Gumbo Book
Familiar Face
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- 96
- Location
- Staffordshire U.K.
Hi There fellas.
I'm new to the lounge.
I get good deals in the UK on ebay. I get a lot of old vintage hats from British manufacturers though. This is sadly because the felt is way better on anything that you can by new. But I pick vintage Locks and Battersbys, and if I'm lucky enough a Stetson. I get these all for only a few pounds and in quite good condition. I envy the ebay customers in the states though, where hatmaking is still practiced and a day to day basis, a re-block for instance is a little thing it seems there. I couldn't find anyone in the UK and so I started to block my own just so I get what I wanted out of the hat!.
I saw an open road stetson go for a little over 20 pounds the other day, vintage and boxed in a shop in Birmingham - just advertised as "old hat" it was in really good condition - but I was working and couldn't stop. I like the style very-very much.
But here's my question.
Does anyone know how to get leather sweatbands - location - address - it's completely none existent in the U.K.
I'm new to the lounge.
I get good deals in the UK on ebay. I get a lot of old vintage hats from British manufacturers though. This is sadly because the felt is way better on anything that you can by new. But I pick vintage Locks and Battersbys, and if I'm lucky enough a Stetson. I get these all for only a few pounds and in quite good condition. I envy the ebay customers in the states though, where hatmaking is still practiced and a day to day basis, a re-block for instance is a little thing it seems there. I couldn't find anyone in the UK and so I started to block my own just so I get what I wanted out of the hat!.
I saw an open road stetson go for a little over 20 pounds the other day, vintage and boxed in a shop in Birmingham - just advertised as "old hat" it was in really good condition - but I was working and couldn't stop. I like the style very-very much.
But here's my question.
Does anyone know how to get leather sweatbands - location - address - it's completely none existent in the U.K.