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

[Rick Blaine]

Vintage Bailey Hat w/ box and original price tag OR clone in 7 3/8 goes for a song... one of the few vintage Bailey's I've ever seen too.

 

[Chinaski]

Lefty, that Mallory Nokabout's a beauty...definitely some wear, but $36.30.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&item=270407628872

 

[4and1]

Just picked this up yesterday.

Not much info on the maker, English ???
Can anyone fill in the blanks ?????
Beter pics when it arrives

Tinman, I have a McAndrew Beaver Twentyfive and am very impressed with the quality.

It is an English maker and therefore likely a size larger than a US 7 1/2. If you are alright with the size difference you will be happy. Nice score!

 

[Mario]

I just won this nice Wegener Colonel for 5.00 € (~$7.00) in black. 4 3/8 crown, 2" brim. No idea about its age.

 

[ScottF]

Knox Twenty

This one arrived yesterday morning. I cleaned it up and wore it all day. It was a much nicer color than the ebay pics, and flawless except for dusty.

ebay Knox Twenty

 

[BobC]

Nice, Scott. I saw that one but wondered about the ribbon color. Looks orangish or rust?

 

[Jauntyone]

I got outbid on this:
http://cgi.ebay.fr/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=160341985325&ssPageName=ADME:B:BCA:FR:1123

I don't know what I'd have done with it, but I wanted it!

 

[kaosharper1]

This one arrived yesterday morning. I cleaned it up and wore it all day. It was a much nicer color than the ebay pics, and flawless except for dust.

What a beauty. Congrats.

 

[Lefty]

This one arrived yesterday morning. I cleaned it up and wore it all day. It was a much nicer color than the ebay pics, and flawless except for dusty.

WOW :eusa_clap

 

[ScottF]

Nice, Scott. I saw that one but wondered about the ribbon color. Looks orangish or rust?

Thanks guys. It's rust and the color is a little more taup-ish than my pics. The ebay pics were much more colorful and bright than the actual hat. It fits exactly like my other Knox twenty 7 1/4, but the felt on this one is a little stiffer. Still, as close to a 'holy grail' hat as I've found.

 

[RHY]

Cavanaugh

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...em=&sspagename=STRK:MEWNX:IT&salenotsupported

I purchased this Cavanaugh with the intent of making a present of this to a friend or to re-sell it. However, when it arrived it was so nice that I am going to send it to Optimo for resizing to a 7 3/8. I hope to post a before and after when it is returned.

 

[Bantam Man]

Stetson 100...

http://cgi.ebay.nl/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&item=230349304603

Just won the auction for this Stetson 100.

I wonder about the age of the hat. Any ideas about that are welcome! The (square) size tag seems to indicate that it is not that old. But it does come in an old oval carton box, instead of the fancy cases other 100's are equipped with.

Now I keep my fingers crossed that it will fit. Smaller 7 1/4 LO hats fit best on my head. Hopefully, this 7 1/8 LO is just a bit on the larger side...

 

[Dinerman]

I'd say early to mid 1960s on the 100. I've never seen a 100 before with that type of brim curl. Very unusual.

 

[Lefty]

panama

another Stetson derby, 7 1/4

the really nice, big bucks hat stretcher

another panama, 7 1/8

 

[Lefty]

Strat, 7

Dobbs Westward, 7 1/4

 

[cookie]

Aussie Hat '50s Mountcastle Brisbane

This one may be interesting...http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI...K:MEWNX:IT&item=350214889183#ebayphotohosting

 

[mayserwegener]

I just won this nice Wegener Colonel for 5.00 € (~$7.00) in black. 4 3/8 crown, 2" brim. No idea about its age.

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Nice Wegener. My guess is the 1970s. In my opinion Wegener makes some of the highest quality modern factory hats. The company goes back to 190 years. From what I can remember you have a couple of Wegener made Resistols.

 

[Mario]

Nice Wegener. My guess is the 1970s. In my opinion Wegener makes some of the highest quality modern factory hats. The company goes back to 190 years. From what I can remember you have a couple of Wegener made Resistols.

Yes, that's right. Two Wegener-made Resistols from the 1960s - and I really love the black one, even though the sweatband has become so brittle that I will have to replace it.

I'll post images of the Wegener Colonel in the German & Austrian Hutmachers thread as soon as it has arrived. A few days ago, I found another Wegener Colonel, but this one looked quite different, as it sported a much wider brim and a pretty thin ribbon, which was of the same color as the hat's body (a beautiful medium gray). Sadly, this one was already sold...

Ok, I just have to fess up: I really love European hats - and I also strongly believe that most of the European hatters (and here especially the German and Austrian ones) are hugely underrated. Well...good for us!

 

[ScottF]

underbidder again - 1940's Royal Deluxe

The private bidder has moved down to 7 1/4. I'm thinking my hat collection is going to have to be stable for a while.

This one has stamping on the front part of the sweatband...could be special.

1940's Royal Deluxe

 

[Lefty]

Playboy 7 1/4

RD OR 7 1/8

C&K boater 6 7/8