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

[Joshbru3]

I just won this hat this morning. Im very excited because this is my first large brimmed fedora. The seller listed it as "Vintage 1940s Barrister Fedora HAT fur Size 7." It looks like 1940's to me, but might be early 50's, what do you guys think? It has three BMWE (Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes) pins, and the one says 1947, but it could have been added years after the pin was obtained. It has a couple of dirt marks which Im going to try to steam and brush out. Overall it looks like a really cool hat. I will post head shots when I get it next week.

 

[rlk]

The sweatband and its stitching to the brim is typical of many early-mid 1940's hats. Not always consistent with various manufacturers however.

I just won this hat this morning. Im very excited because this is my first large brimmed fedora. The seller listed it as "Vintage 1940s Barrister Fedora HAT fur Size 7." It looks like 1940's to me, but might be early 50's, what do you guys think? It has three BMWE (Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes) pins, and the one says 1947, but it could have been added years after the pin was obtained. It has a couple of dirt marks which Im going to try to steam and brush out. Overall it looks like a really cool hat. I will post head shots when I get it next week.


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[AXL DEMOCRACY]

Great hats Buler and Josh.

Buler, really love the ribbon on your hat.

 

[Salty O'Rourke]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...9284004&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT#ht_500wt_956

Looks kind of like a fedora-ized Homburg doesn't it?

 

[Michaelshane]

I'm looking at perhaps bidding on a Stetson Whippet on eBay. The size is 3/8. Wondering if that is a 6 3/8 or 7 3/8? I'll have to email the seller I guess.

If it's tagged 3/8 it's 7 3/8.I don't think there is a size 6 3/8.It would be 5/8.

 

[CRH]

Look Ma! Another pug!

Hope I've found my summer hat. We'll see if it fits. Same seller as RLK's bankers special.

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That brim appears to have a nice amount of wonkyness (this is an official Panama Hat term) to it. You are going to have some great fun fiddling with that one!

If it doesn't fit call RLK. It's too big for me.

 

[rlk]

Looks kind of like a fedora-ized Homburg doesn't it?

Not really, it looks like they made an attempt to give it a Western brim flanging along with the Cattleman's crease. The wide binding is equal on top and bottom.

 

[suitedcboy]

It's a Fort Worth thing. If it goes on your head you can give it a cattleman's crease. I think of it rather as a wide ribbon, wide bound Open Road.

 

[jeffconnors]

A Nicely sized lee at a very fair price...considering what 7 1/2 usually go for..me thinks its not 100% wool ...I dont recall the "trinity" being wool
http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320522506120&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT

 

[Rick Blaine]

*&^%$%$$#*&%^!!!!!!

Missed this BEAUTY 'cause my *$%$*&$#*! snipe program/IP (ATT AKA POS) failed!!! I am soooooo pissed I'm seein' yellow!. That's less than it cost NEW, fer the love o' Pete!

I sincerely hope someone here got it. It'd be a balm of sorts knowing it's not just in the mitts of some cretin who'll turn it into a flower pot or some d@mn Martha Stewart BS!

 

[zetwal]

I don't use a sniper, but I do know the feeling all too well. I've done that a couple or three times myself.

 

[Mr E Train]

Well, that pisses me off too because I completely missed it. :eusa_doh:

 

[jeffconnors]

There are some sub finos around now at around the price..

 

[Rick Blaine]

There are some sub finos around now at around the price..

Cruel...cruel . Cruel & cold, brother.



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[CRH]

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I sincerely hope someone here got it. It'd be a balm of sorts knowing it's not just in the mitts of some cretin who'll turn it into a flower pot or some d@mn Martha Stewart BS![/SIZE][/COLOR]

lol Oh, man!

That pug is interesting - belts running through...?... what is that?

 

[Mr. Paladin]

It's a Fort Worth thing. If it goes on your head you can give it a cattleman's crease.

lol lol lol So true for anywhere around here, sir!

 

[M_Jones]

Older Adventurebilt beaver for $550 less than the current price. Someone got a deal...

 

[zetwal]

Older Adventurebilt[/URL] beaver for $550 less than the current price. Someone got a deal...

Not mine. But I agree that it does look like a nice hat. I wonder if it's really 22.25 as stated.

 

[CRH]

I didn't bid on these but I was real curious about the boater.

Nice Bates boater. I'm curious at to what the second ribbon underneath looks like.

Nice Dobbs.

Nice Stetson.

 

[barrowjh]

I watched that Stetson, I thought it was real nice also. I also watched a Resistol 'wide country' style beaver 100 that sold for $81 - whomever won that certainly got a very nice hat also.