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Our posts crossed in the interweb!!!Baron Hats is a custom hat maker in Hollywood California. I bet they could tell you everything you need to know about your hat.
Our posts crossed in the interweb!!!Baron Hats is a custom hat maker in Hollywood California. I bet they could tell you everything you need to know about your hat.
I did ask Baron as I live in Los Angeles. The person I spoke to said it wasn’t one of theirs. I have had restorations done by them before. Will be using them, in any event, if the hat is good enough to do so. Thank you for your reply.Baron is an LA/Hollywood hatter that has been around a while....since 1989 or 1990. 1995 saw the business sold to new owners. They have a website. If there are any labels under the leather sweat to identify the hat a phone call to Baron and they might help you date it.
I don't know of any other Baron Hats. An imposter hat perhaps???I did ask Baron as I live in Los Angeles. The person I spoke to said it wasn’t one of theirs. I have had restorations done by them before. Will be using them, in any event, if the hat is good enough to do so. Thank you for your reply.
Just don’t know. Although in fairly good condition, the hat looks older to me. The label looks period too, and not like current Baron label. Is it possible there was a Baron Hats that did custom work some decades ago, in CA?I don't know of any other Baron Hats. An imposter hat perhaps???
I don't know of any other Baron Hats. An imposter hat perhaps???
Just don’t know. Although in fairly good condition, the hat looks older to me. The label looks period too, and not like current Baron label. Is it possible there was a Baron Hats that did custom work some decades ago, in CA?
I think liner looks 50s too. Just getting into collecting fedoras, but have been into vintage a long time.Or an older custom hatter we've never seen. That liner has an almost 50s look to it.
Will snoop a bitAre there any tags behind the sweatband?
If it's too stiff, don't check
It is just an "Imperial." Made in the UK. It doesn't have a model name other than that. Imperial was the quality point and was more expensive than the regular "Royal" and "De Luxe."Hi, I was given this hat a while ago by a well travelled (and well off) friend. I'm in the UK and haven't a clue what particular hat it is.
sadly it's too small for me as I'm a size 59/60 or so.
(I'd like to sell it on eBay but have no idea if it's value or what it is called!!).
it's great quality. Gutted it's too small really as it's finer than my Linney Fedora I have.
Many thanks for your help! (First post too).
Just don’t know. Although in fairly good condition, the hat looks older to me. The label looks period too, and not like current Baron label. Is it possible there was a Baron Hats that did custom work some decades ago, in CA?
Interesting. Ty for the commentI could be wrong, but I seem to remember the very same Baron Hats did custom work before they got full of themselves and started charging like their hats were made from Vicuna wool.
Was wondering if anyone could tell me about my father's hat. What type was it? When was it made? I never saw him wear it. He never lived or traveled to New York but he did live in Brawley, CA (near El centro) when he was younger.
Any info would be nice to hear after all these years.
So it could be some kind of non-specific Stetson that is kind of Open Roadish/Stratolinerish?Well, we have divided opinions on whether or not it 'counts' if it doesn't say Open Road. I tend to be in the 'has to say it' camp, but at the same time my Stetson 100 doesn't say Open Road anywhere, but the tag does. So you see the issue.
My initial impression on this one is not an OR. Mainly because the brim is at 2.5". I can't swear that there was never a 2.5" brim, but the OR is usually 2.75". The flange looks a bit deeper too.
So it could be some kind of non-specific Stetson that is kind of Open Roadish/Stratolinerish?
So it could be some kind of non-specific Stetson that is kind of Open Roadish/Stratolinerish?