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Lovely Liners
I thought this Biltmore "Miller Hats" black liner with the gold tip welt and lettering nice.... -
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Just a box for cufflinks, tie bars, lapel pins.....change......what ever you wish to put in it. A lot of hats were sold at men's shops and they made many acessories like this. I have one of these as well as a Dobbs Glass Top Hat and glass Dobbs Fedora, each of which serves the same purpose. I... -
Ebay Hats: Victories, Defeats, Gripes & Items of Interest
I was actually watching that hat to document it. I thought it interesting that it is a "Beaver 100" but not made with beaver......unless the Vicuna hair is blended in, but still not 100% beaver. BUT blends, I have found, make the BEST hats!!! HOWEVER I am SURE it will be a wonderful hat and... -
How Many Fedoras did you see today?
One strange thing I am noticing more and more are men wearing straw hats (mostly western) YEAR ROUND!!!! And here in the midwest where we DO have a winter.........What is up with that???? -
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How Many Fedoras did you see today?
I saw MINE in a mirror today. Yesterday (at a larger outdoor event) I saw a fairly nice Trilby an older man was wearing and two very nice westerns....I DID get several compliments on my 50's Stetson 3X fedora. EDIT: I forgot to add the really nice but RED actual fedora a fellow had. AND like... -
Ebay Hats: Victories, Defeats, Gripes & Items of Interest
Well for YOU......for some of the rest of us there are a very few...indeed.:rolleyes: ;):):):) -
The International Wool Felt Consortium
Well......I have used a few things including a mixture of my own using mineral spirits......(which actually works ok, but only for dark felts and has a long "dry time"). Mainly I use a product called Swan Cote (also uses mineral spirits) which unfortunately is for industry use only as it has... -
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The International Wool Felt Consortium
They (Akubra) uses a LOT of sizing....sizing will make a hat water resistant......but something that NONE of these manufacturers do today they THEY HAD ALWAYS DONE is add water repellent. Felt processing removes any of the oils present in either fur or wool, thus needing to be replaced to... -
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Ebay Hats: Victories, Defeats, Gripes & Items of Interest
What....they could not read the obviously intact actual size tag?!?!?!? :rolleyes: -
The International Wool Felt Consortium
YES......wool is an absolute bear to work with, but with historical re-enacting, and the preponderance of historical hats (army, civilian, etc.) being wool felt (as per the origionals) plus my poclivity to want to reshape most every hat I lay my hand on, I broke my teeth with wool.......which... -
The International Wool Felt Consortium
And as a slight bump to this thread...From a booklet "Making the Headlines" 1944 the Merrimac Hat Company and their history. They claim to be the largest Hat Body manufacturer in the country at the time. I have other books from the time (dealer/industry) that agree on the point about the wool... -
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They are out there.....I have a few vintage felts like that (these tend to be the unlined "packable" summer weight felts) and I even have one with a cloth sweat covered on one side in very thin leather (a Churchill) :-O..........As early as the 40's (if not earlier) they started using cloth and... -
Vintage Coffee Makers
Circa 1955 GE 30P30 9 cup percolator....these were introduced in the 50's and made to at least 1966 (and selling for 29.95 then). These had GREAT mid-century design, with a Art Deco feel. The first models had dark brown Bakelite (as does this one) with the later ones being made in black...- M Hatman
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no.....on "likes" but HAVE had trouble accessing and my conversations.....:( -
German & Austrian Hutmachers
But...But...it is almost OCTOBER................AND the corded ribbon becomes quite useful for tying empty beer steins to your belt so they don't get lost...........(of course getting the cords back on the hat can be a bother). I for one....WILL be wearing one of those tomorrow night... -
Vintage Coffee Makers
Found today.....Farberware Model 108 4-6 cup percolator, circa 1920.:oops:- M Hatman
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And this which does not even say Marathon and mentions US Patent registration.
