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

[Johnny J]

I got this vintage tweed newsboy in a large size today from the bay.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/400280494134?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649

Its not exactly what I was expecting, but if anyone would like it I will be posting it in the Classifieds. I wear a 7 3/8 and it fits me just fine.

 

[randooch]

Here's a Stetson that'll cost you $3.50 for each X. ("What a bargain!" you might say. But wait 'til you see the X count. :eeek

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Rare-JOHN-B...?pt=US_Hats&hash=item27c44f8b0d#ht_2191wt_675

 

[VetPsychWars]

The auction:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/280829195329

The hat, after some cleanup and creasing to my satisfaction:

The color is "Avario", which is "Ivory".

Not bad. You can see the wind string is crawling up the ribbon. Hate! Not sure what I can do about it, though....

Tom

 

[randooch]

A quick pass around the hat with your fingernail - wind cord beneath nail - will fix that. Nice lid, there! Box included?

 

[Jedwbpm]

Sorry lefty. I'm still trying to find one in a 7 3/8 and figured maybe I could use this one to get there. If you still had that one in 7 3/8 I would trade this one for it in a heartbeat so I had one that fits me.

Great steel Mike. If I was not away at a church retreat guiding our youth to a moral life. If I had been home I might have snagged it for my 7 5/8 noggin. At that price I would have jumped on it. Good snag hope it works out for you in your quest for a 7 3/8.

Jeff

 

[VetPsychWars]

A quick pass around the hat with your fingernail - wind cord beneath nail - will fix that. Nice lid, there! Box included?

You would think so, wouldn't you? The ribbon is down far enough that it won't stay. Quite vexing.

That box is a Churchill box, I think. Nothing special. I don't save boxes anyways.

Tom

 

[alanfgag]

Stetson No.1 Quality western... looks nice save for a few holes. Not headed my way.

 

[Lefty]

That western is great.

Here's another one of those short, flat-topped topper-like hats. Only a few of these appear each year.

 

[Mystic]

The auction:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/280829195329

The hat, after some cleanup and creasing to my satisfaction:

The color is "Avario", which is "Ivory".

Not bad. You can see the wind string is crawling up the ribbon. Hate! Not sure what I can do about it, though....

Tom

Maybe this should be a seperate thread......

Does anyone ever actually use a wind cord...or has even used one one time?

Nice hat...really nice color .....even with the rebellious wind cord.

 

[Rodkins]

I bit on this BIN for a Stetson 3X not really knowing much at all about the hat but figured it was low risk for the money. It came in yesterday and I was stoked. It's in amzing shape and the felt on this one rivals some of my best. More pictures in Post New Hats Here! thread.

 

[gtdean48]

......
Does anyone ever actually use a wind cord...or has even used one one time?
....

Yes, well covered in separate thread. Some do, some don't. I have but not with vintage ones. Mostly, I just like the way they look.

 

[mayserwegener]

I won this J. Hückel´s Söhne Melone (Bowler). I haven't seen a gray (rare in general) one before and the ribbon and binding are contrasting. It also appears to have a box bow. Probably 1920s or older. I am looking forward to seeing this one.

 

[bowlerman]

super cool, Steve!
I'd guess that the brim binding was once a matching grey and has faded over time.

 

[delectans]

Wonderful old melone, Steve, and looks to be a larger size. Congrats, and I am anxious to see better photos of it after you receive it. Have always loved grey and brown derbies, but they are so few and far between...

 

[randooch]

super cool, Steve!
I'd guess that the brim binding was once a matching grey and has faded over time.

Rather than an intentional contrast, like a Whippet? Just wondering, as the hat's crown ribbon looks unaffected.

 

[bowlerman]

There could definitely be variations, but in my experience the traditional scheme with bowlers and homburgs that weren't all black in the first place, was to have matching binding on the brim with an either matching or black ribbon band. I think a true three color derby would either be contemporary or restoration/update.

don't know if this will work, but all of mine are either one or two colors...

sorry-- does anyone know how to embed a link with imageshack that doesn't link to your entire imageshack library?

 

[mayserwegener]

Jeff & Al, Thanks! It should arrive some time next week.

Highly possible the binding was originally some shade of gray. Here is a similar example from the Novy Jicin City Museum.

 

[Chepstow]

Steve, great, my congrats to the new Melone! I look forward on the photos.

 

[alanfgag]

Jeff & Al, Thanks! It should arrive some time next week.

Highly possible the binding was originally some shade of gray. Here is a similar example from the Novy Jicin City Museum.

This Stetson Premier Quality uses similar contrasts:

 

[mayserwegener]

I would guess the edge binding on the bottom is closer (less fade + dirt) to the original color.