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I am with you Hoss. Every so often I get lucky on a hat [Mallory The Dallas]Hoss & da Posse said:Interesting...I tried stretching a 7 3/8 hat I bought in college into (onto) my nearly 50 yr-old 7 1/2 noggin. The sweatband got really brittle after I wore it one day and put a good sweat into it. Long story, short...it shrunk back and virtually exploded when I tried forcing it on my head about a week later! [huh]
For that very reason, I have avoided bidding down on any 7 3/8 and especially vintage because I thought it would be more of the same. Living in Georgia, I can count on sweating. And I'm pretty sure all the "true" 7 3/8's will come riding in to assure me I'm doing the right thing
in my 7 1\2 size that does not break the bank. Most times I let the smaller size go by. As you know vintage hats in our size are prime.