For gtdean: Stacks O' Hats!

[Tango Yankee]

The other day in the Brotherhood of the Thin Ribbon thread gtdean commented that he was going to use my comment about not remembering what all hats I had bought when his wife complains about all his hats. I light-heartedly offered to take photos for him to show his wife, and he accepted.

It was an eye-opener for me.

I've mentioned before that I'm a visual person. Part of that is that I have a tendency to stack things where I can see them, rather than put them away nice and neat. I've always had a clutter problem, and that extends to my hats. I have, however, been buying up empty hat boxes so I can get more of my hats stored and protected the way they deserve to be.

In the mean time, though, it's a bit of a horror show. The more sensitive of you may wish to avert your eyes...

This isn't so bad... some hats are mine, some are my wife's:

Getting a little worse...

Moving to my home office area:

More to follow...

 

[DOUGLAS]

Oh yes that looks familiar.

 

[Michaelshane]

HOLY MOLY !!!

 

[RBH]

WOW!

 

[ScionPI2005]

I'd call that an invasion. That's a pretty nice collection.

 

[Tango Yankee]

Moving to the "library" and family room...

A number of the hat boxes here and a few back in my office are actually empty, waiting to be put to use.

And even more to follow...

 

[1911 Man]

I think they might be breeding!!

I definitely have to show this to my wife, she thinks I'm nuts for having 5 hats. I don't know how to tell her I'm looking at a 6th.

Are any of them size 7 1/8? If so, can I be in your will?

 

[Tampahound]

Uhh...I hope you are not the Ghost of Christmas future!! lol lol

 

[carter]

That's a whole lotta hats !

You know, I thought I had a problem with hats all over the house...until I saw this!

Saw a nice Adam box in the 1st picture. A nice Stetson box in the 2nd (Is that a Lee box just to the left of it?). COOL, two Strat boxes in the 4th.

I may have the courage to do this someday. But probably not.

 

[Wil Tam]

WOW!!!

HOLY JAMOLIE, Now them's a lot of hats!!

Nice collection... what's the count?

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[Tango Yankee]

The Basement

Most of my better hats are actually in hat boxes already. A lot of the hats seen in the posts above need a little bit of work; many down here need a lot of work or are too small (purchased in lots when I was going for a particular hat or two in a lot).

Notice I did manage to leave a path to the wine rack.

 

[HarpPlayerGene]

WHEW!

Makes me not feel so bad about having some of my hats stacked.

Start by selling the smaller sized ones - - TO US!

 

[MCrider]

WOW

And to think I was getting worried that maybe I was getting a few more hats than I really need. Thanks to you guys, I realized I have nothing to worry about!

 

[Tango Yankee]

And if you're not convinced I have an incredibly understanding and patient wife...

I almost forgot these, which are on the top shelf of her closet. There's another row behind the row you can see.

Tomorrow is our fifth wedding anniversary. I'm a very lucky man!

I also, as you can see, have a lot of work ahead of me. No, I don't know how many hats I have, nor even how many of specific types. I believe I have four Stratoliners, at least three Whippets, possibly three or four Champ Featherweights, and several St Regis', for starters. I need to create an inventory, determine which ones need work and which just a brushing, come up with better storage, use the ones that need work as practice hats for renovations, sell and/or give away ones I can't fit or don't want, and come up with some sort of rotation. For someone who has never been very organized it's gonna take some doing! lol

So, gtdean, go get your wife and tell her "It could be worse!" Or maybe you don't want to... she's liable to think "That's where this hat thing is headed!" :eusa_doh:

And here's the really scary part: I started collecting hats less than two and a half years ago!

Regards,
Tom

 

[Tango Yankee]

WHEW!

Makes me not feel so bad about having some of my hats stacked.

Start by selling the smaller sized ones - - TO US!

I will! Once I get them sorted out...

 

[cookie]

The Nizam of Haterabad

Year ago the Nizam of Hyderabad decided to value his collection of jewels through de Beers.

The de Beers guy went into the depository and came out about a month later and said the following:

"If all these jewels were put on the market tomorrow precious stones would be worth nothing!"

Now extrapolate that to Tango Yankee's situation....

Of course there would be kind-hearted Floungers who want to purchase/thieve/be given some of the Nizam of Haterabad's jewels.... lol

 

[RobFedoraField]

absolutly incredible

I saw some awsome lids there, if you got any 7 1/4's, I'd like to be in your will too

 

[Wil Tam]

I'll buy a few too!

7 1/8 if you have any

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[Tango Yankee]

I saw some awsome lids there, if you got any 7 1/4's, I'd like to be in your will too

A majority are 7 1/4, but there are a number of 7 3/8s as well. For Wil Tam and 1911 Man (does that refer to the Colt?) yes, there are some 7 1/8s as well. One is the grey thin ribbon on the top of a stack with a straw behind it. I'm not sure if my wife's claimed that one for herself yet or not.

 

[KY Gentleman]

THIS IS GREAT- Does the "House of Hats" accept reservations?
Whats the admission price???