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

[buler]

Mine now. Seller says its a 7-1/8. The smaller inside measurement is probably from the three folded magazine pages under the sweatband. Looks like quite an old one from the sweatband stamping.

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D'Man, thats very appropriate for 2010. Year of the Tiger.

B

 

[Salty O'Rourke]

Thanks DM - nice looking guitar by the way.

I just can't recall which retail chain the Brents were made for. I'm sure you're right about them being made down to a price, but this price looked ok, so I picked it up.

Brent was the house brand of Montgomery Ward.

 

[billyspew]

Just won this Adam homburg from the great rilico...

Looking forward to it it arriving.

 

[Tango Yankee]

Gee Tom, are you saying you accidentally won a Stetson Twenty-Five, not knowing what it was ?!? I think that one is from the late '50s. At least 2-3 loungers have posted saying they prefer the 'Twenty-Five' over other Stetsons priced higher. I've never owned one, but did put in the puny 3rd-place bid.

I received an e-mail from the seller today. She said that someone had suggested she look under the sweatband for a tag. She did, and found the size is 7 3/4! She wanted to know if that would cause any problems before she mailed it. I told her to send it on!

If it really is a 7 3/4 I'm sure I'll be able to find someone who wants it. I've got a friend out in Oregon with a rather large noggin. He usually wears baseball caps. Maybe I'll convince him to give it a try!

Cheers,
Tom

 

[Ephraim Tutt]

Brent was the house brand of Montgomery Ward.

Yep Salty. That was it. Thanks for that.

 

[Marc Chevalier]

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You eBay hat seekers might enjoy these pages from a 1935 issue of Men's Wear magazine:

 

[Lefty]

1920 Stetson catalog

 

[Marc Chevalier]

 

[theinterchange]

I am the one who sold the Brent on the Bay tonight. I purchased it from Dinerman and it may have shrunk far too much for Dinerman but not enough for my small melon. It is actually a 7 1/4 and I ware a 7 1/8 and I didn't want to part with it but I needed to make some room for a new acquisition. As far as interest goes I thought that there would be more since I had 14 watchers on the auction. As I have learned many watchers does not always mean the item will sell. Now the hat is off to the land of OZ.

I was watching it, and completely forgot about it going off! :eusa_doh:

Randy

 

[ScottF]

I received an e-mail from the seller today. She said that someone had suggested she look under the sweatband for a tag. She did, and found the size is 7 3/4! She wanted to know if that would cause any problems before she mailed it. I told her to send it on!

If it really is a 7 3/4 I'm sure I'll be able to find someone who wants it. I've got a friend out in Oregon with a rather large noggin. He usually wears baseball caps. Maybe I'll convince him to give it a try!

Cheers,
Tom

Tom - that's amazing! A Stetson Twenty-Five in 7 3/4

I have one 7 3/4, and I could cut two holes in the front to see and still cover my nose with it.

 

[gtdean48]

I received an e-mail from the seller today. She said that someone had suggested she look under the sweatband for a tag. She did, and found the size is 7 3/4! She wanted to know if that would cause any problems before she mailed it. I told her to send it on!

If it really is a 7 3/4 I'm sure I'll be able to find someone who wants it. I've got a friend out in Oregon with a rather large noggin. He usually wears baseball caps. Maybe I'll convince him to give it a try!

Cheers,
Tom

Vintage 7 3/4 typically have shrunk to a perfect 7 5/8. Put me in line as wanting it if it is around 24"/61cm...

 

[CRH]

D'Man, thats very appropriate for 2010. Year of the Tiger.

B

Oh my yes! :eusa_clap

 

[zetwal]

You eBay hat seekers might enjoy these pages from a 1935 issue of Men's Wear magazine:

Thanks Marc!

 

[Marc Chevalier]

Thanks Marc!

You're welcome, zetwal! Glad to know it's appreciated.



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[ScottF]

You're welcome, zetwal! Glad to know it's appreciated.



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Very much so.

 

[Mario]

Very much so.

:arated:

In the second ad (correct summer hats for town and country wear) all the gentlemen look like they're having some problems with their eyes - they all sport what I call the Eastwood gaze. But maybe that's just because it's summer and the sun is shining so bright...hence the need for correct summer hats!

 

[Mr. Paladin]

Just won this Adam homburg from the great rilico...

Looking forward to it it arriving.

Looks like a really nice one, Bill. You must post a pic wearing it when it arrives!

 

[Lefty]

7 5/8 lo Strat BIN for under $200 shipped

 

[gtdean48]

7 5/8 lo Strat BIN for under $200 shipped

It met all my parameters (make, model, size, color, & especially brim width) to risk it spitting the hook, so I gaffed it with the BIN.

 

[carouselvic]

cheaper than bull beef at a penny a pound