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[BobHufford]

Caxton Ten “Round the Clock”. Circa 1949 (or early ‘50s). The only reference to the Round the Clock model that I’ve seen is from 1945 and I think the Cushionaire branding on the sweat was first used in 1949.

 

[Just Daniel]

Wow! What a fun hat!

Caxton Ten “Round the Clock”. Circa 1949 (or early ‘50s). The only reference to the Round the Clock model that I’ve seen is from 1945 and I think the Cushionaire branding on the sweat was first used in 1949.

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[deadlyhandsome]

Wow! What a fun hat!

Love the hat, Bob, but the rest of the size tag seems to be missing. Isn’t there a “1/2” that’s supposed to be there? Must have fallen off.

 

[BobHufford]

Love the hat, Bob, but the rest of the size tag seems to be missing. Isn’t there a “1/2” that’s supposed to be there? Must have fallen off.

Thanks Brent (and everyone). When they told me it was 1/2 off, I thought they meant the price.

 

[deadlyhandsome]

Black Caxton Ten size 7 1/4. The open crown is approximately 5 5/8 inches and the brim is 2 5/8 inches. Great dense felt that takes a dry crease and molds like clay. The seller was a woman who didn’t know the size but said she had a large head for a woman and lots of hair and it was loose on her. Not my size, but I’m still glad I took the chance on it. The felt, ribbon, wind trolley, sweatband, etc. are all in excellent condition.

 

[steur]

Black Caxton Ten size 7 1/4. The open crown is approximately 5 5/8 inches and the brim is 2 5/8 inches. Great dense felt that takes a dry crease and molds like clay. The seller was a woman who didn’t know the size but said she had a large head for a woman and lots of hair and it was loose on her. Not my size, but I’m still glad I took the chance on it. The felt, ribbon, wind trolley, sweatband, etc. are all in excellent condition.

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What a fantastic hat, Brent. It was probably a long shot expecting it to maybe be your size, but it looks wonderful. It will make someone very happy. Maybe in Mexico? I have its sibling in white.

 

[M Hatman]

Picked up this one just because....size 7 or 7 1/8 (marked 7 but is a generous 7)....just under 6" crown and 2 3/4 felted edge brim....has the "Cushionaire" Sweat.
Nice sort of medium brown...awesome soft felt! Trade bait.....

 

[Frunobulax]

Thanks to Brent, I'm now the very happy owner of the black Caxton Ten he featured above, my first Caxton. This is a great hat, and everything Brent described. I will also pilfer from the very first post, "Felt is dense, smooth, substantial, and eminently moldable. The front pinches hold a nearly razor sharp edge without steam. "

The hat presents as pretty much new, and is pretty impressive. A thicker felt (this isn't whisper-weight), but dense and with a great hand and smooth finish. I've had a thing for black hats recently, so this is a great addition to my collection. I haven't been anywhere to wear it, yet, but head shots forthcoming.

Thanks, Brent!

 

[deadlyhandsome]

Thanks to Brent, I'm now the very happy owner of the black Caxton Ten he featured above, my first Caxton. This is a great hat, and everything Brent described. I will also pilfer from the very first post, "Felt is dense, smooth, substantial, and eminently moldable. The front pinches hold a nearly razor sharp edge without steam. "

The hat presents as pretty much new, and is pretty impressive. A thicker felt (this isn't whisper-weight), but dense and with a great hand and smooth finish. I've had a thing for black hats recently, so this is a great addition to my collection. I haven't been anywhere to wear it, yet, but head shots forthcoming.

Thanks, Brent!

Good to hear it arrived safely. Looking forward to seeing photos of you wearing it.

 

[GHT]

What a fantastic hat, Brent. It was probably a long shot expecting it to maybe be your size, but it looks wonderful. It will make someone very happy. Maybe in Mexico? I have its sibling in white.

I too might have a distant sibling, it lacks the contrasting brim on Brent's exquisite specimen, but in shape, well judge for yourself:

 

[M Hatman]

I too might have a distant sibling, it lacks the contrasting brim on Brent's exquisite specimen, but in shape, well judge for yourself:
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Love that bow work!!!!

 

[MikeinRome]

A Caxton 5X Beaver Western I'm waiting for. Has 3 3/8 inch brim. Seems to date to 1950's, judging from Max's similar hat with a 1952 OPS tag, shown on pg 1834 of eBay Victories, Defeats, etc thread.

 

[MikeinRome]

Max's hat is a 3X Beaver Ten, so maybe my 5X Beaver was priced around $15.

 

[MikeinRome]

A Caxton 5X Beaver Western I'm waiting for. Has 3 3/8 inch brim. Seems to date to 1950's, judging from Max's similar hat with a 1952 OPS tag, shown on pg 1834 of eBay Victories, Defeats, etc thread.

More photos of the Caxton 5X Beaver. The model name seems to be Old Toscosa or Tascosa, as differently spelled on the sweatband and mfg tag. Old Tascosa was a town near Amarillo, TX.

 

[MikeinRome]

Caxton Seven-Fifty that's for sale on eBay. Too bad it's so small.

 

[MikeinRome]

Caxton Phoenix 4X Beaver Twelve-Fifty. Has 3 3/4 inch brim. I would leave the original crease in the hat except it makes the crown so shallow that the hat just barely sits on the very top of my head.

 

[MikeinRome]

Caxton Beaver Twenty. Brim is 2 inches, open crown is 5 1/2 inches. Looks like it might have the remnant of a 1951-1953 OPS tag on back of sweatband. I'd say the brim has a Cavanagh-type Edge.

 

[MikeinRome]

Caxton Beaver Twenty. Brim is 2 inches, open crown is 5 1/2 inches. Looks like it might have the remnant of a 1951-1953 OPS tag on back of sweatband.

Here's another picture of what looks like an OPS tag fragment from 1951 to 1953 on this Caxton Twenty, along with an OPS tag from a Dobbs hat. This second photo borrowed from the Hatted Professor article on Dating Dobbs Hats, 1940 and later

 

[MikeinRome]

Caxton Phoenix 4X Beaver Twelve-Fifty. Has 3 3/4 inch brim. I would leave the original crease in the hat except it makes the crown so shallow that the hat just barely sits on the very top of my head.

Here's another tag in this Caxton 4X that I forgot to photograph and post before.