I recently saw a 1935 film called "Alibi Ike" on TCM. It starred Joe E. Brown and Olivia de Havilland, and William Frawley (later played Fred Mertz in "I Love Lucy") was also in the movie. It is a great hat movie!
I got called Indiana Jones a couple weeks ago. I was wearing a green Whippet-style Stetson with shorts and sandals while raking the lawn. The person who said it to me was my neighbor's 6 year old kid. Indiana Jones is popular with the Legos crowd these days!
I think most of us treated our hats like dainty, fine objects of art when we first started acquiring hats, only to learn they can take a good bit of rough handling and be none the worse for wear.
I wouldn't worry too much about whether steam is used or not. Simply get your desired hat, and...
All these esteemed Loungers have offered excellent starter hat ideas! My suggestion would be to (if you haven't already) look through the threads here. You could probably just go through the "Post New Hats Here" thread and take a good look at all the wonderful hats. Find something that trips...
Yeah, Mr. Tutt, what's not to like? It's a great looking Knox. I tell myself I'm not a stingy guy, and then I see posts like Daizawaguy's lids and your Knox here and I figure sometime I'll have to get one. Great looking hat!
Buler, I hate to ask this because I believe I'll be jealous of the answer, but can I ask how much you picked up the Marathon for? It looks to be in great condition, and I'm guessing you found it at some flea market for a song. It's just not possible for this type of hat find where I live.
Deputy, surely what we got here is a diamond stuck right in the mud! It must be that thin ribbon and the vest, but it just puts those other two characters to shame!
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