Full-brimmed brown Dobbs 20 in 7 5/8!

[MattJH]

The auction. Not listed so well, but I'm not complaining! Much more detailed photographs when it comes in. Can anyone tell the date by the photos included below? Just in case the auction photographs are removed, here it is:

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[nulty]

I dunno.......judging by the sweat I'd say early 1950's but the liner and emblem look later to me......

Nice hat though.. a good brush and TLC and I'll bet it will come out nicely......

 

[Razzman]

Nice looking lid. :eusa_clap :eusa_clap

 

[Mr. Lucky]

Yep. Just beat me out on that one. Yep.

 

[MattJH]

Sorry I didn't recognize any of the eBay names...

 

[DOUGLAS]

Great hat Dumbjaw.:eusa_clap :eusa_clap

 

[Mr. Lucky]

Sorry I didn't recognize any of the eBay names...

All's fair in love, war AND Ebay.

Yrs.

Uncle-Wilby

 

[MattJH]

Received it, finally! It's great. Brim is 2 3/4" and the crown is a full 6", assuming I measured the crown properly, which sounds more proportionate to what a lot of people here seem to be looking for. The felt equals the softest I already own; a Herbert Johnson. Fits perfectly. The only problem is that there are two small "wet"-marks, so to speak -- some sort of liquid-based stain. I'd love to get it out without sending it for expensive cleaning, but I have no idea where to start. Thoughts?

The front. The ribbon has a slight burgundy tint to it.

My usual sloppy shaping.

Left side. The wind trolley is elastic.

Right side. Stain side.

Here's a close-up of them.

Close-up of the Guild edge.

The lining. Anybody feel like trying to date this one?

The bow with the missing 7 5/8 size tag.

The marks - Twenty and Guild.

Dork.
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[Wesne]

Nice score, and it looks great on you!

 

[MattJH]

Not that anyone asked, but this one has officially become a beater, and it's really, really good at being one. The stains won't come out and I'm not going to pay to have it professionally cleaned, so what better use is there? It definitely has Federation proportions (save the dimensional brim cut), but it's much softer and easier to maul and mangle. If it weren't for the stains! Oh well.

 

[deelovely]

It does look good on you though, Dumbjaw!

 

[carter]

Nice hat Dumbjaw.

It does look good even with the stains.

Should you decide it's too much trouble to have around, please let me know.

 

[Fletch]

Smashing beater...enjoy yours too, carter.

Now let's have some 7 5/8s in Classifieds and not just in the Hats bar. here's to hopin'.

 

[bolthead]

Speak of the Devil.....

 

[carter]

Speak of the Devil.....

lol lol lol

I believe I can get those stains out if he'll let me have his hat for 6 months or so.

 

[J.T.Marcus]

Dumbjaw, Have you tried fine sand paper on those stains? If they are on the surface, it could do the trick. (The hat makers use sand paper on our hats,
as a routine part off manufacture.)

 

[Spats McGee]

Good-lookin' lids, there! Dumbjaw, don't think of that hat as a "beater." Think of it as "comfortably broken in."

 

[deanglen]

Beater? You're the owner, you call it what you want, I think it's a classic fedora with a nice warm shade and terrific ribbon match.



dean

 

[MattJH]

I took this to South Street Hats in Philadelphia last week (brag: it's a 7 block walk from my apartment!) for a clean, reblock, and stretch, and they did a great job! This is the only hat I own where I would call the felt luxurious. All the guys at the shop were fawning over it. It was cool. The hat is a hit. Anyway, check out their nice work. You can't really tell the major differences from the photographs, but it's much nicer and it actually fits now. It had shrunken over the years and I never had much of a chance to wear it.

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[carter]

SWEET!

:eusa_clap :eusa_clap :eusa_clap