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

[alanfgag]

I thought it might make me look younger?

 

[zetwal]

I thought it might make me look younger?

Judging by your current avatar, you don't have much wiggle room!

 

[ScottF]

BIG button baseball beanie... mine.

... or tiny toy tot topper?

 

[alanfgag]

well said, Zetwal and Scott! Something about it appealed to me. And we could certainly do with a new baseball cap thread, right?

 

[HatsEnough]

I saw that read one a while ago, didn't I? It looks neato, man.

 

[HatsEnough]

Another Whippet, this makes seven of them in my little dog pack.

This one is interesting for the light gray brim binding. I can't say it's faded either because it is uniform on all sides of the binding.

Also, the ribbon is a brownish-gray. Kind of hard to describe.

When this one came it it was soft as a blanket and just as shapeless. Someone really smacked this one around, folded it up, smashed it, whatever. The stiffener was worn out of it big time. I sprayed the heck out of it with Kahl's stiffener to get the shape back.

I did a $125 buy it now on this. Since these Whippets in size 7 have been easily topping $150 of late, I figure I did OK, but I didn't get it at a steal by any means. I'd say it was a "fair price" for both buyer (me) and seller.

The sweat is very soft and still well sewn in.

Now, there is another interesting thing about this one. The Stetson logo in the crown and on the sweatband both shows the leaf instead of the field of stars. That makes it a 50s era Whippet. But the brim is still measuring in at 2-3/4 inches! Usually, from all the Whippets I've seen, by the time the logo had the leaf in both areas the brim had gotten down to 2-1/2. I've even seen a few at 2-3/8. But this is the first time I've seen a leaf-logo Whippet with such a large brim.

Does anyone else have a larger brim with the leaf-logo Whippet?

 

[zetwal]

Something about it appealed to me. And we could certainly do with a new baseball cap thread, right?

This one should do the trick.

http://www.thefedoralounge.com/showthread.php?45538

 

[Garrett]

Sad that thread wasn't shut down.

 

[zetwal]

Sad that thread wasn't shut down.

Admittedly, I just glanced at the last page. But that glance left me with the impression that it looks like a typical thread to me. Why do you find it objectionable?

 

[Garrett]

If you have to ask, Eric.....

 

[zetwal]

If you have to ask, [...]

OK ... next topic ...

 

[alanfgag]

I'll start a new thread.

 

[hatophile]

I'll start a new thread.

 

[ScottF]

If you have to ask, Eric.....

Silly me - I clicked the link thinking it would be a thread about VINTAGE baseball caps. But to my horror...

(I'll go fix it)

Never mind - adding a post would require resurrecting the thread. Here's what I had in mind when I checked out the cap thread:

 

[Garrett]

Thank you Alan and Scott. Hopefully, this new thread will focus on VINTAGE caps only. FYI, Scott has put together a great amount of research for his vintage baseball stuff and it really is worth a look

 

[mattface]

Knox Superfine Topper!

Nice BIN snag.hopefully it fits.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Men...aultDomain_0&hash=item4842854b39#ht_500wt_933

 

[Garrett]

Looks like a nice popper topper. Well done on the price!

 

[HatsEnough]

Nice BIN snag.hopefully it fits.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Men...aultDomain_0&hash=item4842854b39#ht_500wt_933

And those photos were just fantastic, too!

 

[mattface]

And those photos were just fantastic, too!

There will be better photos when I get it. I bought it for my etsy shop, but that won't stop me from wearing it for a while. It'll probably be one of those items I price high and if it doesn't sell I'll get to keep it. I've got an awesome 1920s vintage tux it'll go great with.

 

[Levallois]

Got the two fedoras I was waiting for - late 40s early-mid 50s age guess on each - more info over at Resistol Roundup and Cavanagh Club threads - happy as I can be. Amazing just how well made and beautiful hats were from this period!

Resistol -

Cavanagh -