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

[Chepstow]

Yes - three great finds

+1

 

[hatophile]

Thank you Gents!

 

[barrowjh]

Resistol Beaver 100 3 3/8 brim 3 cord ribbon 7 1/8 1965 - 1972

(DJH - VERY nice hat, love the Bantam)

Continuing from posts #22722 & #22727, this is the Resistol Beaver 100 after initial re-shaping. This hat appears to me, based on a few years experience, to be absolutely pristine until I started messing with it yesterday. Never worn, and never touched for years. Felt is just precious. I reshaped the crown, beveled the brim edge and shaped it to my liking (for now). I may mess with it some more, it is such a pleasure to touch-

The hat behind it to the right is a Resistol San Ant Beaver 25.


From the other side, now a Resistol 'Cutter Bill' Beaver 50 behind and to the left.


The family, flash shot with the new Beaver 100 patriarch in the lead, the San Ant '25 lower right and Cutter Bill '50 upper right.

No flash on the next one. The Cutter Bill '50 used to be my awesome 'big' hat with a 3 inch brim; now you have to move over 'lil Bill, the Boss with 3 3/8 brim done moved in.


Such a sweet little family, maybe I should have included my 3 San Ant 3X Beavers to make it a sextet?

 

[barrowjh]

Continuing on with the Resistol Beaver 100 -

Here is a liner line-up, the 100 fore, 50 mid, and 25 sitting on its side farthest away.


The Sweatband (at forehead) in order:




Close-up of the San Ant Beaver 25's liner


The Beaver 100 liner:

 

[barrowjh]

Still show'n off that Resistol Beaver 100:



Oh yeah I likes dat hat-








What a nice hat.

 

[bowlerman]

That's an understatement, JB. It's exceptional, and looks like it belonged on your head from its inception. Nice!!!

 

[DJH]

Fantastic Resistol 100, John.
Even better that you have the 25, 50, 100 set.

As Jeff said, the new hat looks great on you.

 

[barrowjh]

Thanks. Still a bit hot to put away the straws, but this hat is definitely making me think about fall.

 

[ofcoursemyhorse]

Beautiful gaggle of Resistol's there Barrow.

 

[ofcoursemyhorse]

Knox Vagabond.

Looks like i'll have to reattach one of the corners of the bow, but aside from that looks like its good condition.

 

[barrowjh]

The Vagabond looks nice, lightweight. Bantam-sized (also Playboy-sized) ribbon, or near those dimensions.

 

[RBH]

Very nice John!

 

[Landman]

John,

Great looking Resistols !

 

[ofcoursemyhorse]

The Vagabond looks nice, lightweight. Bantam-sized (also Playboy-sized) ribbon, or near those dimensions.

Thanks, it's actually a dead ringer in terms of dimensions to the Stetson Playboy. Though the Playboy's felt is just a smidge lighter than the Vagabond.

 

[ofcoursemyhorse]

Couldnt stop myself from bidding on this one, I have a Black Bowler by Miller Correct Styles and I was always impressed by the quality of it.

Any guesses as to age? I was going to say late 40's and then I noticed the sweatband isn't stitched. Older maybe?

 

[Lefty]

really, really wasn't expecting to win this old Playboy
My bid was quite a bit higher and I thought the hat would go well north of 200.

 

[TheDane]

really, really wasn't expecting to win this old Playboy
My bid was quite a bit higher and I thought the hat would go well north of 200.

Wow, I wonder if that's a golden size tag? A Playboy from the 40's at that price ... a steal! :eusa_clap

 

[ManofKent]

Great price - especially for that size.

 

[alanfgag]

Wow, I wonder if that's a golden size tag? A Playboy from the 40's at that price ... a steal! :eusa_clap

Might be pre-1940. A nice snag.

 

[TheDane]

Might be pre-1940. A nice snag.

Yes, it's probably late 30's to early 40's. Sans serif characters, no embossing and gold lettering points to that period