Ebay Hats: Victories, Defeats, Gripes & Items of Interest

[Garrett]

Stetson Hat Shop refurbed 7X

http://www.ebay.com/itm/231157770167?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649

Not enough refurbishment for my taste so off to Blacksheep Hatworks it goes...

 

[alanfgag]

Congratulations to the winner of this wonderful early straw.

 

[Garrett]

Congrats indeed! Keith turned out some great ones - my "spinner" comes to mind

http://www.thefedoralounge.com/showthread.php?26728-Boater-faction!&p=1742038&viewfull=1#post1742038

 

[TheDane]

Completely awesome straws! That "spinner" is really hypnot ... hypno .... hypz ...... zzzz ... zzzzzzzz :faint:

 

[Joshbru3]

Congratulations to the winner of this wonderful early straw.

I had the first out of 2 bids on that one....totally forgot about the auction and lost it.

 

[Joshbru3]

I CAN'T believe I was just able to snag this late 1800's/early 1900's C.W.T. Handy Hat Ventilator!!!!

http://www.ebay.com/itm/351007110377?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649






I can finally add vent holes to those lightweight summer felts!!

 

[alanfgag]

I had the first out of 2 bids on that one....totally forgot about the auction and lost it.

And I passed on it after seeing your marker.

That's a fantastic win on the ventilator. Putting a few dozen hats in the mail to you for punching.

 

[fedoracentric]

I CAN'T believe I was just able to snag this late 1800's/early 1900's C.W.T. Handy Hat Ventilator!!!!

How neat is that!!? Nice find.

 

[CaramelSmoothie]

I CAN'T believe I was just able to snag this late 1800's/early 1900's C.W.T. Handy Hat Ventilator!!!!

http://www.ebay.com/itm/351007110377?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649






I can finally add vent holes to those lightweight summer felts!!

I'm confused. How does this work without damaging the hat?

 

[Joshbru3]

And I passed on it after seeing your marker.

That's a fantastic win on the ventilator. Putting a few dozen hats in the mail to you for punching.

AHHH, sorry I ruined it for the both of us. :eusa_doh: I was hoping at least one of us could nab that Keith Boater.

I'm absolutely ecstatic about receiving this Ventilator! I would be more than happy to Ventilate any hat you send to me )

How neat is that!!? Nice find.

Thanks!!

 

[alanfgag]

It's a template to punch holes in a starburst pattern, adding airflow and character.

 

[Joshbru3]

I'm confused. How does this work without damaging the hat?

If done properly, it will not damage the hat. It will put strategically placed holes in it though....for ventilation purposes of course.

 

[Joshbru3]

I was only able to find one ad for a C.W. Handy Hat Ventilator in a 1911 issue of The American Hatter

 

[buler]

Great catch, Josh!! Now you just need to cut some more metal pieces and drill different patterns!

An ad I posted in the Hat tools thread:




Patent:

VentilatorPatent

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[fedoracentric]

By the way, Josh, by the image above the ventilator is to be use with a stiff felt, so if you are using it on a soft felt, I think I'd put some cardboard on the other side of the hat, opposite where the ventilator is to give some resistance to the poker. I'd think that just poking through the metal without any resistance on the other side of the felt just might damage the felt like Smoothie worried about. Just a thought.

 

[Joshbru3]

Great catch, Josh!! Now you just need to cut some more metal pieces and drill different patterns!

Thanks for posting that ad and the patent link, Bill!! I LOVE when antique items list Patent numbers. The numbers make it so much easier to find info on the product. I also find it amusing that the template is listed in the same advertisement as the sweatband initial punch......I just bought one of those last week as well.

I would love to find more of these with different patterns, but considering this is the first one I have seen since joining the lounge back in 2009, I highly doubt I will find any more. I might just have to make a couple of my own with different patterns This original will act as a perfect guide to reproduce some new patterns!

 

[Joshbru3]

By the way, Josh, by the image above the ventilator is to be use with a stiff felt, so if you are using it on a soft felt, I think I'd put some cardboard on the other side of the hat, opposite where the ventilator is to give some resistance to the poker. I'd think that just poking through the metal without any resistance on the other side of the felt just might damage the felt like Smoothie worried about. Just a thought.

Good thought! I was thinking that as well. Even thought this punch was probably made for Stiff felts, it will work just fine on soft hats. I was actually thinking about getting a couple of those balsa blocks or Styrofoam blocks to use as a backing. So many possibilities!

 

[dnjan]

Good thought! I was thinking that as well. Even thought this punch was probably made for Stiff felts, it will work just fine on soft hats. I was actually thinking about getting a couple of those balsa blocks or Styrofoam blocks to use as a backing. So many possibilities!

I think it would work better with a stiffer backing block. Otherwise the backing block just crushes instead of providing firm support. And the edges of the hole are more ragged.

(I have no experience punching holes in felt, but lots of experience punching holes in leather.)

 

[Joshbru3]

I think it would work better with a stiffer backing block. Otherwise the backing block just crushes instead of providing firm support. And the edges of the hole are more ragged.

(I have no experience punching holes in felt, but lots of experience punching holes in leather.)

VERY true! I will buy a standard wood "junk" block to use as a hard backing board for the punch. That way when the punch leaves an indentation on the block, it won't matter because it will only be used for that purpose.

 

[fedoracentric]

I don't think I'd pick too hard of a wood for that. Your pokers look pointed, not scalloped, so if the wood if too hard the pokers won't go through the felt far enough before being stopped by the wood and the hole will be very small. Maybe some soft pine would do.