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  1. Rick Blaine

    Willoughby Hats...of Paris?

    Willoughby Pt. Deux So another Willoughby came up, same BIN, same seller.... and so on. So I bit. This one is, regrettably, not labeled Canadian Beaver like the last, but it too was a 60 and so very similar, must have belonged to the same owner. It is absolutely the finest felt I have yet...
  2. Rick Blaine

    STOP "repurposing". PLEASE!

    ...just, please...
  3. Rick Blaine

    Hat Storage

    My Attempt -----> I bought 50 uline 15" x 15" x 6" corrugated cardboard boxes for $50 beans. And now am thinking to, perhaps, buy a load of acid free tissue paper in which to ensconce the hats as to mitigate the fact I cannot afford 50+ acid-free boxes. Question: Is the tissue paper a waste...
  4. Rick Blaine

    Willoughby Hats...of Paris?

    I am guessing such a distinctive logo on a number of "Anglais" hats may have, perhaps, been a bit of graphic, visual shorthand denoting hats with a UK design/origin. Or I may be right off... just speculation.
  5. Rick Blaine

    Willoughby Hats...of Paris?

    Well the roll of the dice was rewarded in this instance. This is one of the three finest fur felts I own. Unbelievably thin yet dense, floppy but will hold a crease, 2 3/4" brim and a generous 6"+ open crown. French 7 3/8, so a roomy 60. I have found out very little of the company, Willoughby...
  6. Rick Blaine

    Opinions: Best bash for Modern Stratoliner

    It would look just like an O.R. then, eh?
  7. Rick Blaine

    Hat Storage

    Not to mention straws nor any international brands excepting Biltmore & Borso, here is my (less than comprehensive, I am sure) minimum list; Firstly, I gotta touch all the iconic Stetson bases Open Road Whippet Stratoliner Playboy 7x Nutria BOTP Railbird Flying V No. 1 quality 100 Springaire...
  8. Rick Blaine

    Hat Storage

    I am afraid it would resemble a forest.
  9. Rick Blaine

    Hat Storage

    NO MORE! I recently bought 50 of the above in an effort to impose order upon chaos, seen below. I plan to line the boxes with acid free buffered tissue paper in an effort to keep the hats out of an acidic environment. And then stack 'em like soldiers on a parade ground. Thoughts?
  10. Rick Blaine

    Willoughby Hats...of Paris?

    ...it has the highest crown & widest brim I have seen lately. Only ever seen a handful more. One or two here and the one owned by The Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute. Looks promising. Can anybody tell me anything about this Parisian Hatter with the Brit name?
  11. Rick Blaine

    Vintage Stetson Open Road F/S

    ...all right then...$65!
  12. Rick Blaine

    Too good to be true ?

    http://www.scamadviser.com/check-website/justpretty4u.com
  13. Rick Blaine

    Too good to be true ?

    ...if protected by pay pal, what's the risk?
  14. Rick Blaine

    Snowflake & Star Vent Hole Template

    I need a set of those!
  15. Rick Blaine

    Haven Hats

    A REAL Beauty!
  16. Rick Blaine

    New WOOLLY Stratoliner...from STETSON???

    As seen here.
  17. Rick Blaine

    New WOOL Stratoliner...from STETSON?

    Whatta ya' think of that?
  18. Rick Blaine

    Hat Liner System

    Whatta ya' think? Anyone ever seen these? Rather like a ventilated liner I have seen in some high-end Panamas.
  19. Rick Blaine

    Haven Hats

    DEPEND upon it! lol
  20. Rick Blaine

    Haven Hats

    Very pleased He is very customer oriented, very considerate and accommodating. This beaver is tough as any Akubra or service Stratton, yet very smoothly pounced with a unpretentiously charming take on this classic. And as I told Mark finally a black (really deep gray) hat that won't have...

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