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  1. Rick Blaine

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

    7 3/8 & the strat is a 7 1/4, soon to be upon a stretcher. ...runs hot & cold, eh? Yeah, right? [huh]
  2. Rick Blaine

    Ask a question, get an answer

    3x Strat Was yhere a 3x Stratoliner made?
  3. Rick Blaine

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

    A Good 24 hrs! Keepers, I think. NOS CHAMP OR CLONE NOS WHIPPET-ESQUE MARATHON SWEET FORMAL-LOOKING NOS MARATHON NOS STRAT :rain: ....when it rains, it pours, eh? ... now how the :censored: am I g'wine pay for 'em? I'm gettin' too old to keep holdin' up convenience...
  4. Rick Blaine

    $50 shipped- Vintage John Stetson Straw OR Stlye Fedora Sz 7 1/2 Classic CLEAN

    >bump< :bump2: ... and now the compressor on the HVAC blew.... :doh:
  5. Rick Blaine

    leather bands

    Very good to hear! :D
  6. Rick Blaine

    $50 shipped- Vintage John Stetson Straw OR Stlye Fedora Sz 7 1/2 Classic CLEAN

    AUCTION The previous one from the same sale was a 7 3/8. This one was padded w/ a Wendy's napkin to snug it up. Fits like a spot-on 7 1/2- w/o napkins. Too big for me. Note: Using clear waterproof tailor's liquid stitch, I arrested the beginnings of a pinch separation- barley seen, if you...
  7. Rick Blaine

    Soften a brim?

    101 Ranch has an interesting history. The last of the "wild west shows" it also had a dude ranch on the original property, obtained when it was still NDN territory. Welcome to TFL, Comer, glad you're here!
  8. Rick Blaine

    $749.00 Stratoliner

    Ay this rate I'll need to sell my collection because I can't afford the insurance rider! :eusa_doh:
  9. Rick Blaine

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

    W/o a doubt, one of my favorite vintage lids ever. Who's the politico? What's the backstory?
  10. Rick Blaine

    Two-tone spectator search

    Stacy Adams Madison Boot I was hitched in a pair of these some 11 yrs. ago, October. They fit the bill w/ a black coat & slacks. I don't know that I've worn them since. WTF is g'wine be lookin' at your' feet? Anyway? [huh],... the very least of your' worries at this juncture! :D Anyway...
  11. Rick Blaine

    Olney Hats

    Really spot-on 5.25". A centre dent is needed to maximize the height, IMO. The relatively thin ribbon helps on that account too. Once I put some steam to it, I'll post some pix. So far, so good. I am considering one in sage. I like it. The brim is dimensional, btw 2 7/8" front & back & 2...
  12. Rick Blaine

    Olney Hats

    Thanks I would just be bloody well grateful if it is not made in China!
  13. Rick Blaine

    Olney Hats

    ...yeah I have it on a #52 block & w/ a bit of steam, it'll be right as rain. These dopes sent it internationally in a flimsy, unreinforced box, as thin as tissue, absolutely unsuited to shipping next door, much less INTERNATIONALLY! Failure. Unprofessional in the extreme. :mad: 'arf 'arsed...
  14. Rick Blaine

    Olney Hats

    Well, one thing's fer sure, it is crushable. :eeek:
  15. Rick Blaine

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

    Won it by 0.78 Portis Beaver Blend OR. Sorry if I sniped any of ya'll. Plus it comes w/ a beaut of a hitched horsehair band! :D (-my reward to self for getting a "merit" raise... you sure can tell it's an election year, eh?) shhhhhhhh
  16. Rick Blaine

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

    Do not procrastinate... Reduced by 5k! shakeshead I wrote the seller stating that for 20k I would need to see better photos and was responded to with the most vituperative, condescending & uncivil reply: i have seen your hats..imo...where do you find such hats?..i bet western...
  17. Rick Blaine

    OTHER THAN eBAY Hats: Victories, Defeats, Gripes & Items of Interest

    Both RARE & WELL DONE at the same time! (I crack myself up :D) All seriousness aside, by far the oldest (& nicest) Bailey I have ever seen. KUDOS
  18. Rick Blaine

    Hat sizing revisited

    A stretcher is always a handy tool. Considering the many differences in manufactures sizing, varying rates of shrinkage in vintage lids, I'm often too lazy to go to the barber & a whole host of other reasons.
  19. Rick Blaine

    Moth bites

    i.e. I think Uncle Vern to be correct.

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