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  1. Alexander Sommerset

    Ask a question, get an answer

    Unfortunately, that entry is not at all helpful. I need to know when the company was founded.
  2. Alexander Sommerset

    Ask a question, get an answer

    Does any one know where I can find a link to tell me when the Churchill hat company was founded?
  3. Alexander Sommerset

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

    I hate it because it doesn't give me any options to give to buyer for different shipping rates. It is the way it is and that is it. I can't offer cheaper, or faster shipping. I don't like it at all. In fact, I've stopped selling overseas because of it.
  4. Alexander Sommerset

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

    On the other hand, I bought an item from a guy in England and it took seven weeks to get here. SEVEN WEEKS!
  5. Alexander Sommerset

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

    Here is one of the biggest piles of lies I have seen on an ebay hat description for a long time. This guy claims he has a hat from the 1880s and it is clearly from the 1960s. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-1880s-mens-hat-SIZE-7-1-4-/291639037357?
  7. Alexander Sommerset

    Justified FX Hat

    I don't even see the Justified hat on the Baron website any more.
  8. Alexander Sommerset

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

    Roger, "Three Way" is the model name. The sales pitch was that you can wear it three ways and it was fronted by the then famous actor Bob Benchley. I googled "Stetson Three Way" and you'll find an ad for the hat so that is how I figured it out.
  9. Alexander Sommerset

    1920s/early 30s fedoras

    It would seem to me that there are two different questions being thrown around in this thread and one would have to know which question is being asked to answer it. 1). What is a typical 1920s/30s hat? and 2). What is a good hat for me? As so many have noted, the typical 30s hat is a...
  10. Alexander Sommerset

    What the heck are top hats made of?

    So, I've been looking at getting a vintage top hat, but now I am all kinds of confused. Many of the ebay sellers are saying they have a "beaver top hat." Others are saying "silk." Still others are using the strange term "beaver silk." I emailed one guy who called his hat "silk" and he showed...
  11. Alexander Sommerset

    Justified FX Hat

    It also looks like Baron is no longer making the Justified hat. It is no longer on their website.
  13. Alexander Sommerset

    Justified FX Hat

    I have to disagree with those saying that the shot of the liner we see a few pagers back on this thread isn't a Baron liner. It looks pretty clear to me that it most certainly is a baron liner. The gold piping around the crown and the gold logo looks just like the Baron hat liner.
  14. Alexander Sommerset

    Derby Question

    So, I have a question for you derbie-o-philes. The really tall derbies you see in photos from the turn of the century... what are the dates these were manufactured? Did they make it into the 1900s? Anyone have any history on the really tall crowned derbies?
  15. Alexander Sommerset

    What is this hat?

    I would disagree. The crown is too tall and straight sided. A Boss is a rounded top with a relatively short crown.
  16. Alexander Sommerset

    Hat Manufacturing Stats 1899 to 1950

    According to the page the info was from the U.S. Census Bureau as compiled by the Hat Institute. So, it appears to be just the USA.
  17. Alexander Sommerset

    Hat Manufacturing Stats 1899 to 1950

    OK, so I saw a Hat Life Yearbook from 1951. It contained this manufacturing info... (If you can think of what thread this should be merged with, editors, go ahead and do so.) Hat Life Yearbook 1951 Men's Fur Hat Production Year 1927..... 1,212,062 dozens hats made in plant 1929-.... 799,867...
  19. Alexander Sommerset

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

    So, this guy says he has a 1920s Resistol. Looks more like 50s to me. Anyone have a better guess on dates on this? http://www.ebay.com/itm/Resistol-Harry-rolnick-self-conforming-western-felt-hat-1920-30-Sky-Fleet-RARE-/351582738655?hash=item51dbf6d8df:g:6DgAAOSweuxWTPqj
  20. Alexander Sommerset

    Dating Vintage Stetsons by Liner: A Field Guide

    My guess is the white tag with the numbers was put there by a hat shop where the hat was being cleaned. As to the liner, it looks like a regular late 50s/early 60s one that has faded and lost some of the ink printed on it.
  21. Alexander Sommerset

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

    It is always a good idea to be the first bidder and bid only the asked for first amount adding no more to it. That way it is a bit harder for the seller to cancel the auction and sell it to someone off line. However, I think it is foolish to ever bid again until the last 10 seconds of an...
  22. Alexander Sommerset

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

    So, I have a question. What the heck happened to prices? They seem awful high lately.
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