50s Penneys Marathon 7 1/8 w/box

[moontheloon]

As much as it pains me ... The time has come for me to purge my collection of the pieces that do not fit.

I love this hat but I am finally admitting to myself that it is far too tight and it needs to go to the home of someone who it fits

She is a "camel" color
7 1/8 Penneys Marathon from the 1950s
Crown is 4 1/2 bashed
Brim is 2 1/2 with a bound edge
Ribbon is 1" with a nice unique "shark gill" bow ... See pics

Condition is very good
A couple very minor moth spots .

It wears really well and holds a beautiful bash

It comes in a Penneys Marathon box w insert
It is not the original box but it is period correct.
The box is marked Silverbelly 7 3/8 which the hat clearly is not

Feel free to PM me with any questions

I'm asking $115.00 shipped .... This price for loungers only

Take a look

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[1mach1]

Beautiful, Moon! That will make someone very happy! Sadly, it's too small for my melon.

 

[Strapped-4-Cache]

It's my size, but some prior purchases are keeping me from buying it. Would love to ad it to my collection, but I'll have to let this one pass.

 

[moontheloon]

Beautiful, Moon! That will make someone very happy! Sadly, it's too small for my melon.

yeah ... she is a sweet one

It's my size, but some prior purchases are keeping me from buying it. Would love to ad it to my collection, but I'll have to let this one pass.

you would love this one ... but I totally understand your situation

thanks for checking it out guys

 

[Guardian Enzo]

If that really were a 3/8...

Marathons are consistently some of the most beautifully formed hats out there. But normally any less that a 1/4 is a no-go for me. Any chance you could post measurements of the opening?

 

[moontheloon]

Enzo it is definitely a true 1/8

 

[moontheloon]

bump

this one is still available

 

[moontheloon]

this one is still available

feel free to hit me up with an offer

 

[Guardian Enzo]

If you want to measure the opening, I could see if there's any chance at all it'll work.

 

[moontheloon]

If you want to measure the opening, I could see if there's any chance at all it'll work.

front to back - a hair over 7 3/4

side to side - 6 1/2

 

[Guardian Enzo]

front to back - a hair over 7 3/4

side to side - 6 1/2

Thanks for posting it - that's definitely going to be a bit too small for me. I'm sad - she's a beauty, and it's not off by a mile, size-wise. But I just don't think trying to stretch old hats is a good idea.

 

[moontheloon]

Sold

 

[Rogera]

Congrats on the selling it and congrats to the purchaser, that's a good looking lid!

 

[de Stokesay]

It sure is, I'm quite looking forward to when it shows up at my door! This will be a nice change from my re-bashed, re-ribboned 1953 silverbelly Open Road and my Panama Bob Cuenca. It won't be long though before it's way too cold up here for any hat that doesn't cover the ears. Then the muscrat "Mountie" hat comes out and will get 5-6 months of use.

de Stokesay