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The Dobbs Diner...
Honestly, I think you could get a good hat out of that. If I were you, I'd take this on as a project, assuming it fits well. Once you pull the ribbon down a bit, there aren't that many holes. There are techniques discussed at some length on this site for minimizing moth bites using very fine... -
Ebay Hats: Victories, Defeats, Gripes & Items of Interest
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Ebay Hats: Victories, Defeats, Gripes & Items of Interest
With the silk satin Boss Raw Edge liner intact! Almost worth the price just for that. -
Post New Hats Here!
Lefty's chiding (in another thread) aside, if you look under the ribbons of your hats you will see stitching and occasionally marks. But I grant that this was not the main function of the ribbon and that there are some unbalanced individuals (mainly confined to Arkansas as I understand it)... -
What Hat Are You Wearing Today 1?
They sure don't grow beavers like they used to. Seriously, anyone have a guess or know how this comes about? Is it a blend of different colored fur? I result of the chemicals used, much like those blue haired old ladies we see around? Another great reason to buy vintage! And, ah, nice... -
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What Hat Are You Wearing Today 1?
Enjoy it while it lasts. I won't be recovering and tapering off Dilaudid forever... :rolleyes: On the other hand, after some 10 months of cranky or brief posts here, an enjoyable break from minor medical stresses, I should soon be back to more substantive contributions. To say nothing... -
What Hat Are You Wearing Today 1?
This picture should be required viewing for all new Lounge members. It would save us so many long, tedious discussions about the clothing one must wear with hat X. There's yet another discussion of what to wear with homburgs meandering along today. As this picture shows, if the hat is right... -
My latest eBay buy - 50s Sears MC jacket
Supreme quality indeed. Have to agree that the repair is no big deal. Love the details - the design in the back, the corduroy inside, etc. Great score. Hope it fits.- feltfan
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- Forum: Outerwear and Workwear
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Bruce got the juice - Bruce Willis' Jacket
Agreed. Let's be civil. BT and Marc may be unfamiliar to you, but I've been reading their posts for years. They have a track record you can review here. Might take a while. More to the point, they don't stand to make money on the outcome of this debate, unlike "the maker". The maker's...- feltfan
- Post #38
- Forum: Outerwear and Workwear
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Post New Hats Here!
Something tells me no one is cryin' for me, you, or JtL. That is a darn nice lid, rlk. When I see one with such an extremely narrow ribbon, I have to wonder if that was, in the day, partly a way of indicating quality of workmanship. What I mean is, if you look under the ribbon of some... -
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Hat care tools??
I have two hat brushes, stiff and soft. I use both on all of my hats. I have never noticed color transfer either way. I suspect this is not an issue if you don't have powdered hats. -
100% Fur Felt?
Huh? We have seen examples here of imported hats marked as nutria fur, including Borsalinos. But more to the point, Stetson made a big deal of "Nutria Quality" for decades and "Clear Nutria" was quite the luxury hat and sold as such. Nutria may be forgotten now, but it had its heyday... -
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100% Fur Felt?
A lot of vintage hats are largely hare/rabbit. As I understand it, there's a fair amount of rabbit in those Borsalinos we all like so much. An awful lot of those Stetsons people have posted on this site which are so nice do not carry the "Clear Beaver" stamp. The felting process seems... -
Bruce got the juice - Bruce Willis' Jacket
I'm still far from convinced that's not vintage. The Nowak jacket someone posted here sure doesn't look THAT much like the one Willis wore (sorry). Did Nowak explicitly claim he made the jacket?- feltfan
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- Forum: Outerwear and Workwear
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New Aero Californian
Very nice jacket. I see you decided not to do the wrist straps. Really like the corduroy lining in the pockets, too. Looks like a great fit and comfortable right out of the box. Congrats. 12 weeks, eh? Counting the days...- feltfan
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- Forum: Outerwear and Workwear
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Ebay Hats: Victories, Defeats, Gripes & Items of Interest
My favorite Cavanagh, and probably my partner's favorite of all of my hats, is a $25 Buffalo just about like that one. The ribbon is a bit lighter and more discolored and it is, of course, a 7 1/2. Mine came from Bullock & Jones of San Francisco (to tie together two recent posts in this thread)... -
Borsalino Dress Straw: New w Tags
Paglia is straw. I don't think that's a paper hat. Maybe you're thinking of shantung? I'm wondering if "sisol" corresponds to "sisal": http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sisal Wish I'd spotted this sooner!- feltfan
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- Forum: Classifieds
