At the Dog Track... The Whippets

[billyspew]

1952

1953

1955

1956

1958

1960

1972

 

[carouselvic]

Factory Store 1949

 

[buler]

Some don't like brown, but I do - nice Whippet, Buler! Do you have a liner shot?

Sure, here's the liner. I was going to get a more focused shot but this is what I have right now.

b

 

[150719541]

My new Stetson Whippet.

Very Nice hat, You always look fine, have a good hand to choose your hats, congratulations Brother, enjoy it ¡¡¡¡¡¡

 

[Chinaski]

Some Whippet ads I've collected along the way

1940

Billy, thanks for posting. Has anyone seen a Whippet with a Mode-Edge as mentioned in this ad? I may be wrong but I don't think I've seen one so far in this thread.

 

[Chinaski]

And Buler, thanks for the liner shot. It looks like the hat is in great shape overall.

 

[hatophile]

1952

1953

1955

1956

1958

1960

1972

Notice how the brims get smaller each year.

 

[Mobile Vulgus]

Well, I was excited to finally find a Whippet I could afford. It arrived in the mails today and it really is a nice example. A pretty steely gray, good shape, all parts present, useful and accounted for, nice and soft.

So, the auction had it at a size 7.

This is where the "bad" comes in....

It is a size 7-1/4, not a 7. It floats around on my head like crazy. I am sooooo bummed.

After I posted this on the forum asking what I should do with this hat, I've made my decision. I'm keeping it.

So, I am a member of the Whippet club, I suppose.

 

[Canadian Cowboy]

Well, I was excited to finally find a Whippet I could afford. It arrived in the mails today and it really is a nice example. A pretty steely gray, good shape, all parts present, useful and accounted for, nice and soft.

So, the auction had it at a size 7.

This is where the "bad" comes in....

It is a size 7-1/4, not a 7. It floats around on my head like crazy. I am sooooo bummed.

After I posted this on the forum asking what I should do with this hat, I've made my decision. I'm keeping it.

So, I am a member of the Whippet club, I suppose.

There is a Whippet in your size for sale now,7 1/4 is my size.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Stetson-Whippet...-/120666032939?pt=US_Hats&hash=item1c18418b2b

CC

 

[fmw]

I just finished ordering a new Whippet from Delmonico. It looks just like the vintage ones.

 

[zetwal]

I just finished ordering a new Whippet from Delmonico. It looks just like the vintage ones.

Really? I have to believe that looks can be deceiving. Either way, the important thing is that you get what you want and enjoy the hat. And I'm sure you will.

 

[fmw]

How do they look different?

 

[T Rick]

I just finished ordering a new Whippet from Delmonico. It looks just like the vintage ones.

Looking forward to the pics! The new ones are factory bashed to a teardrop, not sure how the vintage set the same would look, but I think the crown may be a bit lower? Either way, they look like a really nice hat, and I'm very tempted myself. Still pondering on the Nostalgia, I wonder if that may actually be closer to the vintage? I'll be getting one or the other of these in the near future I think. I need something in gray (Caribou) and so far a vintage of that color has eluded me (then again, I've just begun!).

 

[fmw]

End of the week, most likely. This will be my second fedora. The first is the Dobbs that arrived today which seems like cross between a Western hat and a city hat. It has a center dent crease unlike the whippet. The Whippet is really getting pretty far away from what I normally wear. (western hats.) We'll see how it goes. I really like the Dobbs so I'll probably feel the same about the Whippet.

 

[Jedwbpm]

I just finished ordering a new Whippet from Delmonico. It looks just like the vintage ones.

What size are you? I was trying on Whippets at Delmonico's on Dec 23rd. I tried on 7 3/8, 7 1/2, and 7 5/8. We might have tried on the same hat that they are sending to you.

Jeff

 

[fmw]

Sorry, 7 1/8. The Open Road I bought from them is just a wee tiny on the tight side in 7 1/8 but it will be OK after some wear. The 7 1/8 Dobbs I got today is just a wee tiny on the loose side. No standards, I guess.

 

[fluteplayer07]

Minty, if not NOS, 50's Whippet, in Taupe. Absolutely spotless.



I'll get some more pics up in a while.

 

[Mobile Vulgus]

Well, I got a Whippet and thought it was a size 7 when I was first bidding. Then a note was added to the auction that it is really 7-1/4.

When it came, I was thinking of selling it, but after stuffing the band, I think I'll keep it. It's in great shape, anyway...

 

[fluteplayer07]

More pics.


Liner Shot

 

[SteveAS]

That brim has a lot of curl, fluteplayer07!