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Berets, Anyone?
I've been wearing berets for quite a while - that photo is from around 1981. It was Sheldon Brown who got me into a higher quality item. He was known for his broad bicycle mechanics expertise, but he was into hats too: https://sheldonbrown.com/org/hats.html - I got my first Boinas Elósegui in... -
Berets, Anyone?
I have the 61 cm Chasseur Alpin. My head circumference is 24 inches, between 61 and 62. My 61cm beret fits mighty snug! It doesn't really stretch out any more than it shrinks! -
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Post New Hats Here!
We live near Ogden, Utah & went down to historic 25th street for breakfast and to buy a Mother's Day card - oops, that will arrive a bit late! The street was blocked off... the farmer's market must be starting. Nope.... Ogden is known as Junction City: the golden spike that joined the... -
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Berets, Anyone?
A month earlier, and several degrees of latitude further from the equator, setting up the tent meant pounding stakes through ice. With an Elosegui... -
Berets, Anyone?
I was out on a camping trip recently, with my Cataluna beret. Someone at the campground mistook me for Daan! He wasn't wearing a beret though! -
Fountain Pen
Parker Vacumatics are some of the nicest pens! The filling mechanism is a bit fiddly so you'll want a proper repair person. You can just dip the nib into a bottle of ink to see how it writes. You might want to soak it in water for a while first, to clean out any dried ink down in the feed. When...- JimK
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- Forum: General Attire & Accoutrements
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Fountain Pen
Good handwriting does seem like a proper accoutrement for civilized living! I really like the book Write Now, by Getty and Dubay. It teaches an italic hand, which has a grand history, has a classic elegance, and is quite legible. Lots of folks prefer a Spencer/Palmer/roundhand look - this is...- JimK
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- Forum: General Attire & Accoutrements
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Fountain Pen
A curious detail - the first fountain pens were filled with eyedroppers. I think the later pens are called "self filling"... hmm, even safety pens are filled in a way that wets the nib. Anyway, the first fountain pens weren't filled by pulling ink through the nib. There are still eyedropper pens...- JimK
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- Forum: General Attire & Accoutrements
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Fountain Pen
I would be surprised if those italic nibs fit into the Waterman. They look to me like the nibs for the Kaweco Calligraphy pens: https://www.jetpens.com/Kaweco-Calligraphy-Pen-Set-Black-4-Nib-Sizes/pd/6832 Waterman started in New York, at the end of the 19th Century. I don't know when they...- JimK
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- Forum: General Attire & Accoutrements
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sterkowski caps
Here's my Maciejówka Model 9 - I ordered it November 15, and it arrived today in the USA. My head is pretty precisely 24 inches around. Mostly I wear size 61 hats but here I ordered a 62. It's really comfortable but not going to fall off either. I'm really happy with it! -
For those into the amish style hats...a link!!
Decades back, my siblings and I would shop at Gohn Brothers. Probably best to phone them to get details on their hats! http://gohnbrothers.com/index.html -
Berets, Anyone?
Laulhère béret bayadère in the 11p diameter - size 61cm: -
New Member to the Hat Forum
I managed to hold off about 45 minutes! Now it's a 45 day wait for a cap to arrive! -
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New Member to the Hat Forum
Somehow I got drooling over Sterkowski caps. I needed to remind myself - I already have a lot of hats! We'll see how long the reminder lasts! My wife and I moved to Utah about two years ago, from New York - following her son after he got a job out here. Our house is at 4600 foot altitude - the... -
The BORSALINO BROTHERHOOD
thanks, I will have to visit! I did stop in Salina a while back to check out Burns Saddlery there with their hat workshop in the basement. -
The BORSALINO BROTHERHOOD
hey if anybody is around Salt Lake City... I was in the antique mall near 900 S and West Temple. There was a beaver fur Borsalino in there, a grey hat with a self-material hat band, in perfect condition. Sort of Hamburg looking but what do I know. I wear a size 61 roughly and the hat was too... -
Berets, Anyone?
dogs and berets, happiness.... the Bérets garnis cuir - Boneteria Auloronesa 10p size 61: -
Berets, Anyone?
I'm a numbers guy... berets are nice to measure! I have a few Boina Elosegui. My 13 inch Super Lujo is very much the same diameter as the Chasseur Alpin Original. The Super Lujo's wool is certainly plenty substantial, but the Chasseur Alpin takes it up a notch. I got out a scale: the Super Lujo...
