Churchill Beaver 100 Vicuna

[John Galt]

I'll post details in the classified ad later today. I'm at the office now.

 

[Garrett]

Looks to be from the later end of the run. Very stiff but equally smooth.

 

[alanfgag]

Very nice to see another. Mine is quite stiff too.

 

[John Galt]

Yes, it is pretty stiff, but if you cut it down, it'll "snap" well. I'm glad you got it alright. Happy, I hope?

Saving it for the grand kids college fund someday, or turning it over?

 

[Garrett]

Still debating what to do with it

 

[John Galt]

I can relate...

 

[fedoracentric]

OK, I was watching a Churchill 100 last week but it went for more than I wanted to pay. Someone earlier wondered if the Churchill 100s were only sold a Neiman-Marcus, but this hat has an imprint of a company called "Hastings" in Calif. So, that theory is down for the count. Also, this one is not a silverbelly colored hat! It is also an Open Road-styled fedora, not a western as most in this thread seem to be.

Here are some of the photos I took from the auction.





Some interesting differences compared to the others here thus far.

 

[John Galt]

Nice one! I did not see the auction - I'll have to tweak my saved searches. This one looks pretty soft - the one I sold Garret was pretty stiff. Great color too...

 

[fedoracentric]

I'd have loved to feel that one to see, but with that deep a crease, I'd guess you are right about how soft it is. I think it is so odd that it is a "Beaver" 100 "with vicuna" fur. So...uh... it isn't a 100% beaver hat because there is also vicuna with it. Still, it is 100% fur felt, though. Confusing. I emailed the seller when he first put it up (he wouldn't take $150 as a buy it now, darn it) and he said that the liner was a bit sweat stained but because it was a dark brown liner you really couldn't tell too easily. He said that all the tags were missing, though.

 

[TheDane]

I'm not sure, the "100" says anything about the content. Couldn't it be a "$100 Dollar Hat"? If so, I don't see anything strange in the designation.

 

[Garrett]

Here is the renovated version of a 1960s Churchill Beaver 100 with Vicuna (pre-renovation photos can be seen on page 3 of this thread. It belonged to johngalt and was on the latter end of the series run):

 

[Just Daniel]

Here is the Churchill 100 Vicuña I picked up on Goodwill. The site showed the hat, the box, but the sweat was out of focus and you could barely tell it said Churchill followed by three lines. The color is a sweet dark chocolate brown, the pics keep showing it black.

I went all in on the hat; my skyhigh bid turned out to be unnecessary because only one other person noticed and bid on it. Final price: $86.

Sorry some of my pics come in upside-down. My iPad plays tricks on me.

 

[Just Daniel]

PS The box came with the keys.

 

[drmaxtejeda]

Here is the Churchill 100 Vicuña I picked up on Goodwill. The site showed the hat, the box, but the sweat was out of focus and you could barely tell it said Churchill followed by three lines. The color is a sweet dark chocolate brown, the pics keep showing it black.

I went all in on the hat; my skyhigh bid turned out to be unnecessary because only one other person noticed and bid on it. Final price: $86.

Sorry some of my pics come in upside-down. My iPad plays tricks on me.

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Qué suerte, Daniel!

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[drmaxtejeda]

PS The box came with the keys.

Not sure if I posted mine in this thread before. Or if the case comes with the keys.
The pictures are Alan's.

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[Mark70]

Here is the Churchill 100 Vicuña I picked up on Goodwill. The site showed the hat, the box, but the sweat was out of focus and you could barely tell it said Churchill followed by three lines. The color is a sweet dark chocolate brown, the pics keep showing it black.

I went all in on the hat; my skyhigh bid turned out to be unnecessary because only one other person noticed and bid on it. Final price: $86.

Sorry some of my pics come in upside-down. My iPad plays tricks on me.

What an incredible find Daniel! That is one sweet lid!!!

 

[Frunobulax]

PS The box came with the keys.

Good get and hey, you stole it.

What size is it?

Sent directly from my mind to yours.

 

[Just Daniel]

It’s a 7 3/8, just above the middle size. Not a bad little find.

Good get and hey, you stole it.

What size is it?

Sent directly from my mind to yours.

 

[drmaxtejeda]

It’s a 7 3/8, just above the middle size. Not a bad little find.

"Not a bad little find"? Come on, Daniel! It's a magnificent one!

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[AbbaDatDeHat]

"Not a bad little find"? Come on, Daniel! It's a magnificent one!

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Check behind the sweat for a Lottery ticket Daniel!
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