Which is the whole point of the ad. That Knapp felt could do things
we can't do today... and couldn't even be done with most hats then.
Sigh. Anyone have one in 7 1/2 LO?
That hat looks good on you and will serve you well this summer.
Don't get it wet. I don't think anyone mentioned yet that shantung
is paper.
As for the design, if you were to, as your hat seller suggested,
look at any picture from the 1930s (or two decades before and
one after) most...
Remember that the plastic will make your hat a bit hotter.
I might try ironing (through a wet towel) to see if that works first.
My personal feeling is that adding the plastic looks worse than
losing a bit of the logo. But I really like liner-less hats.
I have always wanted the Spanish equivalent.
Visited Capas Seseña
a while back, but failed to pull the $500 trigger.
More information here.
If anyone knows more, or about other sources, do post.
Bigger clue = the address is listed. I doubt he'd put his address
on his hat. I doubt he lived in Milan's famous Galleria shopping mall.
It's the store from which it came. I guess more than one
person in Milan had that family name.
I don't think we have any guide to "Super", "Extra"...
I recommend you start by taking a few hours and reading
through this site. There are years of posts here and a lot of
information. Get to know the Search function.
Here are three threads to get you started:
Making a New Hat
Various Online Hat Books (note that the links are broken...
How does one manage to get struck by lightning multiple times?
That image makes me think of the tesla coil-based quack devices
of the period. I'd LOVE to find a higher resolution scan of the picture.
Love the retro workspace. I'm working on mine and will post photos.
Heh. So now I owe JtL something like a dozen Mai Tais
and an ice cream cone for Lefty. Probably a cigar for IndyCop
and certainly some photos for Brad Bower.
I'm not sure I can afford to continue to post here.
I've been trying to resist sayin' this...
But there's just one thing this shape reminds me of...
Really, I'm just being honest. The hat looks good, but
inevitably, that's what I think. Too busy and, well...
There's a sort of zen to an understated, casual pinched hat.
That's what I...
Featherweight Borsalino, 1955:
Looks like Lefty deleted his pictures of the black Chamois. I guess
it's not technically a fedora anyway.
I also have a Mallory, probably 1930s, wide brim fedora in black.
I'll post pix some day...
I have a black French 50s (back bow)...
Gladiator helmet with Cavanagh Edge
Brad, looks like Cavanagh was just stealin' from ancient Pompei.
This helmet is in the exhibit currently at LACMA (Los Angeles
County Museum of Art):
Worn though it is, I couldn't see any stitch lines.
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