I think the obvious may have been overlooked here. Maybe ebay should be encouraged to setup classifications and define them...antique, vintage, retro, recent past and new.
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I have 3 homes in Virginia...Centreville near DC...the middle of the state near Roanoke..and the far SW near the North Carolina border about 2 hours from Charlotte.
Ry....you might try doing a search for a flechet...this is a style hat you see all over Paris. The newsboy look is cool too, but have you looked for vintage?
John...I certainly meant no disrespect. The French were among the bravest fighters in the war. My remark referred to the smaller hat sizes. I suspect that there were a few pointy headed Americans around during that time too.
Doc...I found that link last night. Ask Jeeves brings up more hits on Adam Hats than the other search engines. An interesting thing I found was that one of the things that finally brought down Sen. Joe McCarthy(a notorious hat wearer), was Adam Hats decision to withdraw their advertising from...
I bought one of the others from the 40s that seller has...still awaiting arrival. She has a couple of very nice 30's French fedoras as well, though they are on the small side. Apparently the pre-war French were pointy headed little suckers..
Adam Hats
What's the deal on Adam Hats? Why are they so cheap? It's my understanding that they were well made hats using quality materials. This one appears to be mid-40s or earlier. Though I haven't received it yet, I just bought one described as "never worn" from from a buy it now seller for...
Thanks for the info....I hope y'all noticed the "newbie" part of my question. Adam...could you explain the blocking process in it's entirety? How many sizes can the process change a hat?
Hi folks...this is my first post...I've spent the last week researching hats on ebay...I've found a lot that I like, but not my size...can a quality hat be stretched? If so, how many sizes?
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