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drmaxtejeda
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Gracias, Terry. Keep 'em going!
AbbaDatDeHat
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Exactly.
IMO most times it’s best to let sleeping dogs lie and don’t pick at a bandage.
It only took me one ex-wife to figure that out. YMMV
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Here is a thread with books about hats... https://www.thefedoralounge.com/threads/list-your-hat-books.895/
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Yes. Definitely. Everyone's seen the block shape I use, which is literally vertical and tall. Completely changing out the original open crown profile is going to make changes in the brim width.
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No. The exact dates have not be determined as far as I know, but Stetson continued to use a version of the keyhole size tag, albeit with complete sizing and not just the fraction, well into the 1960s. The black rectangular size tag with just US sizing (no metric sizes) was used well into the 1970s and possibly even later.
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Thank you, that really help!
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Newbie here with a question. I can't find any info on this hat company HummingBird Felt Hats. This hat is my wife's grandfather's hat he was born in 1876. Any info would be appreciated.
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Very cool
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Welcome to the Lounge! I hope someone comes up with some info on these. I've seen maybe three in my short time in the hat game. I think @Michael R. has a Humming Bird.
I know I sure wish this one would have fit me:
I have a Hummingbird derby. Posted in the derby thread here -> https://www.thefedoralounge.com/threads/the-bowler-or-derby-hat.32818/page-29#post-1165605
Haven't seen any info on them in my searches.
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Haven't seen any info on them in my searches.
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All I could find was a old patent label marked 29th January 1929 that stated " Humming Bird Hats for Excellence, for hats. Hatters Hat Box Co.
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I generally like to wear my hats with the brim snapped down. I have noticed that, I think on all the hats I currently own, the brim in front looks like a beak, essentially - it curves downward in the front. I'd really like it to look like a sharp line and point, if that makes sense, like the hat below. Do I need to look for something different in hats, do something different in my snap? What am I missing? Thanks!
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I generally like to wear my hats with the brim snapped down. I have noticed that, I think on all the hats I currently own, the brim in front looks like a beak, essentially - it curves downward in the front. I'd really like it to look like a sharp line and point, if that makes sense, like the hat below. Do I need to look for something different in hats, do something different in my snap? What am I missing? Thanks!
Without a photo of the misbehaving hat it’s even more of a guess.
I’m thinking you might prefer a slightly less radiused flange, flatter brim. It’s very current, style-wise.
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Hard to say without pictures of the offending hats. But as you say it is consistent with your hats perhaps it is a fit question. You could be buying regular oval hats and you are a long oval or even an extreme ov
Hard to say without pictures of the offending hats but as you say it is consistent with all your hats perhaps it is a fit issue. An ill fitting hat can distort the brim. Do you know if you are a regular oval, long oval or extra long oval? Are your hats regular oval? Once in a while I will get a hat that does not snap down in the way I want it too. I then use steam to shape it how I prefer and then store it in a manner does leaves the brim in that shape. Not preferable to a nicely snapped brim but do what works.I generally like to wear my hats with the brim snapped down. I have noticed that, I think on all the hats I currently own, the brim in front looks like a beak, essentially - it curves downward in the front. I'd really like it to look like a sharp line and point, if that makes sense, like the hat below. Do I need to look for something different in hats, do something different in my snap? What am I missing? Thanks!
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What you are describing sounds like what is commonly called a hawksbill & the brim is flanged that way. You see it more commonly is brims 2-3/8 & narrower but can be in brims of 2-1/2 & 2-5/8. The flange is the most common reason unless you have misshapen brims from hats that have been stretched up a size or more.I generally like to wear my hats with the brim snapped down. I have noticed that, I think on all the hats I currently own, the brim in front looks like a beak, essentially - it curves downward in the front. I'd really like it to look like a sharp line and point, if that makes sense, like the hat below. Do I need to look for something different in hats, do something different in my snap? What am I missing? Thanks!
You didn't say what brim width you prefer but I would recommend a brim at 2-1/2 or up to 2-3/4 with a flatter flange to the brim.
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The exception proves the rule, I guess. I have a Mallory Dallas with a 2 3/4" brim w/ a pretty good hawksbill.
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I am considering using some Red Mahogany shoe polish to slightly darken and change the tone of the Barramundi skin (it's a fish) hat band that came on my Akubra Banjo Peterson. Anyone have a reason why I shouldn't do this? Will the polish bleed on to the felt in the rain? I don't want to hide the light/dark variations in the band - will polish inadvertently make it more uniform?