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New Panama from Brent Black
Thanks! It is indeed a pleasure to be here! Buzz -
Hat Cleaning Services
Every two years I have each hat re-fitted which usually requires a new leather. Gary also inverts the hat...turns it inside-out...each time he gets it which extends its life by making it age equally. Throw in a new ribbon and the actual cleaning and...well...I can see how the price gets up... -
How many hats do you have...?
Thanks, Lefty, this certainly seems to be a congenial corner of the world! I still store all of my photographs on 36mm X 24mm sheets of plastic, but I hope soon to figure out how to convert them to electric impulses, at which point I will post pictures. MY panamas are indeed beautiful and... -
Hat Cleaning Services
Yeah, he is more than a little pricey, :eek: but I for one do not consider it excessive to spend an average of about thirty bucks per hat per year to have clean hats that actually fit and whose lifespans can thus be measured in decades! :D Buzz -
New Panama from Brent Black
Between us, my wife and I own seven panama hats from Montecristi in Santa Fe, NM. They have been purchased across the past twenty-five years. I would guess that the replacement price of each hat would be in the $1,000 to $2,000 range, and we average about $25 per hat per year in maintenance... -
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Hat Cleaning Services
I have my felt hats maintained by Gary White, I send each hat to him about once every two years. This is not cheap, but it assures that my hats always fit properly and are clean, in good condition, and sport new ribbons and leathers as needed. Gary has kept one fedora I have worn since 1978 in... -
How many hats do you have...?
New To the Forum...Not to Hats Four felt fedoras by Gary White. Three very old (circa 1978-1986) felt Grosvenor fedoras by Herbert Johnson from back when Herbert Johnson could still make a good hat. Four panamas from Milton Johnson in Santa Fe. Baseball caps for the beloved Baltimore Orioles...
