Halfbreed Hats: half straw, half felt

[Oldsarge]

Hmmm, that half-breed is the right idea but the wrong shape and brim size. I'd have to talk to them but the price is currently beyond me. Darn! Oh well, something else for my wish list . . .

 

[VetPsychWars]

Parker at Falcon Park says he will make them as well. Sometime in spring I probably will, just need to decide on colors.

Tom

 

[Oldsarge]

That I will keep in mind . . .

 

[Tomasso]

Texas Hatters make a Half Breed

Oh, so Manny Gammage was the first to mix felt with straw.........

 

[bowlerman]

Here you go - Texas Hatters make a Half Breed

Yes-- and they look pretty fine, even if overpriced!
So does Baron Hats.
Each of them claim to be the first or the only, or something... that makes a "half breed."

 

[Lawrence Ullman]

Talk about a timely thread. It's not exactly the same thing, but the "Knox Panama Hat" I scored on eBay came yesterday, and it turns out to be hybrid hat with a panama body and a sewn-on, Milan-straw brim. I had no idea such a thing even existed, and so I overlooked this little detail when looking at the auction photos. I was going to return the hat as it is "Not as described." What do you guys think?

 

[feltfan]

Repair job?

 

[Lawrence Ullman]

Repair job?

Sure looks like factory work to me, but what do I know? I'll see if I can get a photo of the body-brim connection under the sweat band.

 

[Tomasso]

Sure looks like factory work to me .

Ditto.

 

[cookie]

Mario, I have NEVER seen a two-toned hat of any type, but I have seen more than a few on this board. Maybe this is '30s - it has the shape of a late '30s/'40s felt hat, but also like any straw fedora from that period or earlier.

Dating was based on this type of reeded sweatband, taped sweat, the frayed bow (but as odd as this hat is, they might have brought this back as part of the odd design). There's also something very odd about the olive-green bow that I can't put my finger on. I haven't researched the store yet, but it's local to Seattle.

Disclaimer: I'm flying based on memory here, so might be off on a few things: There's a thread about this somewhere, but reeded sweats were about all you would see up until the mid-'30s when non-reeded became popular. Reeded took over again in the '50s. Some companies like Borsalino, are impossible to date based on reeded vs non-reeded. This hat's reeded sweat is from the earlier period - all of my '20s and older Stetsons are of this type.

I have a Cavanagh half and half two tone top is Panama bottom is Milan.

 

[The Wiser Hatter]

Here you go - Texas Hatters make a Half Breed

I love that this make takes credit for coming up with the idea. He really doesn't know the history behind the felt /straw hat the goes way back.

 

[InsolentPuppy]

I've asked Art Fawcett to make a replica of ScottF's Dunlop Duplex hat. He is up for the challenge. If all goes well I will soon have another work of Art to wear about town.

 

[Rabbit]

I've asked Art Fawcett to make a replica of ScottF's Dunlop Duplex hat. He is up for the challenge. If all goes well I will soon have another work of Art to wear about town.

Great project! When you get the replica, please post pics in the Hall of Fame as well!

 

[The Wiser Hatter]

Looking forward to this one. Something I would want to get too.

 

[dnjan]

I've asked Art Fawcett to make a replica of ScottF's Dunlop Duplex hat. He is up for the challenge. If all goes well I will soon have another work of Art to wear about town.

As a side note, I wonder what Art will do with the crown he cuts out of the felt body to make the hat?
A dented and creased baseball hat???

 

[gtdean48]

...A dented and creased baseball hat???

One very stylish beanie????

 

[dnjan]

One very stylish beanie????

How about a fur-felt fez?

 

[Art Fawcett]

By the time I'm done dnjan, it will be more like a yarmulkeh

 

[dnjan]

But a very classy yarmulkeh!!!

 

[InsolentPuppy]

I asked Art to recreate this Dunlop Duplex.

This is what showed up in my mailbox yesterday.

I lurve this hat. Thanks Mr. Fawcett.

(Cross-posted in Art Fawcett HOF thread.)