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  1. feltfan

    Perforation ventilation

    I spent a fair amount of time trying to track down reproductions of those active metal ventilator grommets. Finally gave up and did what you see here.
  2. feltfan

    Post New Hats Here!

    Lee Centre Dent Just received a box of four hats. All stacked up and crushed together. That's okay- it's what I expected. I've been reviving them one by one. Here's a Lee "Centre Dent". Previous owner had put in a crude C-crown, which for some reason I thought was not correct. I wet...
  3. feltfan

    Perforation ventilation

    It has taken me about three years to get around to it, but I finally conducted my experiment to create a summer felt hat. I started with an American Hat Company Beaver 50 "open road" style hat. Nice, stiff, somewhat thick felt. I figured it was a good candidate because it has a relatively...
  4. feltfan

    Pre- 1940s Stetson dress hats.

    Here's one I keep in my basement This one was a huge disappointment. Buyer told me there were no moth holes. I did get my money back. Wish I had a hat like this I could wear. Note the $8 price tag.
  5. feltfan

    Getting my US Authentic A-2-ADVICE ON DETAILS

    As always, please don't discuss current eBay auctions http://www.thefedoralounge.com/showthread.php?t=40887 Driving up the price of that item is no favor to Narwhale. I know he doesn't have PM yet, but...
  7. feltfan

    Leather production- dirty jobs in Morocco

    I have a dromedary leather bag from the tannery in Marrakesh. Looks great and holds up incredibly well. But it has been about 7 years since I brought it home and if you put your nose on it, it still smells pretty nasty from that tanning technique. Nevertheless, cool leather and I regret...
  8. feltfan

    Getting my US Authentic A-2-ADVICE ON DETAILS

    I have very much enjoyed this thread. Personally, I don't own an A-2 and I'm not in the market for one. But if I were, I would not be surprised to get the kind of response we have seen here. This site is dedicated to the study and enjoyment of Golden Era artifacts. Many of the participants...
  9. feltfan

    Rank relative quality of vintage lids?

    There is no substitute for handling Your request is a little bit like asking for the relative quality of vintage wines. In order to really know about terroir, the differences between countries, and years, you have to buy and drink a lot of wine. Rather than collecting a bunch of...
  10. feltfan

    Parts for vintage record player repair?

    I see you're in California, but you don't say where. Long state. Local to me, in Berkeley is Al Lasher's. It's a great electronics parts store. For some reason they have quite a selection of old style phonograph needles. Best way to get the one you need is to bring in the old one or...
  11. feltfan

    Aero Price Increase! and other mishaps on my Aero experence!

    Love the Stuart. Sorry to hear about the quality control issues. Given that you had a hard time telling if the fit was right for two weeks, I wonder if you can tell those of us waiting for our jackets how to tell the difference between a jacket that isn't broken in and a jacket that...
  13. feltfan

    Ask a question, get an answer

    I purchased my black roll up Borsalino from the original owner. He said he bought it in 1955. It has an oilskin liner. Just a data point. One more thing to consider- probably wasn't a lot of trade or tourism between Italy and the USA in the first half of the 40s and some rebuilding...
  14. feltfan

    Gun Boats - like them or dislike them?

    Kovacs Kozsef shoes HT, Those are incredible shoes. I suppose I'd have to visit in person to get a pair for myself? Thanks for posting the pictures.
  15. feltfan

    Curling a brim

    Several? Why haven't we seen these hats yet, in this thread? http://www.thefedoralounge.com/showthread.php?t=44749 Post some pictures, please!
  16. feltfan

    NOS (worn once) '60s white bucks, 11E

    If you expected them to be 11 E, to what modern size would you say they are, in fact, closest?
  17. feltfan

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

    Second time around, same seller. Looks like the size was wrong the first time: http://www.thefedoralounge.com/showpost.php?p=916844&postcount=150
  19. feltfan

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

    You mean the upward curve on the brim? Someone posted an excellent picture of a young Toscanini here a while back, sporting an amusingly curled brim. I found the thread it was in, but unfortunately the thread is badly mangled, presumably from one of the crashes here. I set to finding...
  20. feltfan

    Hats coming back in a big way?

    It says "French PAP" right on the description. That said, I think it's pretty cool. Obviously not meant to be something one wears in the street. But in a Tim Burton or Terry Gilliam movie, it could work.
  21. feltfan

    Very special Borsalino for sale - SOLD -

    6 1/2 punti is supposed to be equal to 7 1/2 American. Wish I'd seen this earlier... Nice lid.
  22. feltfan

    Check Out Aero USA's New Prices!

    Have you posted pictures of those jackets yet? I've seen very few pictures of Lewis Leathers jackets here.
  23. feltfan

    New Aero Highwayman in the House

    I just ordered my Hercules with cotton drill lining and satin ("sateen") in the sleeves. That's what I have had for ~15 years in my Johnson Leathers jacket and it gives the best of both worlds- coolness (temperature- wise) of the cotton and the ease of slipping one's arms into satin.
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