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  1. Hercule

    Would "Raiders" have been as popular if the character had been hatless?

    I don't think the fedora really had a significant role in making Raiders popular. It was just an integral part of the costuming, given the era the film portrays. (would that Ford wore it like it was actually worn during the era and not like a ball cap) The question that should be asked is would...
  2. Hercule

    Hats From the Steamboat Arabia -- 1856

    I shudder to think how they determined that. But I suppose every office has that one person who would volunteer to find out.
  3. Hercule

    Installing Wind Cords

    Could have used one last week. Now I'm hatless until the tax return arrives!
  4. Hercule

    I love the Fed IV!!

    Seems to have some pretty odd taper to it front and aft. How did that happen? A side effect of shrinking to actual size?
  5. Hercule

    Violin played on Titanic revealed for first time

    Agree. From the photos I've seen the cracking doesn't seem to be too bad, certainly not catastrophic. Cracks in violins, depending on where, to what extent, and how cleanly split, tend to be very repairable, and often relatively easily too. A shattered violin on the other hand... though I've...
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    Violin played on Titanic revealed for first time

    My vote goes for having the violin restored to playing condition the getting it out on tour. I'd pay to hear it.
  8. Hercule

    The Conversion Corral

    The bound edge of the flanged rim, I can imagine, also aides in creating the snap-brim.
  9. Hercule

    pls advise: Home made campaign hat / Montana crease

    Thank you. Making costumes for him has always been fun. You should have seen the Mariachi costume! For the full effect: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkUfd_lHgYg
  10. Hercule

    pls advise: Home made campaign hat / Montana crease

    Final update: See photos for final product. Wasn't able to completely steam out the fedora bash so it remained a bit wrinkly, but I still managed to open out the crown. Forming the Montana crease was not at all fun as it had a tendency to form off center with regard to the brim shape. I ended...
  11. Hercule

    pls advise: Home made campaign hat / Montana crease

    I have complete faith the costume hat I bought will adapt as intended and serve it's purpose. So nobody has any experience creating that bash?
  13. Hercule

    pls advise: Home made campaign hat / Montana crease

    My son (3rd grade) is giving a presentation on Monday about the US Capitol. He wants to dress up as a Park Service tour guide. So I want to improvise an appropriate hat for him. I picked up a cheap brown fedora from a costume shop and will iron the brim flat, steam it and pop out the crown...
  14. Hercule

    What Are You Reading

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    What Are You Reading

    Yes it is and I'm quite enjoying it. The author admits that the writing is a bit rough having been taken from his letters and diaries written at the time. That's what makes it so great.
  16. Hercule

    movie hats that inspired you...

    This thread seems, to me anyway, to have digressed into a hat spotting thread.
  17. Hercule

    What Are You Reading

    Sounds really interesting and entertaining. Just ordered a copy. Only two books on the burner right now: No parachute: a fighter pilot in World War I : letters written in 1917 by A.S.G. Lee The mathematical tourist : new and updated snapshots of modern mathematics / Ivars Peterson
  19. Hercule

    Beautifully Colorized Photos from the Past...

    Those who do the colorization seem to be getting better and better at it.
  20. Hercule

    What Are You Reading

    Currently engrossed in The Island at the Center of the World.
  21. Hercule

    Harking for a simpler time.....

    I believe I must have misread your statement - "I imagine that life wasn't as fast paced as it is today, which is something I find really sad." It seemed to me that you were lamenting that life back then wasn't fast paced as today, hence my question.
  22. Hercule

    Harking for a simpler time.....

    Myself, I'm a fan of Henri, Le Chat Noir
  23. Hercule

    Harking for a simpler time.....

    Frankly I think the argument is over stated. Now really, how many of "those people" does the normal person really encounter on a daily, weekly, monthly basis? Ever? Are they really genuine about it or simply affected? I would dare say 99.99999...% are simply putting on airs as it were. Being in...

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