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  1. feltfan

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

    Since no one else has answered yet... It's a hat block for crown and brim. Yeah it'll make brushing easier. Beyond that, it depends on what you want to get into. There is a frame these parts sit in, which you may or may not need, too. There's plenty of information on this here. Search...
  2. feltfan

    Here is my 1940s Barbershop:

    That and a few other fine devices. So as not to detract from this thread on your wonderful barber shop, let's take any discusssion of these devices to the thread in the Display Case: http://www.thefedoralounge.com/showthread.php?t=14446 Keeping with the barber shop theme here, I'll just...
  3. feltfan

    Western, anyone?

    Lefty, the book Men's Hats has Borsalino western cowboy style hat examples from 1920, 1947, and 1950. No sign of wind trolleys! They certainly knew the market but something odd seems to have happened when mine was made. I expect they hadn't made a lot of western hats since the 50s...
  4. feltfan

    Western, anyone?

    You thought the Cavanagh was weird... Here is a Borsalino Western. Check out some of the details. Let's start with the unusual "cattleman" block, via Milan, I guess... Uh, how many of your western lids have wind trolleys? Note the unreeded sweat and the classic Borsalino corrugated...
  5. feltfan

    Western, anyone?

    Cavanagh 55, 1960s I think I posted a picture of myself wearing this once. It's hard to capture what is so exceptional about this hat. I bought it on a lark- I was trying to talk Brad Bowers into buying it because it was a very unusual Cavanagh. But when he didn't bid, I did. I got it for...
  7. feltfan

    Art Fawcett VS Hall of Fame

    Thanks. I kinda liked the way the green "S" made an appearance. BTW, Lefty, the big black hat hanging just to the right of the Spumoni, whose contour you can just barely make out should look familiar. It's in rotation. Okay, okay, here are a few more pictures of the hat. For some...
  8. feltfan

    Here is my 1940s Barbershop:

    Ouch. But thanks so much for looking into this. They had a lot of uses in the old days. I will try to get around to scanning in some book pages for you. In the video there was a wall mounted version. Looked particularly daunting. I was wondering what that particular device was...
  9. feltfan

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

    Ah, I get it now. Man, all that ribbing I get from my partner about my hats sounds pretty good now. She has yet to claim one of my hats. I'd be worried for you, Tom, if I didn't know (er, roughly) how many hats you have!
  10. feltfan

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

  11. feltfan

    Art Fawcett VS Hall of Fame

    Gee, I was so hoping there was a visual presentation- that's pretty amusing, though. Somehow I have ended up with two copies of that 78.
  13. feltfan

    Art Fawcett VS Hall of Fame

    Thanks to everyone who commented. I could be coerced into taking more pictures of this hat for the curious. That one kinda amused me. Give me a few days. Don't miss WEEGEE's Spumoni (Spumonis? Actually, Spumoni is plural- a single one should be a Spumono), earlier in this thread...
  14. feltfan

    'Campus' wool jacket

    Typeface, color scheme, and quilting on the label all scream 60s to me. Design looks early 60s, liner looks later. All just opinion, though. Really great jacket.
  15. feltfan

    Art Fawcett VS Hall of Fame

    S is for Spumoni
  16. feltfan

    Bicycles & suits

    Not that I know of. But I sure would like to know. BTW, Lamplight, my 'round town bike is a Nishiki of similar vintage. Great bikes.
  17. feltfan

    Big, if stingy, Vintage Borsalino

    No longer available here This hat is now on eBay.
  19. feltfan

    I need a new binding for my Homburg

    I've looked at these photos a few times, and I don't see what the concern might be. If the "discoloration" is consistent for the entire binding, I suggest that it was intended to be a different color. It's not at all uncommon to find homburgs with binding ribbon that is different from...
  20. feltfan

    Forest Green Resistol Western 1960s? 7 1/2

    Might explain the unusual color. I'm afraid we'll never know more of its history than we can find on the sweatband. There is no indication of affiliation on the hat. I do suspect that's the case with this hat: http://www.thefedoralounge.com/showthread.php?t=40215 That brown hat...
  21. feltfan

    An advertising apron with a definite Fedora Lounge slant

    You didn't get that one??? What was he asking?
  22. feltfan

    Knox Panama 7 1/2

    You gotta love this 50s-60s design. Optimo block-inspired, but with that modern style. I love my Knox Milan, but this Panama version is the finer, lighter version. The straw is in great shape and it (barely) fits my 7 1/2 LO head, but it needs a new sweatband. 2 1/4" brim...
  23. feltfan

    Forest Green Resistol Western 1960s? 7 1/2

    Here's a great 60s (my guess) Resistol. "FR GREEN" is forest green, I assume. It's a very dark green (best seen in the first and "underside" shots), which is pretty unusual. Has a bright red satin liner. 3 1/2" brim, pretty stiff, if not by modern standards. The model and retailer appear...

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