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I love the Fed IV!!

bearinfedora

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scottyrocks

I'll Lock Up
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I made a discovery a while back.

I have (what I thought were) three Fed IVs - a brown, a carbon gray, and a tawny fawn.

I love the brown and gray, and have had great success getting the crowns on them perfectly to my liking. The brims just do what they do and I couldn't be happier.

But I could never get the Tawny Fawn quite right. No matter what I do, or did, to it, it never looks as robust as the other two.

So what did I discover? I was looking at the sweat and right there at the front of it says 'FEDERATION.' Yes, Federation, not Federation IV.

So it seems I have a first gen Federation, which would explain the difference in the dimensions of the crown, as compared to my other two Fed IVs.

So now I need to figure out what to do with it. Is it rare? Rare enough to keep? I don't keep hats I don't wear (well, that's not really true), but I know I won't wear it very often.

I was considering modifying it, as in, cutting the brim down, maybe an eighth all around, to more match the slightly slighter dimensions of the crown. Should I cut down a 1st gen Fed? Should I leave it alone? Should I sell it?

Even if I just left it be, I like (I think) to ponder the questions, and others like them. Anyone wanna ad anything, serious or ridiculous, or both, or neither?

I may have posted this elsewhere (although it belongs here), but I did cut down the brim of this hat, and then raise the front pinch, both 1/8 inch. These two small changes made all the difference. The hat is now 'wearable.'

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quikrick

One Too Many
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Bay Area, California
Okay, a question.

The hat does look great. But it appears to be navy blue with a lighter blue ribbon. Fed IVs don't come in blue. What color is this hat?
Thanks! Actually the hat is black with a grey ribbon. I got it used, so I don't know if it's the original ribbon or how old the hat is. I'll get better pics and post them.
 
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