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[deadlyhandsome]

I bet somebody will know about Churchill Hats sold at Neiman Marcus . On you size issues buying Hats , find the dimensions inside the sweat of a Hat that fits you , front to back and side to side . I'm a 7 3/8 and my perfect fit is 8.25" X 6.5" . Add those measurements together and divide by 2 (8.25+6.5=14.75 divide by 2= 7.375[7 3/8]) that will give you the correct size of the Hat no matter what size you're told it is , you'll know .

My last Churchill purchase was a 2:00 a.m. find on eBay for a very very low buy it now price. The seller misread the label under the sweat and listed the 7 3/8 hat as a 7 3/4. If I would have hesitated to ask the seller a question I would have missed out as someone else surely would have snatched it up. Just the perils of buying vintage over the internet. This is all just a long way around to tell you that I still have a 7 3/8 "Beaver 50" Churchill that needs a home. I sent it to a fellow Lounger who's a 7 3/8 but it was too small for him and he returned it to me (he's a 7 3/8 Long oval or 7 1/2). If you're interested let me know and I'll PM you with photos and dimensions.

 

[hatsRme]

My last Churchill purchase was a 2:00 a.m. find on eBay for a very very low buy it now price. The seller misread the label under the sweat and listed the 7 3/8 hat as a 7 3/4. If I would have hesitated to ask the seller a question I would have missed out as someone else surely would have snatched it up. Just the perils of buying vintage over the internet. This is all just a long way around to tell you that I still have a 7 3/8 "Beaver 50" Churchill that needs a home. I sent it to a fellow Lounger who's a 7 3/8 but it was too small for him and he returned it to me (he's a 7 3/8 Long oval or 7 1/2). If you're interested let me know and I'll PM you with photos and dimensions.

@alanfgag had a Neiman Churchill 100 thin ribbon a few years ago. It was a STUNNER.

 

[deadlyhandsome]

@alanfgag had a Neiman Churchill 100 thin ribbon a few years ago. It was a STUNNER.

I remember that hat. Stunning is the right word. As I recall it also had quite the hat case/box. My 50 is the budget version of the 100. The hat I'm currently looking at is a quasi western. I'm hoping someday has some real world experience with the Red River hats.

 

[alanfgag]

@alanfgag had a Neiman Churchill 100 thin ribbon a few years ago. It was a STUNNER.

Still have it... the only 100 that I have kept. The vicuna addition is pure Neiman Marcus - just a little more luxe than the other suitcase hats. Churchill was a brand of Resistol. Picture here:

http://www.thefedoralounge.com/threads/churchill-beaver-100-vicuna.58230/

cheers,
Alan

 

[Frunobulax]

Still have it... the only 100 that I have kept. The vicuna addition is pure Neiman Marcus - just a little more luxe than the other suitcase hats. Churchill was a brand of Resistol. Picture here:

http://www.thefedoralounge.com/threads/churchill-beaver-100-vicuna.58230/

cheers,
Alan

I could look at that Churchill all day.


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[Bill Hughes]

Still have it... the only 100 that I have kept. The vicuna addition is pure Neiman Marcus - just a little more luxe than the other suitcase hats. Churchill was a brand of Resistol. Picture here:

http://www.thefedoralounge.com/threads/churchill-beaver-100-vicuna.58230/

cheers,
Alan

That’s the first time for me seeing it. WOW!

 

[deadlyhandsome]

If that 50 would have fit I was going to send it off for a new ribbon etc. I also found a matching box on eBay that I'd be tempted to get:

https://m.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Blk-...947832?hash=item4b32360378:g:6CUAAOSwkLhZ9OLc

Spendy, but what else are you going to do with your money, pay bills?

 

[deadlyhandsome]

Still have it... the only 100 that I have kept. The vicuna addition is pure Neiman Marcus - just a little more luxe than the other suitcase hats. Churchill was a brand of Resistol. Picture here:

http://www.thefedoralounge.com/threads/churchill-beaver-100-vicuna.58230/

cheers,
Alan

I just listed a Beaver 50 in the FL classifieds if you want an understudy hat to your 100.

 

[hatsRme]

I just listed a Beaver 50 in the FL classifieds if you want an understudy hat to your 100.

I think it needs to be two Fifties for a 100, DH.

 

[Frunobulax]

I think it needs to be two Fifties for a 100, DH.

If they're Akubras, how does the exchange rate work with this?


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[scottyrocks]

If they're Akubras, how does the exchange rate work with this?

As of today, 1 US dollar equals 1.25 Australian dollars.

 

[Redfokker]

Still have it... the only 100 that I have kept. The vicuna addition is pure Neiman Marcus - just a little more luxe than the other suitcase hats. Churchill was a brand of Resistol. Picture here:

http://www.thefedoralounge.com/threads/churchill-beaver-100-vicuna.58230/

cheers,
Alan

Yummy Alan.

 

[Frunobulax]

As of today, 1 US dollar equals 1.25 Australian dollars.

Woosh!

 

[Barry-MI]

My new hat came yesterday.

 

[hatflick1]

Not a reply. A question: The dimensions of the typical Bogart fedora. Brim width, crown height, etc. Thanks!

 

[Desert dog]

View attachment 103409 My new hat came yesterday.

Good looking hat! The style fits you well.


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[Frunobulax]

Not a reply. A question: The dimensions of the typical Bogart fedora. Brim width, crown height, etc. Thanks!

Start here: http://www.thefedoralounge.com/threads/dimensions-of-bogarts-hat.30121/



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[deadlyhandsome]

I think it needs to be two Fifties for a 100, DH.

Math never was my strength.

 

[larry faulkner]

New guy here. I had always thought I was a 7 3/8 picked up a very nice late 60's resistol fedora on ebay and it was really tight. Decided I wanted a new hat and just ordered a stetson temple from amazon and ordered a 7 1/2 based on the fit of the resistol. The temple is Kind of loose I can get a finger in the front with it on if I push. It touches comfortably front and rear but has room on the sides. Will it shrink as I wear it or should I return for a 7 3/8 or just put some of the thin blue foam that was in the box as packing behind the sweat band? is there a way to shrink it quickly?

I just added about 6" of the thin foam on each side and it feels really good.

opinions?

 

[Bill Hughes]

New guy here. I had always thought I was a 7 3/8 picked up a very nice late 60's resistol fedora on ebay and it was really tight. Decided I wanted a new hat and just ordered a stetson temple from amazon and ordered a 7 1/2 based on the fit of the resistol. The temple is Kind of loose I can get a finger in the front with it on if I push. It touches comfortably front and rear but has room on the sides. Will it shrink as I wear it or should I return for a 7 3/8 or just put some of the thin blue foam that was in the box as packing behind the sweat band? is there a way to shrink it quickly?

I just added about 6" of the thin foam on each side and it feels really good.

opinions?

Chances are the 60s Resistol hatband has shrunk. After you wear it a couple of times it will stretch out. I would get a smaller size Temple if it were me.