Ooh, Leon Woolsey Togs of Oakland. Interesting. Never heard of them before, but apparently they were
a big operation:
Can't quite figure out where that is. But note, Lefty, that not all good hats
were sold in Ohio.
Bad journalists give hats a bad name. Here's the latest:
http://www.insidebayarea.com/ci_17558311
"Goorin Bros., which has four locations in the Bay Area, has done its part to casualize and modernize
hats by shortening brims on fedoras..." It's all about "casual" style, which I did not know...
Oh man... I was drinking out of the Smuggler's Cove mug tonight. Unfortunately loaded only with water.
I have to agree with that assessement. Over $20 was a flavor of trophy hat; a luxury. My various 20s, be
they from Knox, Stetson, or whoever, are superb hats, all with Cavanagh-style...
Enjoying this thread as time permits. I have a OR 25, probably from the 50s,
that is quite stiff. Nevertheless, extremely fine felt. So fine that when I had
Optimo replace the sweatband, Graham had to comment on that felt.
Pictures... er, ASAP.
But really, JtL, I can't take your...
Looks to me like the sweat was replaced. At that time they may have reblocked it.
Hard to believe that wasn't a snap brim or fedora hat. Interesting that the celophane remained intact after the sweat.
And that's no BS... but close enough.
I have made some progress by teaching her what the word "bath" means.
Which is what another of my 3X hats got today. It's pouring out here. As usual,
someone asked me if my hat would be ruined by the rain... no, it's a real hat.
Did I ever post this picture of my 3X and my dog with her... Shroud of Turin... ?
Okay, so she just rolled in something very bad...
Sorry- can't search the whole thread... hope I didn't post this before.
I'd be tempted to risk the felt (since I don't think it would do the felt any harm) and stretch to long oval.
But I'm more worried about the threads that have popped on the sweatband. Do you have pictures of them
or a sense of how bad it is? If I were you, I'd keep it...
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