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[Joao Encarnado]

I knew that was coming.

Could not... contain myself

 

[RJR]

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[M Hatman]

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This really made me laugh!!!!!! I forgot about that cartoon episode of Bugs Bunny!! They really got the 20's gangster high crown about right!!! I swear some of those hat ARE about that high!!))
M

 

[stephena310]

I have recently been researching the threads on the Mac Lachlan hat co, however, I can't seem to find any info about when the company ceased to be in business. Can anyone help me here ?

 

[hatsRme]

Good question, Stephen. I remember them being located in Norwalk, Ct. Definitely a "Rolls Royce" lid.

I seem to remember Besdor (Steve, from Bencraft Hats) commenting about his father's opinion of them being the best of the best. Maybe Prof. Bowers can answer this one...

 

[Hurricane Jack]

It's both big or nothing.

 

[Redfokker]

 

[Joao Encarnado]

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[hatophile]

John B


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[BobHufford]

Not sure the question, but that is a great answer!

 

[Frunobulax]

Not sure the question, but that is a great answer!

LOL. Always is!

 

[Xylophile]

Softenting felt- is it possible to make stiff felt more pliable and easier to shape? My RM hat has a stiff brim, and the crown seems stiffer on one side than the other and its fairly stiff anyway. Seems like an odd question I guess but you don't know if you never ask!
Thanks!

 

[hatsRme]

Softenting felt- is it possible to make stiff felt more pliable and easier to shape? My RM hat has a stiff brim, and the crown seems stiffer on one side than the other and its fairly stiff anyway. Seems like an odd question I guess but you don't know if you never ask!
Thanks!

Steam, m'boy, steam!! And then, the presence of a stiffening agent in the felt will likely re-set the felt to however you shape it. Have fun, Xylo!!

 

[RJR]

Steam, m'boy, steam!! And then, the presence of a stiffening agent in the felt will likely re-set the felt to however you shape it. Have fun, Xylo!!

+1,go slow for best results.

 

[hatsRme]

+1,go slow for best results.

Always!!

 

[konadog]

i'm having the old lady get me a high-end hat or two this Christmas. any opinions as to which hat shape, brim length from my current collection best suits me?

 

[Redfokker]

i'm having the old lady get me a high-end hat or two this Christmas. any opinions as to which hat shape, brim length from my current collection best suits me?
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I like the "blue tie" picture. Wider brim, tight pinch.

 

[Zombie_61]

I like the "blue tie" picture. Wider brim, tight pinch.

I agree. Also the hat below it, and the straw on the bottom left.

 

[M Hatman]

I agree. Also the hat below it, and the straw on the bottom left.

Agree all around.....left lower straw.....both upper and lower right...
M

 

[Brass Rooster]

What should I do with a stetson one hundred? I have a western one hundred with a 3 inch brim and one or two small moth nibbles on the back brim. It's a size 7. I'm a size 7 1/4.
Should I sell it?
Send it to a brass rooster to clean, restock and resize, reuse the band with a spacer and accept that the brim will be a little smaller, but I'll shape it more as a fedora?
Try to trade it for another one hundred in my size?
I'd like to keep it if I can.
Thoughts?
Thanks,
Joe

We can size that up without losing any brim. Changing the shape is as simple as picking the shape you want. A new sweatband and a cleaning you're looking about $60.