3 Lees, new from Danbury!

[Rick Blaine]

Backstory: I purchased this

exquisite Stetson Panama from a lovely Lady in Ct. on eBay. As I often do I offhandedly inquired if she might have any others she would want to part with...BINGO!

She responds with several photos of fantastic lids. Then she tells me she is a fourth generation (at least) resident of Hat City USA, Danbury, Connecticut and has had hatters in her family as long as anyone remembers.

Long story shorter, she sold me these three wonderful, almost as new, Lees and has promised to copy some family photos of early 20th century hat factories there in Danbury and send them along. I will post them as soon as I can.

LEE Adventurer 2 1/4" brim. Most I have seen are 2 5/8"

LEE Strato-clone-o also 2 1/4" brim... I might just have get get used to a stingier brim!

LEE Panama. One of the few dyed vintage straws I have seen... killer-diller Pug, too.

I am one happy camper!

 

[Michael10]

Size?

Rick,

What size head would these dandies fit? Thanks.

 

[Rick Blaine]

Rick,

What size head would these dandies fit? Thanks.

These were all 7 1/4s but will soon be 7 3/8s.

 

[AlanC]

Good grief, RB!!

Now I know why you were willing to part with that Playboy.

I know you'd posted it before, but that Stetson Panama is one of my favorite hats ever. I'm likely going to see if I can get one made like it.

 

[Rick Blaine]

I was hoping against hope those brims were 2 3/8" or greater, but it was not to be, nuts, oh well... The higher crown on the thin ribbon (or the perception of a higher crown due to the thin ribbon, perhaps) seems to somewhat offset the more narrow brim.

Oddly enough I just got around to examining the sweats and the Panama was either bound for or actually retailed from Miller's Men’s Shop here in Knoxville, not three miles from where I now sit...KISMET!

 

[indycop]

Great score!!:eusa_clap

 

[Colby Jack]

I'll reiterate IC...Great Score Rick!:eusa_clap