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[DOUGLAS]

I just picked this up from ebay. I was lucky enough to be able to pay for it in person. it is a beautiful hat. It is very lush and has the feel of flannel. It is in perfect condition and fits like a glove.

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[spiridon]

Looks very stylish on you douglas.

 

[Marc Chevalier]

Completely missed seeing this one on eBay. A beauty! Glad you got it, my friend :eusa_clap


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[deanglen]

Douglas, MOUSTACHE would appreciate the style your moustache is showing in your photo. Nice hat, too!

dean

 

[moustache]

Nice

Nice colour and texture!

JD

 

[DOUGLAS]

Marc I had heard of this company for a while but I had never seen one. The seller had a photo of the interior but it was'nt clear but I took the chance. It is in really beautiful condition and beautifully made. It has a slight ridge at the brim edge that is not quite like a Cavanagh but is a nice little detail.

 

[moustache]

Yes indeed!!

Douglas, MOUSTACHE would appreciate the style your moustache is showing in your photo. Nice hat, too!

dean

The curls are coming along nicely Douglas!!!
Keep up the growing and sending those photos!!
Try this link www.whiskerclub.org

JD

 

[DOUGLAS]

Thanks Jon, it came to me open crowned and I am not sur this will be the final bash or not.
Dean, I think I have a long way to go before My moustache is as regal as our
"MOUSTACHE".
JD, the color is truely grand and even though the photo does not show it there is a definite grain to the felt.

 

[moustache]

Yes

Thanks Jon, it came to me open crowned and I am not sur this will be the final bash or not.
Dean, I think I have a long way to go before My moustache is as regal as our
"MOUSTACHE".
JD, the color is truely grand and even though the photo does not show it there is a definite grain to the felt.

And i like that grain effect.
As for the moustache,yours is superb!Mine is not as long as it was a few months back due to a wee bit of triming.Have had it very long for 4 years and wanted an easier-to-maintain look.So the handlebar is more conservative now.

Keep those whiskers growing!!!

JD

 

[Marc Chevalier]

That heathery "wire brim" fedora of mine has the same graininess. I reckon that it's the same type of felt, only in a different color:

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[DOUGLAS]

Magical felt it is.

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[jamespowers]

Crofut and Knapp was a high quality producer for many many years. Eventually the oldest hatter in the US died out.
Yours is a great example.

Regards,

J

 

[DOUGLAS]

That is a shame james. I think Bond Clothes lasted a bit longer. This is the second hat I have gotten that was made for that store. When Bond or other stores had hats made for them do you think that they where specific styles or colors made inlimited runs for the stores or did the stores just have a great marketing team.

 

[deanglen]

Magical felt it is.

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I dare say that felt bears more than a passing resemblance to the felt in some of the BCF Tonak hats I've been looking at lately.

dean

 

[Marc Chevalier]

That is a shame, James. I think Bond Clothes lasted a bit longer.

Bond Clothes had what was billed as "the world's largest men's haberdashery" in Times Square, with a brobdingnagian neon sign in the front.


At night, strands of electric lights seemed to clothe the chunky classical figures of a man and woman, but by day they appeared naked.

Those loincloth-lights were added only after guests at the Hotel Astor across the street complained about the statues' scandalously nude state. lol

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[ideaguy]

Douglas- you've scored again-how do you know? vibrations? telepathy? that hat didn't show promise to me, and I gave it every chance-you see it, buy it,and
POP! it magically transforms into great object. You're touched by the taste gods, man, and you are one lucky and astute collector. Keep it up, it's a life-long gift; and about the facial follicles-terrific!! I really hope you're kind of a grumpy guy who's having a ball doing all this- the balance would be ok. If you're a really nice, smiley-face guy, I'm gonna chase ya....

all in good humor-have a good Holiday M

 

[Marc Chevalier]

It takes a good eye. No, a great one. And success is not guaranteed. We've all made mistakes, and we've all learned from them.


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[jamespowers]

We've all made mistakes, and we've all learned from them.

Boy is that the truth. I just wish experience wasn't so expensive.

Regards,

J

 

[Marc Chevalier]

I hear ya! lol


Fortunately, the more we learn, the fewer mistakes we make.


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[jamespowers]

I hear ya! lol


Fortunately, the more we learn, the fewer mistakes we make.


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Ah, then it makes the expense worth the education. "What they didn't make Nehru jackets in the 40s?"

Regards,

J