that good! Steven... -
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Current production Fedora makers (Not Custom)
Golden Gate hats are made by Bollman in the USA. Broners hats are now starting to be made in China. Bot are wool but different factories. Check the tags in the hats. Steven www.bencrafthats.com -
Scala Fedoras - Good quality?
Analogist, you are up early today! All Scala fur felts made today are from China. They are one step above a wool hat. Stay away from them . Steven www.bencrafthats.com -
Vintage boys hats or decent quality new hats
I strongly suggest johnnys website. i spoke to him a few weeks ago. He has a great selection of vintage hats in small sizes. Most men today arent 6 5/8 and 6 3/4 but younger boys are. The prices will be good and they wont be wool garbage hats like those made today... -
Stetson Box
This box was used until the early 1990's. I still have plenty of them in my store. Sorry its not from the 1950's. Steven www.bencrafthats.com -
NEW 2010 Stetson Whippet
I dont know if the hat will be available in a 7 3/4. I dont see why not. Stetson has the block for it. Steven www.bencrafthats.com -
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Chatham brim width?
It was a Bencraft return!! Steven www.bencrafthats.com -
Chatham brim width?
Our Chatham is custome made for us with a 2 3/4" brim. It is one of our best selling hats from Stetson due to the wider brim. The Whippet is a smaller brim at 2 3/8" (bound). Steven www.bencrafthats.com -
NEW 2010 Stetson Whippet
We are getting in a straw version of the Brewster . It will be online next week. This is a much nicer hat than the Whippet . The Brewster is made of genuine Panama straw and will have a 2 3/8" bound edge just like the felt version. Steven www.bencrafthats.com -
The Worth of Vintage Boaters
Vintage Boaters are fairly common compared to other vintage straw hats. Most will sell for between 15 and 100 depending on the size , name of the company and condition. Larger sizes will sell for more. Steven www.bencrafthats.com -
Rant about customer service
All FL members can PM me and the response will be a lot quicker. We hope that things will get back to normal soon. ;) Steven www.bencrafthats.com
