I'd say your guess on age is spot on, you should definitely send it to a hatter if you intend on any doing any kind or replacement or restitching of the original sweat or a deep clean. Stiff felts are no joke to try and get a needle and thread through. If the reed is still attached to the hat...
The tags are both underneath the liner which is stitched in pretty tightly still. Heres the best shots I can do without breaking a stitch. The Portis was indeed from the same seller so i'm guessing its more than likely early to late 20's based on the age of the Stetson.
I think its just...
Equestrian bowlers tend to fall on the lower crown / shorter brim side. Heres one example an older Stetson with a cork liner with pretty modest brim and crown measurements.
The crown measures around 4 inches and the brim measures at around an inch and a half or so in the front and back. Your...
Something for you other gentlemen to show your significant others the next time they deride your growing collection. You can point to these pictures and say "At least I dont have as many as that guy!"
The older examples that Mayser was alluding to are the pinnacle of long hair finishes, but all require methods and processes that unfortunately have been all but lost to time.
Optimo is able to just outright purchase melusine finishes from FEPSA, Bob at Black Sheep is actually producing his...
Its incredibly small in size, unless you're a 6 5/8 it probably wouldnt fit you, beyond that its one of the highlights of my collection. Just keep your eyes peeled on ebay and another may just pop up sometime.
These hats all sold a few months ago on Ebay. I do sell sporadically as I run out of room, the current batch actually finishes today.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-20s-30s-Stetson-Select-quality-fedora-7-1-4-/291822224941?hash=item43f1f5c62d:g:0fUAAOSwIgNXjWYz
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