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  1. feltfan

    Show us your vintage home!

    So sorry to hear this. From what I gather here you had an outstanding collection. What a nightmare. Hang in there.
  2. feltfan

    Tell me what you would like to see new in hat linings!!!

    I'd like to see natural colored silk linings, like the ones used in older Borsalinos. They're durable, breathe, and look timeless. I can probably find pictures if necessary. I'd like to join the chorus in saying I don't want to see plastic at the top of any more hat linings.
  3. feltfan

    Miller Western Hat XXXX "Protecto" 7 3/8

    Okay, this is a cool hat and I don't deserve it. I'm guessing it's no later than 1940s and very likely earlier. It's a Miller of Denver Colorado (not to be confused with today's Miller Hats of Houston, TX). The felt is thinner than a lot of dress hats you find today and the ribbon, as...
  4. feltfan

    Livingston, Montana

    Wow! Do give a report on those hat makers if you visit them!
  5. feltfan

    1930's teardrop fedora worn in 1909

    I'm with Shortbow. Not a derby in sight. 1920s-30s at the earliest, I'd guess. Look at the women's hats. If it really is Italy, it could even be early 50s. I have a framed albumen photo of Milan taken in 1908- I defer to the photographic historians among us, but that doesn't look...
  7. feltfan

    1940s or 50s Royal Stetson Brown 7 3/4

    If I understand the system correctly, I can't PM you, either, until you have posted enough. I just looked and it's not an option.
  8. feltfan

    1940s or 50s Royal Stetson Brown 7 3/4

    Thanks- I guess there IS interest I am awaiting payment from a member for this hat. If for some reason he changes his mind, I'll be in touch, rtravler. Meanwhile I recommend you post responses to a few topics anywhere in the Lounge and get your post count high enough to use PM. Otherwise...
  9. feltfan

    help with hat ID?

    Looks like a 1930s picture? Another 2 3/8" brim, 6" crown, similar to the one discussed in this thread: does anyone please know the height of the crown and the brim size on this hat? But oh, what a difference a ribbon and edge treatment make. Either Cavanagh/Mode Edge or overwelt...
  10. feltfan

    should i buy or not hat moulds and last.

    Sounds like you dodged a bullet. I wonder if you've contacted any of the full service hatters (who clean hats) we know of (Batsake, North Valley, Optimo, Gary White, Rocky Mountain, etc) to see if they would consider training you in person for a week? I don't think you'd constitute...
  11. feltfan

    Teardrop Workshop

    That's exactly what I was wondering. Thanks. I'm just amazed at the uniformity of the effect you get, across a variety of hats. I was hoping you'd indicate for which felt it works best. Your instructions are good and clear and I'm sure many of us can follow them. But I'm not sure...
  13. feltfan

    Happy Easter Everyone......

    I did change my post, and was about to go back and remove it entirely and let it go, but now I can't. Bartenders are free to do so. But for now I will simply say that this is just the sort of lack of sensitivity to non-christians that I am objecting to. I would like to hope this is a...
  14. feltfan

    Happy Easter Everyone......

    I appreciate the sentiment to enjoy a holiday, but feel uncomfortable hearing about the personal beliefs of others, particularly in a forum on hats. I know there is a social aspect here, but I assert that if I were to post about atheism, zoroastrianism, or paganism, it would not be...
  15. feltfan

    Brown Fedora Felt Hard Hat, 7 1/2LO-5/8

    Okay, here's an odd one. Marked nothing more than "XXX Beaver". I'm guessing it must have started life as a trooper hat or something, based on the grommets for a cord and how darn stiff it is. By stiff I mean STIFF. Almost as stiff as a derby, and four times as thick. The fiinish is a...
  16. feltfan

    Teardrop Workshop

    Teardrops without tears? Very nice and clear. I personally prefer a rougher look- more angular. For the center dome I like to use a hat crown block to push it up and then apply steam. One question: have you found you can create this effect for any hat, or just the nicer/vintage ones?
  17. feltfan

    SOLD: Portis Supreme, 7 3/8 or so...

    Mothing Okay, here are the pix of the moth bites. The next picture ain't great, but you can kinda see the horizontal line of dots, extending from the ruler. Another above and to the right of the bow. Slightly out of focus, on left: Top, center of crown (above "14 3/4")...
  19. feltfan

    Identifying early hats by sweatband: A Guide

    Great Thread! There's a sweatband feature I think is significant, but I don't know its name. It seems to appear on late 40s to early 50s hats. You can see it on a lot of the Johnnyphi hats and on the Portis Supreme I'm selling in the Classifieds section now. Here's an example on...
  20. feltfan

    SOLD: Portis Supreme, 7 3/8 or so...

    I might, but there's one person ahead of you. If he doesn't take it, let's talk. If he doesn't take it, I'll post some detailed pictures of the mothing, just so everything is clear. But I do think the mothing is no big deal on this particular lid.
  21. feltfan

    Silk Sweat Bands?

    I'll be interested to hear if that thread asterisk abrades your forehead. Seems ill-conceived. But the overall idea isn't, and I look forward to trying it.
  22. feltfan

    The School of Hard Knox

    So how do we handle hats in multiple categories? Here's a Knox 20 I already posted in the Satin Finish/Long Hair Club thread: http://www.thefedoralounge.com/showpost.php?p=649134&postcount=14
  23. feltfan

    Brown Cavanagh "Convertible" 7 1/2

    I don't know much about this style, though I have seen others on the Lounge. It appears to me to be something like the Stetson "3 Way". You can wear it as a homburg (shown pinched, but pops out, too): Or as a snap brim fedora: Classic 2 1/4" tall Cavanagh bow (shown with flash...

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