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Panama Hat Thread
i didnt realize it would be complicated to whiten the hat..the browning is not "in your face" so to be honest its slight and i can live with it..infact the hat has other pressing problems like re-shaping and restoring the sweats..thinking ahead though i wonder when i attempt to steam to reshape... -
Panama Hat Thread
re:rain, avoided yes but i was suggesting "in the unlikely event" after all its a hat...so depending where you live (NYC or London for example), you just might get wet..on a sunny day. re:acid, i read the posting, and some suggest holding off on anything hard core..i too would want to wait till... -
Panama Hat Thread
Thanks for prompt response Bill...i take it back, i may have a bit of a challenge reshaping the crown, there are dimples around the "bone" area on top and on the sides of the crown..i guess steaming would be the way to go but what precautions can i take? i am concerned steaming it may take more... -
Panama Hat Thread
would leaving it in the sun bleach the brown pats to white ? -
Panama Hat Thread
So no one on this forum can offer advice about how to whiten some "browned" areas of a panama hat? besides using"mild water and soap" does anyone know how to restore the WHITE color on a vintage panama ? I think i can fiure out the re-shaping and restore the sweats but i'd like to get an even... -
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Panama Hat Thread
yea but why did you do that? Or whoever did it? i have to now dig out the answers..also how will people find my post easily if its buried so deep? -
Panama Hat Thread
Hi guys..is it a good idea to merge my thread?...it seems now i cant find where my thread starts and ends...and when i get a reply i cannot easily find it anymore..i may be a novice at this but i sure would like some clarity. -
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Panama Hat Thread
1967Cougar390- thanks. So any idea on age or where its made? -
Panama Hat Thread
Heyhey to all the hat hounds! I picked up this hat last weekend..i am guessing its a panama but this is my first deliving into "the world of Panama's" so any advice is cheerfully accepted. As you can see it has the words "Okonawa Air Way Air Cooled" on the sweats. Does anyone know how old this... -
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Anyone Got a Hand Presser Tool with 12mm Dyes For Double Cap Ring Snaps?
Been struggling to find the above 4piece die set for my FASNAP hand presser tool..company is waiting for re-shipment which is "on a slow boat from China"..been waiting a month now. I need to make snap closures on newsboy caps and i picked up a used FASNAP machine thinking it would be easy to...- 1on1
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Anyone Know If there's a "Vintage reproduction Habedashery" event/fare anywhere?
Fedora Family. Greeetings and salutations -While most reproduction roads lead to Japan as most of us know, i am hoping that there is some sort of trade fare i can attend state-side that deals with reproduction haberdasheries like zippers buckles etc. I've heard of the magic trade show in Las...- 1on1
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- Forum: General Attire & Accoutrements
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Ask a question, get an answer
Hi guys- Does anyone know where i can purchase a roll(s) of the decorative tape/ribbon that one finds at the seam of a leather sweatband ? I've been searching online for deadstock vintage ribbons but i dont think it makes much difference as newer hats also use the same textured or ribbed tape... -
Anyone know when the "dry clean" label was first introduced?
LnM -thanks for weighing in..strange how precise information on such a game-changing event like dry cleaning tags on garments is not readily available.- 1on1
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- Forum: The Observation Bar
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Anyone know when the "dry clean" label was first introduced?
heyhey good people- Even google couldnt spit out a definitive answer for this one... Ok so here's what we know, the first dry clean patent was issued to an American in 1855. For any history buffs out there, the inventor was a black man who also happens to be the fist black man to be awarded a...- 1on1
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- Forum: The Observation Bar
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Four words to describe the 1920's-1930's black american experience..
Ok guys i think i'm going with "cotton club" the problem is i need to abbreviate "cotton" (somehow) so is "cot'n " too much of a massacre? Proper english aside, i cant have more than 4 letters so i am thinking 4 in front and 4 in back. Obviousley i have calculated that the apostrophe will not...- 1on1
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- Forum: Outerwear and Workwear
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Four words to describe the 1920's-1930's black american experience..
hats off to all for diggin deep i checked that sites long list..impressive and good to have as a reference..but most being two words would look like a billboard on a sweater i think..breakin the words front and back is an option - depending on how inticing the words.- 1on1
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- Forum: Outerwear and Workwear
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Four words to describe the 1920's-1930's black american experience..
hmmm..- 1on1
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Four words to describe the 1920's-1930's black american experience..
for example, here's a word you wont hear on your teli or sunday paper - "Shindig" but again, too long for my needs..and wrong decade in addition..ok well i may overlook a slight gap in decades if the word is compelling enough i suppose.- 1on1
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- Forum: Outerwear and Workwear
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Four words to describe the 1920's-1930's black american experience..
breezer- what i'm saying is i want to avoid words that are overused in the here and now..i'm hoping to run into a word that is "discontinued" or seldom used..a vintage word for a vintage jumper iow.- 1on1
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- Forum: Outerwear and Workwear
