Holy heck......wonderful find......I belive that is a first incarnation of the Longhorn model! Great six cord! Now you need to play a quick pick while you are rolling hot!;)
GREAT SNAG!!!!!!!
IF ONLY.....IF ONLY......I were a 7 1/4 or less.....hell from what I find...even 7 3/8 would be a bonus......crocodile tears.:(
:oops::rolleyes:
Yes........I have several camber hats, generally they will have a deep flange and are meant to be worn brim up, hence the wider binding to the "bottom" or in this case the front of the brim. For us Americans the style diminished after the 30's but was quite popular until then and had a short...
I have had success with a rain guard sprayed fairly heavily in multiple coats on wool and wool fur mix. This has always been a black dye problem when I have had one for some reason.
Now the rain guard WILL react with the sizing (stiffener) and make it harder. This will often have to be...
Oh yes....THAT would be one to leave the feather.....as it did likely come with it.....I have a few like that...and I left them. NICE hat...love that color! It's a shame it is not a size 60......;)
I wonder if it is the weave and lack of a ribbon that bother us more....I know the crown had a funky 50's "toaster" crease which I don't think we see much in the movie.....
I get you....I DO wear stingy brims..(though none under 2") BUT exclusively with a suit. Tends to look more tailored and put together than a wide brim to my eye (with a suit).....................
That second picture is killer....I have never seen a camber style worn with a "short snap" like that in an ad...most unusual BUT that is what happens on those hats...I have a German Camber just like that that I tried to snap to that same result...but to my eye appeared "off" (as it does in this...
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