Clark Kent's fedora

[fedoralover]

I did a search but couldn't find it so if this has been posted before you can move it to that thread. But does anyone know or have an educated guess whether this was a Whippet or not? I watched few old episodes the other night and George Reeves fedora sure looked good.



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[tonyb]

Is it a Whippet? Beats me. Can't say I've ever studied it that closely. From this shot, though, it looks like the band ribbon might be a ligne or three on the wide side. But then, I can't see the bandline, so that observation is worth about as much as it cost you.

Groovy specs. Any idea what species they might be?

 

[DJH]

Hard to say - here's another view:

 

[fedoralover]

And here's another.




And since Tony like the "groovy" glasses here's one for Tony.



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[hatophile]

I think you get X-ray vision with those.

 

[Frunobulax]

OK, so this started to intrigue me. What kind of hat does Superman wear?

So I looked at the pictures posted, and GISed "Clark Kent Fedora," and "Clark Kent Hat." I wanted a color photo, as opposed to the B&W. The Adventures of Superman was, after all, broadcast in color for a good part of its run.

Long story short, I stumble on the Superman museum in Metropolis, IL, where there are a few shots of this guy:



So I emailed the museum and asked. Is this the hat from the show? Can you please tell me what it is?

I will post the answer if I get one...

 

[RJR]

The answer should be interesting.

 

[hatophile]

Wow, good job Fruno. If it's not a Whippet, it sure looks like a Whippet clone to me.

 

[tropicalbob]

The glasses are different.

 

[Feraud]

The jacket is buttoned backwards too..

 

[Ordinary Guy]

You got me interested in what that hat is also... great detective work....

Eagerly awaiting their reply.....

 

[hatophile]

Interesting, the first hat has a darker brim ribbon than the second 2 hats pictured. I really like that contrast.

 

[Mystic]

Long story short, I stumble on the Superman museum in Metropolis, IL, where there are a few shots of this guy:

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So I emailed the museum and asked. Is this the hat from the show? Can you please tell me what it is?

I will post the answer if I get one...

If the person that answers your question is an ebay seller.

The answer is likely to be...

It's a Gray hat.

 

[Mystic]

The jacket is buttoned backwards too..

The bow and wind trolley button appears to be on the right side (or wrong side) also...

Maybe dressed by a female. [huh]

 

[Bird Lives]

I watched a couple re-runs a few weeks ago.....Kent's lid knocked me out.....And Superman was definitely a fan of the Diamond Bash....a fine example....killer side dents aswell...but then we're talking about Superman here....only the best!

 

[Landman]

I'm betting on a Whippet. Looks like a clone to Douglas' hat in the first post of the Stetson Whippet thread.

http://www.thefedoralounge.com/showthread.php?10081-STETSON-WHIPPET&p=144199&viewfull=1#post144199

 

[KingAndrew]

With the suit buttons and hat band on the wrong side, I thought maybe the picture got flipped. But the writing on the signs is still facing the right way, so it is curious.

It will be interesting to see what they say.

 

[hatsRme]

Well, as an avid (daily) viewer of the original Mr. Reeves' Superman in the late 1950s and earliest 1960s, I still don't know for sure, BUT... The time period of that hat was definitely mid-century (1950-ish). The fedoras of the day were slightly lower crowns than in the 1940s. My steel VS, intended in the style of that era, has been called Clark Kent's hat too many times by people of my vintage to be a mistake. Art fawcett hit the nail on the head, apparently. The specs are a 2-5/8" dimensional, bound brim, with a tear drop bash measuring 3-3/4" height in the back and 4-1/2" in the front. Now I need a cape...

 

[Frunobulax]

Just to let everybody know, I haven't heard anything. I'm out running around this afternoon, but I'll try to call the museum in the next couple of days. Perhaps the curator will speak to me.

I agree it looks Whippet-ish. I think that's the likely conclusion. Stetson was pretty good about getting to Hollywood to make certain their hats were seen on the stars.

I think the coat buttoned backwards is just somebody not knowing what to do with a double-breasted suit.

And just to make things more interesting, this is Kirk Alyn as Clark Kent (1940s serials):


Or we could just get this guy to ask Mr. Reeves!

\http://www.angelfire.com/fl/JackCraig/JeffDeHart.html

 

[hatsRme]

Mr. Allen's hat is decidedly taller than the decade-later George Reeves, reflective of the day. Great photo!