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What are you listening to?
The new album? If so, how is it? "Faint hat never won fair lady." -
At the Dog Track... The Whippets
It's beautiful and will do nicely. Please PM me for the shipping adress. "Faint hat never won fair lady." -
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It actually bleaches them quite well. I believe the radiant heat from the fire helped with the chemical reaction. "Faint hat never won fair lady." -
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I use a very small pair of craft pliers with no real teeth. It doesn't take much torque to get it to hold. "Faint hat never won fair lady." -
Ebay Hats: Victories, Defeats, Gripes & Items of Interest
That was me! $34 unreeded Vita-Felt. Indeed, quite small, but I'm hopeful there is a little room for modification given the pristine condition. "Faint hat never won fair lady." -
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Nice trick! Thanks for sharing. My grandmother used to whiten canvas shoes with a paste of salt & water & place then by the stove to dry before brushing off the paste. "Faint hat never won fair lady." -
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Brad, what do use the glue for? I've just pinched the reed together on the ferrule and sewn the sweat to itself with e few stitches at the junction before sewing the body of the sweat together. JG "Faint hat never won fair lady." -
What Hat Are You Wearing Today 1?
Beautiful hats all. I particularly like the Selentino & the Wanderer. Thanks also for your kind words re the Railbird. "Faint hat never won fair lady." -
What do you guys use on your shoes/boots?
For Whites and other work boots, since I was logging as a young man, it's always been Hubards shoe grease (not oil) just like my great grandfather used. It is a beeswax/oil product. "Faint hat never won fair lady."- John Galt
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What Hat Are You Wearing Today 1?
Thanks fellas. Great hats all around! (I have given up on individual comments on each hat). I researched this hat once and recall that is was a crushable sports hat. Circa 1954, I think, and the subject of a TM lawsuit by Dobbs, which claimed Railbird was synonymous with Gamebird. I think... -
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What Hat Are You Wearing Today 1?
Stetson Railbird. Love this hat! "Faint hat never won fair lady." -
JFK remembrance and hats
The curator of the Portland hat museum also attributes the decline to better hair products, and hat stats show the decline preceded Kennedy by about a decade, so I agree with your premise. I think Kennedy was a product of his generation, but plainly one of the most visible non-hat wearer... -
Which hat for a Noir Movie ?
Yes, alas (mostly) gone are the days of $40-60 Whippets. I picked one up in a BIN for $68 or so a few weeks back though. It still happens from time to time, but you've gotta be fast & lucky... Oh, and it helps to be a pinhead ;-) "Faint hat never won fair lady." -
Post New Hats Here!
That's a real beauty you have there, and a great price! "Faint hat never won fair lady." -
Which hat for a Noir Movie ?
But at a high cost, usually... "Faint hat never won fair lady." -
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JFK remembrance and hats
I read that JFK stopped & bought a Cavenagh in Dallas that day per his Chauffeur. He apparently had a friend who was well-placed in the company "Faint hat never won fair lady." -
Ebay Hats: Victories, Defeats, Gripes & Items of Interest
Stetsonian (Plastic liner protector, but blazoned with stars) Whippet (No liner protector, with stars) "Faint hat never won fair lady." -
Ebay Hats: Victories, Defeats, Gripes & Items of Interest
I traded an early dark brown Whippet a while back for a Knox Vagabond King. The Whippet was too big, and had been cut down, but was beautiful and was sold by Pantke-Harpke and (IMHO) was historically significant for other reasons. I've written about it here. Anyway, that Whippet had amazing... -
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1951-53, If I recall correctly. "Faint hat never won fair lady." -
Ebay Hats: Victories, Defeats, Gripes & Items of Interest
Reminds me a bit of my wide brimmed early 50's (I think) Stetsonian, which has more brim binding on top than on the bottom... "Faint hat never won fair lady."
