I just became a member of the Marathon Club !

[RBH]

Penney's Marathon
Great price, and it was just my size. I will post some photos as soon as it arrives.

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What do ya'll think of the bow treatment?

 

[deanglen]

Personally, this is our favorite bow style for the 3/8" wide grosgrain. I just counted one out of six hats on our website has this bow-we do a ton of these. To me it doesn't look right on any wider ribbon and when the tails are added I think it detracts from the bow. It's simple, clean and looks classy.
Nice hat.

John
www.rockymountainhatcompany.com

My personal favorite Span-Am war campaign hats had 5/8 grosgrain with the same bow with the tails out! Aside from the fact that I like the tails out, The distinction between 3/8 and 5/8 doesn't seem too great to me, but I agree that anything larger looks strange. Consider this New York State Trooper hat clearly based on the Span-Am War campaign hat, fat ribbon with tails on the bow. Not sure it really works well:

dean

 

[deanglen]

What do ya'll think of the bow treatment?

I like it! The whole hat is great!

dean

 

[Solid Citizen]

New Hat

Looks like a Stetson Stratoliner, weren't Penney's hats made by "Lee" or some other vintage hat company? Enjoy it man!

SC

 

[RBH]

This is my favorite 3/8 ribbon bow style
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but this is such a cool look.
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My Open Roads, Stratoliner and now the Marathon all have different ribbon bows.

 

[MKL]

Great lookin' hat, RBH. What are the specs, if you know them yet?

I like the bow on that kind of hat.

 

[Baron Kurtz]

I'm not a great fan of the thin ribbon, and avoid them like the plague (in fact that's the reason i'm not particularly interested in the stratoliner or open road.

Whippet for me.

That said, the bow treatment on your marathon is at least interesting ...

bk

 

[RBH]

Great lookin' hat, RBH. What are the specs, if you know them yet?

I like the bow on that kind of hat.

This from the auction:
Interior is very (very) clean - has beautiful white lining, like-new brown leather brow band. Has 2 tags, one reading Aridex, water repellent; the other tag reads 7 1/2. Hat is labeled Penney's Marathon.
Measures: Interior 23 1/4" circum, Brim 2 3/4"wide, 5" tall crown, 1/2" grosgrain hat banding and edge trim.

I'm not a great fan of the thin ribbon, and avoid them like the plague (in fact that's the reason i'm not particularly interested in the stratoliner or open road.

Whippet for me.

That said, the bow treatment on your marathon is at least interesting ...

bk

Oh Well....

 

[Dinerman]

we have a marathon club?

 

[RBH]

we have a marathon club?

Of course... arent you a member?
We of the Brotherhood of the Thin Ribbon must stick together.

 

[DOUGLAS]

I like the whole package. Is the color as yellow as it looks on screen? How did I miss this one.

 

[Baron Kurtz]

We of the Brotherhood of the Thin Ribbon must stick together.

lol lol lol

Ribbon wars!!! Playboy and Whippet wearers, unite!

(p.s. one of my marathons is exactly like yours, and of course my strat has the thin ribbon)

bk

 

[GentlemanFarmer]

Very nice

 

[RBH]

I like the whole package. Is the color as yellow as it looks on screen? How did I miss this one.

It was advertised as BUFF colored. When it gets here I will post some photos. It was a Penneys Marathon listed under Stetson style fedora. I just got lucky!!!

lol lol lol

Ribbon wars!!! Playboy and Whippet wearers, unite!

(p.s. one of my marathons is exactly like yours, and of course my strat has the thin ribbon)

bk

With a name like WHIPPET.. we are already beat .....


P.S. thanks GF

 

[deanglen]

Of course... arent you a member?
We of the Brotherhood of the Thin Ribbon must stick together.

I guess that makes me a 5/8 degree Thin Ribbon Brother studying for my next degree. Then I'll get to learn the handshake!

dean

 

[RBH]

I guess that makes me a 5/8 degree Thin Ribbon Brother studying for my next degree. Then I'll get to learn the handshake!

dean

You will next have to learn the '' HI SIGN ''

 

[RBH]

I guess that makes me a 5/8 degree Thin Ribbon Brother studying for my next degree. Then I'll get to learn the handshake!

dean

You will next have to learn the '' HI SIGN ''

O O P S !
:eusa_doh:

 

[deanglen]

I guess that of you turn your head sideways look at your screen and read both posts by RBH, previous to this one, you will see them in 3-D, a sort of stereoposticon effect!lol lol lol

dean

 

[Dixon Cannon]

Great looking lid, Marathon Man!

Welcome to the club! Here's mine:

...the gray one on the left!
It's the first day of Autumn and I start wearing it today!!!!

-dixon cannon

 

[Tony in Tarzana]

Well, if you really want to start a Marathon Club, you need to trade the family minivan in for one of those magnificent machines from Kalamazoo, the Checker Marathon.