Sam Craig
One Too Many
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Nothing against Dr. Jones, Henry, Junior ... but at the time Raiders hit the screen, I owned two wide-brimmed brown fedoras.
One was a Knox 40 with a 2 1/2 inch brim and probably a 5 inch crown. Not to brag, but it was, and is, twice the hat that Henry wore.
The other was a heavy fur felt that actually looked a lot like the one he wore, because it was in "casual" shape by that time. Lots of people, after the movie was a hit, wanted to know where I got my Indiana Jones hat.
Rather than deal with the frustration, I just told them to go to Jack Henry's on the plaza in Kansas City .... very expensive shops, usually it stopped all discussion.
People want cool hats, but they never want to pay for them.
Living through Raiders, Urban Cowboy etc., long-time hat collectors soon learn that there are lots of ups and downs connected with hats becoming popular due to movies.
Urban Cowboy really hurt the western hat market as the hat makers made lots and lots of lower quality hats to fill the market.
There's been a lot of good come out of the Indy craze, for sure.
Also, the Internet has been important for many collectors, and -- not to score brownie points here -- but the Lounge has also been good for collecting.
Sam
One was a Knox 40 with a 2 1/2 inch brim and probably a 5 inch crown. Not to brag, but it was, and is, twice the hat that Henry wore.
The other was a heavy fur felt that actually looked a lot like the one he wore, because it was in "casual" shape by that time. Lots of people, after the movie was a hit, wanted to know where I got my Indiana Jones hat.
Rather than deal with the frustration, I just told them to go to Jack Henry's on the plaza in Kansas City .... very expensive shops, usually it stopped all discussion.
People want cool hats, but they never want to pay for them.
Living through Raiders, Urban Cowboy etc., long-time hat collectors soon learn that there are lots of ups and downs connected with hats becoming popular due to movies.
Urban Cowboy really hurt the western hat market as the hat makers made lots and lots of lower quality hats to fill the market.
There's been a lot of good come out of the Indy craze, for sure.
Also, the Internet has been important for many collectors, and -- not to score brownie points here -- but the Lounge has also been good for collecting.
Sam