Spellflower
Practically Family
- Messages
- 511
- Location
- Brooklyn
Sometimes it's hard to resist taking a chance on a poorly listed hat on ebay. A picture taken from a few states away, no measurements other than size (if you're lucky), and a headline that reads, simply, "fedora". Well, I thought, how bad could it be? It's clearly my color, and he says it's my size. What the hell, I'll bid $50. I won! Then I spent a few days wondering what I'd won. A Dobbs, yes, but what vintage? What condition? True to size?
Well, the box showed up today, and I made myself open all my other mail first, just to prolong the period where it could contain what I wanted it to, and not some beat to heck 70's stingy brim Dobbs that had shrunk two sizes. Finally, carefully, I opened the box, and pulled out, yes, a brown hat.... oooh, soft! Wow, nice color! And it is indeed a Dobbs.
But does it fit? PERFECTLY! How's it look? Well...
Let's look inside and see if there's anything fun under the sweat. Hey, I didn't notice that...
That's right, no more cheapo Tens for me!
Hey, what kind of edge is this? It feels like an overwelt, but where's the thread? Oh my good golly gee! Is that a...
CAVANAUGH EDGE!!!
So that's what that other mark on the band says, now that I look at it:
All I can say is, WOW!!! This totally made my day! After I don't know how many auctions where things went way over my limit, or I ended up with something totally not what I was looking for, I finally lucked out and won a hat that's pretty darn close to my ideal, all for $51 including shipping!
Okay, sorry to brag- I'll shut up now.
Well, the box showed up today, and I made myself open all my other mail first, just to prolong the period where it could contain what I wanted it to, and not some beat to heck 70's stingy brim Dobbs that had shrunk two sizes. Finally, carefully, I opened the box, and pulled out, yes, a brown hat.... oooh, soft! Wow, nice color! And it is indeed a Dobbs.
But does it fit? PERFECTLY! How's it look? Well...
Let's look inside and see if there's anything fun under the sweat. Hey, I didn't notice that...
That's right, no more cheapo Tens for me!
Hey, what kind of edge is this? It feels like an overwelt, but where's the thread? Oh my good golly gee! Is that a...
CAVANAUGH EDGE!!!
So that's what that other mark on the band says, now that I look at it:
All I can say is, WOW!!! This totally made my day! After I don't know how many auctions where things went way over my limit, or I ended up with something totally not what I was looking for, I finally lucked out and won a hat that's pretty darn close to my ideal, all for $51 including shipping!
Okay, sorry to brag- I'll shut up now.
