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[moontheloon]

Hey folks, noob question: what is the little bow on the back of a hat inner leather band for?

it used to be the ends of a ribbon tied off that ran all the way around laced through the sweat band sometimes used for fitting when sizes weren't as accurate.
today it is purely decorative

 

[Joao Encarnado]

More accurately, Hatco. Didn't they introduce the UPC sometime in the 80s? Do you know when?

This one?

 

[Frunobulax]

This one?

Not certain what you're asking. I was referring to when Universal Product Codes ( UPC) were introduced to the tags. Might even be 1990s.


Sent directly from my mind to yours.

 

[Bill Hughes]

Here is the actual tag for the hat being discussed. Once I get the hat I'll see if a UPC is present under the band.

 

[Joao Encarnado]

Not certain what you're asking. I was referring to when Universal Product Codes ( UPC) were introduced to the tags. Might even be 1990s.

I was asking if this was the UPC code on the tag... the UPC code on that tag is not complete, it was this way then I got the hat.
Check the top part (detached) of the tag on top of model name.

 

[Frunobulax]

I was asking if this was the UPC code on the tag... the UPC code on that tag is not complete, it was this way then I got the hat.
Check the top part (detached) of the tag on top of model name.

OK, yeah. Sorry. I guess I didn't see it on my phone's small screen. The Tom Mix is a 70s hat, then?

 

[Joao Encarnado]

OK, yeah. Sorry. I guess I didn't see it on my phone's small screen. The Tom Mix is a 70s hat, then?

Maybe, I've never search when Stetson started to sell a hat named "Tom Mix".
I have 3, 2 have the common 70's-80's tag, that one is more recent but don't know the time frame for it.

 

[http404]

My kids picked this up for me at a thrift store. Unfortunately, it too small for my dome!

Don't know what to do with the it, but it's quite soft and looks so nice. So, I really don't want to get rid of it. Any help in identifying the year it may have been made, or if the pin and feather bear any significance would be greatly appreciated.

Cheers,

 

[http404]

Posted in the main forum, but perhaps that was the wrong place... not sure, as I'm new around here.
My kids picked this up for me at a thrift store. Unfortunately, it too small for my dome!

Don't know what to do with the it, but it's quite soft and looks so nice. So, I really don't want to get rid of it. Any help in identifying the year it may have been made, or if the pin and feather bear any significance would be greatly appreciated.

Cheers,

 

[moontheloon]

Posted in the main forum, but perhaps that was the wrong place... not sure, as I'm new around here.
My kids picked this up for me at a thrift store. Unfortunately, it too small for my dome!

Don't know what to do with the it, but it's quite soft and looks so nice. So, I really don't want to get rid of it. Any help in identifying the year it may have been made, or if the pin and feather bear any significance would be greatly appreciated.

Cheers,

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Most likely a 60s or 70s hat ...probably 70s based on the price?
The pin is just the Stetson company crest or logo and the feather has no significance

 

[steur]

Hello everybody,

I have a question I can't seem to get any detailed information on and it's this. I've been reading that hats or hatbodies during the process of becoming the finished product get treated with a greased or oiled cloth. A glimpse of It can sometimes be seen on these old movies on youtube as well. I have read somewhere it was called hatters wax. Can someone explain why and how this was done? I can see the logic in treating a hair product like a hat with, well a hairproduct, but wouldn't it cause grease stains on the hat? And what kind of product would have been used? What kind of oil or grease, or wax even, would have been used. I haven't seen this kind of treatment in the modern hatmaking films, so is this still done?

Thanks.

 

[miket5r]

Hello everybody

Question for the shirt professionals.
I have a shirt with buttons and buttonholes. Can i combine it with cufflinks? or does not fit this combination?

thanks

 

[Frunobulax]

Hello everybody

Question for the shirt professionals.
I have a shirt with buttons and buttonholes. Can i combine it with cufflinks? or does not fit this combination?

thanks

You might wish to redirect your question to a different forum, as this is the hats sub-forum. You'll get better advice from that crowd.

 

[Bob Roberts]

You might wish to redirect your question to a different forum, as this is the hats sub-forum. You'll get better advice from that crowd.

What? Us hat wearers don't know abt those things...?

 

[Frunobulax]

What? Us hat wearers don't know abt those things...?

Quantity, not quality, Roberto. Figured there'd be more over there to help him.

Plus, yeah. Just look at Harv (and me)!

 

[Bob Roberts]

Quantity, not quality, Roberto. Figured there'd be more over there to help him.

Plus, yeah. Just look at Harv (and me)!

Lol. I don't care about cufflinks anyway.

 

[carouselvic]

Hello everybody

Question for the shirt professionals.
I have a shirt with buttons and buttonholes. Can i combine it with cufflinks? or does not fit this combination?

thanks

I own a shirt like that. You can use or the other, but not both at the same time.

 

[homesicksteve]

Two quick beginners Hat Maintenance questions please :

i) I have an Akubra Bogart worn with the 'snap brim' down at the front. Should I be storing it (on a hat stand) with the brim in this position, or snapped back up, as it came ?
ii) On a YouTube video I saw someone say I should brush the hat anti-clockwise to clean. This is correct ?, and does this mean that the underside of the brim should be brushed clockwise ?

Thanks in advance..

 

[Frunobulax]

Two quick beginners Hat Maintenance questions please :

i) I have an Akubra Bogart worn with the 'snap brim' down at the front. Should I be storing it (on a hat stand) with the brim in this position, or snapped back up, as it came ?
ii) On a YouTube video I saw someone say I should brush the hat anti-clockwise to clean. This is correct ?, and does this mean that the underside of the brim should be brushed clockwise ?

Thanks in advance..

i) as you wish, it shouldn't matter much. The easiest solution is to never take it off.
ii) Yes. The nap of the felt goes in that direction, so you should brush with the nap.

 

[Ken David]

In search of a fourth hat....beaver brand?

Been spending many hours on ebay looking for another fedora to add to the rotation. I was wondering if anybody by chance had the opportunity to buy a "beaver brand" hat from a seller on ebay who pretty much purchased all the hats (100s and 100s) after the factory closed down in MN a couple years ago. Unfortunately I am getting into hats a bit too late since he pretty much sold them all except a couple that are left. Looks like the prices for either wool or fur felt (beaver) with liners sold for pretty cheap. Just curious if anybody had the opportunity to snag one and what are your thoughts. I am looking for a "cheap" 4th hat. I recently bought my first fur felt (Stetsonian) which is way too nice for me for every day wear and it looks like the beaver brand may have been an option. I have (2) other fedoras Dorman Pacific Scala crushable (USA) (one in black other in loden) that I bough a couple months ago and find myself wearing the black one 90% of the time, the loden as an alternate and the Stesonian for special occasions (maybe because it is so much nicer than the others!!). I know those hats are nothing in comparison to a fur felt hat!