ALL Of My Vintage HATS

[Baron Kurtz]

Brown Herringbone floppy cap by "Pendleton"

Tweed cap by "Schaeffer"

A beret - not vintage

"Tailored Cap: Headwear of Distinction - Adjustable" 1930s

Approx half of the fedoras on a table

The other fedoras on the same table

And the vintage hat boxes i have. The top two blue ones are Brooks Bros

bk

 

[DOUGLAS]

I've been waiting to see all of your hats on one page BK. You have great taste and a nice varied collection. Thanks

 

[Baron Kurtz]

yes, it'd been promised for quite a while, and for an equally long while the hats were dotted around the globe. Now that i've got em finally (almost - one marathon and one whippet still in Indiana) all in the same city, i though it was about time to follow through on my promises.

bk

 

[Feraud]

You have a wonderful collection of vintage hats Baron!

Thank you for adding them to this thread as a resource for all to enjoy!

When are you going to post pictures all of your suits?

 

[scotrace]

Your stable has all the most coveted mounts, sir. Fantastic. And not one looks anything less than grand on you.

So tell me - does that Stratoliner hat fit in that narrow Sttratoliner box?

 

[Rooster]

Super lids guys. I noticed the earlier hats have wider ribbons. Am I wrong on that?

 

[cookie]

Cockney Rhyming slang

I wish the mail stork would bring something like that my way! I think that one is my favorite, but overall an impressive collection, Marc. You clearly have an eye for a quality hat, not to mention hats that flatter you.


Thanks for looking that up, Johnnysan! Saved me the trouble. That's a great term, Jake; I'll have to add that to my repetoire.

Most Americans find this stuff just incredible. Funnily enough it is big in Australia due to the Cockney criminal class that made up a lot of our convict ancestors and hence the Aussie accent is a lot of Cockney overlaid with Irish and other British accents.

When I worked in the airlines on the one aisle 707s you did not want to keep returning endlessly back to the galley for beers so you would grab your ear and wiggle it as a signal to your mate eg ear = pigs ear = beer. pork pies = lies = telling porkies.

The famous Cockney saying about a girl's looks was "great legs shame about the boat race" = face. Another expression is Mince pies = eyes = mincers as in "get you mincers off of that!".

Re Marcs collection - everyone is gas but for me crazy Mr Oviatt does it again. For BK that 30s Borsa is the one.

 

[duggap]

Baron, great looking collection. Which one is your favorite. After looking at them for about twenty times I have decided your 19teen/20 Borsalino is about as good a looking hat as any man should have the right to ask for. I would love to have Art make me one just like it. All look good on you.

 

[Baron Kurtz]

Thanks chaps. I like my hats!

So tell me - does that Stratoliner hat fit in that narrow Sttratoliner box?

yes it does. It curls the sides of the brim nicely, as is somewhat demonstrated by the photo.

And that photo of the boxes really does illustrate the odd dimensions of the stratoliner box, doesn't it.

bk

 

[Baron Kurtz]

Which one is your favorite.

Favourite. no fair. If forced, i usually fall to either the Tom 'n Jerry or the pink Portis.

That Borsa is one of my favourites too. It, however, has been put out to pasture. It's just too fragile to wear it hasn't started falling apart yet, but i fear it would if i wore it much more often.

bk

 

[Nigel]

A very nice collection of hats. Thanks guys for the show and tell. I think I'm suffering from a little "hat envy"

 

[Baron Kurtz]

Add this one:

"Penney's Marathon" late 40s/early 50s

bk

 

[WEEGEE]

In dreams

All amazing hats!!!

 

[Dinerman]

man, Baron, those are some amazing hats. You have one heck of an eye. I esp. love the straws and the tom 'n' jerry.
Here's what I've got.

 

[Razzman]

Marc, great collection. I enjoyed viewing all of them. I particularly liked the Green Courtney and the Grey Adam and the Stetson Bantam. :eusa_clap Of course I would take any one of them.

 

[Razzman]

BK, your collection of hats was equally as enjoyable. I really liked the gray Adam and the Penney's Marathon. :eusa_clap I've always wanted to find one. Thanks for sharing the pictures.

 

[RBH]

Add this one:

"Penney's Marathon" late 40s/early 50s

bk

Hey BK, I know the thin ribbon is not your favorite... but that hat really looks good on you!..

 

[deanglen]

Ditto to the above post! And to think that you are of the opinion that thin ribbons don't look good on you. Nonsense! Do you guys like Dinerman, Douglas and yourself insure those collections? You really should!

dean

 

[RBH]

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1930s “Dobbs” optimo panama.

Marc... that optimo is SO classic!!! I love it.
You wear it very well!!!!

 

[ideaguy]

Marc: the Penn Traffic Company hat is terrific-my favorite. Great lines!! and
a great collection. again,:eusa_clap :eusa_clap :eusa_clap