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Stetson 5X Clear Beaver, 1942
Okay, here are some photos of the 5X Clear Beaver hat I've mentioned a few times (and Dinerman posted once already!). I'll start with what I believe to be the original box. Yes, that's a real leather strap on top. Heavy box. Closeup of the logo sticker for those who care... -
Ebay Hats: Victories, Defeats, Gripes & Items of Interest
Man, I hope that's not Punti... -
Wool felt bowler appraisals?
I was waiting for someone who owns both to post. I've seen a lot of wool bowlers. Not a one that looks at all like a bowler to the trained eye. The brim is all wrong. Nice as the Beaver Brand bowler is (and it looks great here... -
Ebay Hats: Victories, Defeats, Gripes & Items of Interest
I was just teasing, really. But do remember that my 5X hat is stamped 1942. Okay, okay, I'll post pix soon. JtL, I didn't mention the logo in particular, but the liner in general. I'm glad to defer to you, since you've made more of a study of Stetson logos than I ever have. I... -
Ebay Hats: Victories, Defeats, Gripes & Items of Interest
"The 7X, along with the Stetson 100, were Stetson's two pure beaver offerings." I'm gonna throw out my 5X Clear Beaver. :rolleyes: Interesting to see the date 1965 stamped so prominently on the sweatband. I might have dated it earlier. -
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I've got to agree with everyone. Those proportions are spot on for you. Sharp. -
A Panama Hat worthy of FDR
Just my opinion... Thanks for the shots, HPG. My impression is that the optimo block looks a bit more formal. It's just not as flexible a style as the classic "dented" fedora. As I mentioned earlier, the optimo form also looks "of an era" and inherently a bit more dated than the more... -
Summer storage of felt hats
I can't speak to your newer Bailey boxes. As a rule, the older the paper (or cardboard) the less likely it has a high acid content. I have long suspected that the discoloration we see in hats is not from the box but from bleed from the leather sweatband. I don't know that felt has to... -
The Old Ball Game: 1925 - Shorpy Site
I was struck by the same thing. But I realized it's more accurately a lack of snap brim fedoras. If you look carefully you'll see they aren't precisely homburgs. Back then the lines between fedora and homburg weren't as clear. Look at the "homburgs". You'll see many of the edges are...- feltfan
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- Forum: The Golden Era
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A Panama Hat worthy of FDR
I won't just... aw, okay, I will- that's a great find! Glad it's in good hands. HPG, why not post a picture of yourself wearing an optimo blocked panama and let us see what all the women are talking about? I happen to know you have a few such pictures in your photo account. I am very... -
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Ebay Hats: Victories, Defeats, Gripes & Items of Interest
Why do you say No 1 Quality is below Royal Stetson? No 1 Quality is a Western line, where Royal Stetson is a dress felt line. Apples and oranges it seems to me. Speaking for my own 30s No. 1 Stetson, the felt is so different, I couldn't compare it to any dress felt. Certainly not as... -
Thank you
Just use the same URL you posted. Click the little icon with the mountains and yellow background and paste in the URL:- feltfan
- Post #6
- Forum: Outerwear and Workwear
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Big Mac
I think people often mistake personal taste or cultural notions of "well proportioned" with absolute principles. I know a number of people who don't find men attractive until they are quite large (and a leather jacket would be considered a plus). I know some very unhealthy skinny people...- feltfan
- Post #13
- Forum: Outerwear and Workwear
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Do top range Bowlers outgun even the best Fedoras?
Hm, I own two vintage bowlers, one Mallory and one Stetson (with the Stetson dating to at least the 20s). They are both quite stiff, of course, but the felt is also quite thin. No way they could have been made using layers as Charlie Huang describes. So I suggest that even in the good... -
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Ebay Hats: Victories, Defeats, Gripes & Items of Interest
Why do you call it a Lee? It's a Stevens. I have a Stevens 3X from around the same period with similar or identical tags and liner (it has a self-felt edge and you can use that info to look up images here if you are curious) that sure doesn't have that odd feature. I'd be curious to know if... -
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Man, I am dreading seeing that boater with the signature JtL C-crown. ;) I note that it has a "self-conforming" sweatband, but it's not a Resistol. -
BLACK HOMBURG, 7 3/8, ORIGINAL 1930's
Why not just put a link in your post so we don't have to hunt it down?- feltfan
- Post #4
- Forum: Classifieds
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Leather Varsity
Respond to this post using the "Quote" button and look at the way the link is composed.- feltfan
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- Forum: Outerwear and Workwear
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Ebay Hats: Victories, Defeats, Gripes & Items of Interest
Shudde Bros STETSON. Now that was a real steal... or would have been if they had managed to find a size tag. Nutria, kettle finish... really nice and fairly rare.
