Does anyone here own an Optimo 1000?

[zetwal]

I cannot speak for the vintage hats as I do not own any.

What?! You don't have even one vintage hat? I am amazed.

 

[DRB]

What?! You don't have even one vintage hat? I am amazed.

ha ha, That is correct. Not a one. I do have 2 cavanagh edged hat bodies that have been sitting around since circa 1960's just waiting for someone to make them into a hat. Gary White is making them as we speak/read. One will be delivered next week. It is Dark Olive. I also have a Taupe cavanagh on order. So maybe that sort of, in a round about way, qualifies as having vintage hats? Also, I already have one brown cavanagh edged already built by Gary which also is built new from vintage felt.
Before:

And after:

I like buying them this way. I can control/design for what I want. The felt is unused but the rest of the hats have new threading, sweatbands, windcords, and liners. The best part though is that I can actually meet and talk with the hatmaker. Kinda fun.

I am trying to get my collection to be as uniform as possible. City hats. All are 5" exactly (not 51/2") open crowned, 2 1/8" brim, 100% beaver or beaver/mink mix.
(I do have a VS dimensional brim that is 5 1/2" - don't tell anyone- I use it as my hiking/raining hat.)

I think I am having way too much fun with these hats!