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  1. M Hatman

    Post New Hats Here!

    Sweet Sweet find!!!!!!! Good get!!!!
  2. M Hatman

    “WTF’ Hats,” that are hard to believe...

    Look CLOSELY and there is a hat!!!! Steampunk!!!
  3. M Hatman

    Show us your flat brim hats . . . .

    PLENTY of references and images for "Navajo Brims" flat brim, high crown hats (of course MANY have been "corrected" to referencing "Native American Hats":rolleyes:)....they were and are VERY POPULAR with the Navajo peoples. ALL of these images are Navajo by the way!!!! And MANY, MANY more...
  4. M Hatman

    What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?

    Like them both...but that Stevens!!!!!!! SUPER!!!!
  5. M Hatman

    Hatbox Homage

    Detail of the great art of the Knox.....
  6. M Hatman

    Hatbox Homage

    Ok so there was this local ad......... AND they had their inserts!!! (the Mayser photo-bombed this:eek::rolleyes:) Perhaps Stefan or Daniel can chime in on the vintage of the Borsa Box.....
  7. M Hatman

    Post New Hats Here!

  8. M Hatman

    The Non Shorpy Web All Stars.

    THAT was the first thing I thought of..... the many farmers and stockmen I knew growing up that were missing digits.........several of whom lost more than one........even knew one who lost an arm in an auger and another in a PTO shaft accident!!!
  9. M Hatman

    Ebay Hats: Victories, Defeats, Gripes & Items of Interest

    YES.... And you have it bad (as do MANY of us here).....GREAT hats you have been picking up!!!! It is a LOT of fun seeing your finds!!!!! Though...so far..... I think that Stetson Standard Quality is STILL my favorite!!!!
  10. M Hatman

    Ebay Hats: Victories, Defeats, Gripes & Items of Interest

    Yes, I wish he would have covered that logo better than just saying "post war"......I have seen that logo in use well beyond 1970........and find it quite often on stingy brims......... But you can see the big differences from my 1953 Westward.....in the sweat, reed, logo and even the type of...
  11. M Hatman

    Hat distressing

    This whole thread "Distresses" me.................Poor, poor, abused hats......yes, quite distressing.........:rolleyes::eek::eek::eek::eek:;)
  12. M Hatman

    Vintage hat brushes

    I have a few.....I will have to gather the photo's.....they are often not shaped like what you would call a hat brush now....
  13. M Hatman

    Ebay Hats: Victories, Defeats, Gripes & Items of Interest

    Joe, I added some more information AND a couple of pictures to my post above regarding the dating of your incoming Dobbs Westward!!!!:):):):):) You will love it!!!! It is so much fun when members here help each other get hats!!!!!:):):):):) Best, Mark
  14. M Hatman

    Ebay Hats: Victories, Defeats, Gripes & Items of Interest

    AND, by way of gripes......When looking under vintage HATS, when did non-vintage CAPS suddenly become valuable VINTAGE HATS?!?!??!?!?!? I mean WTF is with eBay allowing all this crap.......why even have categories!??!?!??!!?!? Isn't it bad enough all these CAPS, and knit head-wear show up...
  15. M Hatman

    Ebay Hats: Victories, Defeats, Gripes & Items of Interest

    NOT for the faint of heart ($1500 asking price) but WOW what an awesome hat!!!!!!!! https://www.ebay.com/itm/333652762394?ul_noapp=true
  16. M Hatman

    Post New Hats Here!

    Holy Hell......I think you are safe to step out in a lightning storm now..........
  17. M Hatman

    What hat are you waiting for today?

    YES.....they do!!! NICE FIND!!!!!!!! WOW!!!!!!
  18. M Hatman

    Ebay Hats: Victories, Defeats, Gripes & Items of Interest

    Nice one!!! Not 40's.......The plastic tip protector would make it after 53 when these were introduced.....I have seen that same logo used up into the 1970's.......looking at what appears to be a narrower brim I would say past the mid-50's at least.....re-order tags will tell us more.... Still...
  19. M Hatman

    Hatbox Homage

    Steve, THANKS for chiming in.....I had a feeling you would know about it!! And here I thought it was one of "those" decorator boxes I see around..... Well, I CAN attest to how well it is made (thus expensive)..... I have an early Knox and a couple three or four 50's and earlier Stetson boxes...

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