How many hats do you have...?

[billyspew]

Scott, not to keep flogging it, but very nice collection! I love that Playboy and Stetson Special in particular. Exquisite!

I like the Special too.

 

[Scott Wood]

First Posting

Going to photograph all of my collection over time and post them in here as I do.
Here are the first six, sort of posting in order of my preference :
My Beautifully finished Resistol...

40s(?) Borsalino XXXXX Marque Grand Luxe...

Vintage Stetson 3X OR...

Vintage Dobbs 5th Avenue...

Newer model 3X OR...

Borsalino Imperiale Garrett

 

[Guttersnipe]

Surprisingly few, considering the extent of my other vintage collecting

1) Stetson Openroad (modern)
2) Panama straw fedora, No Name, (modern)
3) Borsalino fedora, Dove Gray, circa 1940's
4) Borsalino fedora, Dark Beige, circa 1930's
5) Stephen E. Stetson,Medium Gray, circa 1940's
6) Stephen B. Stetson, Medium Brown, circa 1940's
7) Newsboy cap, dark gray herringbone, no name, (modern)
8) Gramercy newsboy cap, light gray tweed, circa 1940's

 

[Aureliano]

40s(?) Borsalino XXXXX Marque Grand Luxe...

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Love that one, Scott!

 

[Stan]

Update

Hi,

Since my last update in this thread, not even a month ago, I'm now up to 26 from 22, with number 26 on the hat workbench as I type. I received this one about a week ago and it's now cleaned up with the crown reopened. It still needs a new ribbon - just as soon as I decide on just which color I want to use.

Now, I'm looking at my next victim, er, rebuild project on eBay. It looks like number 27 won't be far off.

This is a danged disease, this hat business is! :eusa_doh:

later!

Stan

 

[jamespowers]

Hi,

Since my last update in this thread, not even a month ago, I'm now up to 26 from 22, with number 26 on the hat workbench as I type. I received this one about a week ago and it's now cleaned up with the crown reopened. It still needs a new ribbon - just as soon as I decide on just which color I want to use.

Now, I'm looking at my next victim, er, rebuild project on eBay. It looks like number 27 won't be far off.

This is a danged disease, this hat business is! :eusa_doh:

later!

Stan

You have only one head but there are some many choices to adorn it with.

 

[ryang]

Stan - I feel the disease. I just purchased two in the past month and am already itching for another. I am still pretty new. Got my first fedora a little over a year ago.

Akubra Federation IV regular in brown
black Penman "Spirit of Barney" - his prototype
Dorfman Pacific w mesh crown I got for summer
Jaxon Bogart in grey
modern Stetson Chatham in brown

now I want to save up for a vintage lid or two and/or maybe a panama.

Ryan

 

[deenis]

Scott Wood, nice assortment of beautiful lids!

 

[150719541]

My Hats

Hi Brothers¡¡¡ Before write down lines, first I want Thanks Give to Lord, because can be the owner, now in second place, give congratulation to Fedora Lounge for this thread, here one self can learn and make grow the culture about hats and the places, cities and lands where are made.
Now, my Fedora hats are:
Rabbit fur felt:
2 stetson, firenze and temple, graphite and brown (usa)
3 Borsalino Travelers, blue navy, brown and sand. (italy)
1 Borsalino San Remo, dark brown (1963) (italy)
1 Viquez, trilby, white. (Zumpango, Mexico)
1 Brooks and Bros. Monaco of Lock and Co., sand color (england)
1 Kangul, in dark brown (england)
1 Knudsen Hat, Velour fedora, light brown (usa)
wool hats:
3 Tardan fedora, mexican wool, gray, black and light brown. (Mexico, city)
2 Wilton, country gentleman, brown and black (usa)
2 Wilton Fedora, black and light brown (usa)
1 Loui international, green (france)
1 Brook brothers, grey and green (england)
1 Adventurer, Mexican indiana, light brown (Guanajuato, Mexico)
1 Rodeo, mexican open road, dark grey (Guanajuato, Mexico)
Poplin hats:
1 Victorinox, fishing hat, sand and red color. (swiss)
1 Medina, napolitan hat, sand, (zumpango, Mexico)
Straw hats:
2 montecristi, fedora hat, panama woven, white, fino and sub-fino (Ecuador)
1 Cuenca, hard panama, light and dark brown
2 Viquez, fedora hats, cotton thread, sand, white (Zumpango, Mexico)
1 Adventurer, fedora hat, rice root, (Veracruz, Mexico)
1 Adventurer, indiana, henequen straw,(Guanajuato, Mexico)
1 Cuenca, indiana, hard panama, light yellow, (Ecuador)
Cowboy hats:
2 Stetson, white and light brown (usa).
All are beatiful, all are my favorite.[huh] [huh] [huh]

 

[Scott Wood]

My Delight!...

This is my hat rack...

At the back door I have an Akubra Stockman, Stetson Three Forks and a Dobbs stingy suede that is a lot nicer than you might first think lol Elsewhere there are a beater Stetson No. 1 OR, a stingy Stetson Sovereign Velour, a Dobbs semi-stingy overwelted and about 4 others for "parts".
Three or four are in transit and I am finally starting to feel quite content in my collection and am going to buy, sell, trade around to gradually improve on it from here

 

[Scott Wood]

Even thirty count
And thanks to all for the appreciative comments.
We loungers and non-lounging hatrons(hat-patrons) tend to get a lot of comments but they range from things like: "Wow! Nice hat!" with a strong unspoken portion of "Weird and freaky!!!"
to all teh silly Indy shots etc.
Here in the lounge is one of the few places where the playing field is level and comments are usually given from a position of knowledge in what they are talking about (Usually ) so they actually mean something.
So again, Thank you all

 

[Zanzibarstar]

Here's my budding collection so far. Having them all laid out, I feel ridiculous owning so many hats, and my wife tells me the same! Little does she know, I've got two more vintage on the way(a Resistol 990 and a Cavanagh straw), with probably a couple more Ebay purchases within the week. Then I'm hoping my hat binge will be complete...for now!

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The hats in order from right to left, front to back:
Cavanagh Seersucker Newsboy
Harris Tweed Newsboy
Akubra Cattleman(Fawn?)
Royal Stetson(dark brown)
Dobbs(gray)
Bailey wool(pinstripe)*yucky*
Churchill Beaver "50"(coffee brown)
Churchill Italian Milan straw
Resistol Beaver XXX Kitten Finish(dark green)

 

[deenis]

Zanzibarstar / Nate, you could try what I am doing. In order not to upset my partner, I just keep a few. When I see something else that I like more, I just sell the one that is lowest on my list. It makes my collection stay small but still highly prized by me. .....Deenis

 

[KY Gentleman]

I re-visit this thread occassionaly to reassure myself there are others like myself...

 

[Scott Wood]

I re-visit this thread occassionaly to reassure myself there are others like myself...

Just got in line for my next VS (toe digging circles in the sand...):eusa_doh:

lol lol lol lol

 

[jwalls]

I re-visit this thread occassionaly to reassure myself there are others like myself...

I know what you mean. Every time I think I have all the hats a sane man could want I find one I just have to have! :eusa_doh: :eusa_doh: :eusa_doh:

 

[Scott Wood]

What?

I know what you mean. Every time I think I have all the hats a sane man could want I find one I just have to have! :eusa_doh: :eusa_doh: :eusa_doh:

If you're basing this on sanity...[huh]

 

[Salty O'Rourke]

How many hats do I own?

Somewhere between too many and not enough.

 

[Scott Wood]

Somewhere between too many and not enough.

nod, nod, nod...
and trying hard to achieve the "too many" just to see what it looks like :whistling

 

[fluteplayer07]

Update on my fedoras:

Vintage felt:

*Mint condition Whippet (See avatar)
*Resistol, kitten finish, mink brown
*1940's Imperial Stetson, 2.5" ribbon bound, tan, softest felt in my collection
*Mossant porkpie, dark gray, ill fitting
*Olive green stingy Dobbs
*1940's Dobbs homburg, black
*An amazing black Dobbs Golden Coach (GC, if you're reading this...)
*Stingy Borsalino, light gray
*Awesome OXBLOOD privately labeled Dobbs

Vintage straw:

*Adam straw body, needs repairs
*Borsalino Milan stingy

Modern felt:
*My beater, and first fedora: fur felt Tilley

Still saving to order that VS! And someday an Optimo...


Gee, and I've only been in the hat business since the middle of November! This is not healthy...

...For my pocketbook.

Cheers,
flute