Great job. I looked at it and she just could not give a decent answer as to its size. and the pics were awful. I am looking forward to seeing what you got. Any way well done.
Jeff
The web sight Ask Men posted a video on how to buy your first hat. Was shot as the Stetson Show room, I think in NYC
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVFjPTrJMBo
I don't agree with everything but all in all a good video.
Jeff
It's the hardest on you. When I had my heart attack I put my faith in God and my doctors and I was very peaceful. My wife has told me she was a wreck. God bless you and the chief I hope you both have many years of hat buying ahead of you.
Jeff
I am sure that even with recipes colours changed with batches or even the recipe was tweaked if parts of it were not available or at too dear a price. or even the age of the ingredients or a mixed batch can change to way it coloured the felt. Even today with computerized everything dye lots or...
Thanks for the comments. What is really strange is that we figured out that my wife's cousin is married to one of the descendants of one of the judges that
condemned her. Small world.
Jeff
One more of my Resistol's trip. This one is on the way home. My Daughter Abby and I in front of a Statue of my 15X Great-grandmother Abby's 16X Mary Dyer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Dyer
The Statue is at the entrance to the Senate of the Massachusetts State House Boston.
Jeff
just picked up a nice Resistol western on the bay for a song. It had an ugly band on it that when I took off had a nice thin ribbon. Here is my problem. the ugly band was held in place with a Sheplers pin stuck right dead center on the front of the crown. How can I close up the pin hole on...
Up in Maine again getting my youngest daughter set up for college in the fall. University of Southern Maine. My kids are the first born outside Maine in over 300 years in my family it will be nice to have some back where we belong. To day I wore my Resistol San Antonio. I recreased from...
According to the Digger History page
Contrary to popular belief the word 'slouch' does not refer to the turn-up (leaf). The word slouch refers to any hat with a brim that droops down.
The American Campaign hat is a slouch.
Jeff
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