M.C. Gannon Hat Company

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Keep me updated. I want to try a green ribbon on my next Gannon.

Cheers,
I went with Slate in the end. It has this subtle smokey hue, floating between grey and brown with mauve undertones in certain light. Very lustrous and wonderfully suited to the natural felt. Very complimentary. Ashen green was a close call, and the tie breaker for me was the wifey, who has to look at my mug daily.

 

[Rumad]

I haven’t had the time to take any ‘proper’ pictures of my new Gannon Highwayman, but I couldn’t bear seeing this thread all the way down on page 6. Giving the Gannon folks some love. My new Steel Highwayman, a la HurricaneJack. Hope to get back with some real pics soon. Be well y’all.

 

[StoryPNW]

I haven’t had the time to take any ‘proper’ pictures of my new Gannon Highwayman, but I couldn’t bear seeing this thread all the way down on page 6. Giving the Gannon folks some love. My new Steel Highwayman, a la HurricaneJack. Hope to get back with some real pics soon. Be well y’all.
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Terrific looking hat, looks great even in the snow.

 

[Rumad]

Thank you brother! All kinds of weird weather this week here.

 

[Hurricane Jack]

I haven’t had the time to take any ‘proper’ pictures of my new Gannon Highwayman, but I couldn’t bear seeing this thread all the way down on page 6. Giving the Gannon folks some love. My new Steel Highwayman, a la HurricaneJack. Hope to get back with some real pics soon. Be well y’all.
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You made some great choices working with Michael, Alan. Enjoy!

 

[ptjoe]

Always a GreatDayforaGannon, Eric!

Nice bone color hat!
What color or shade is the hatband and binding?
Thanks

 

[Short Balding Guy]

Nice bone color hat!
What color or shade is the hatband and binding?
Thanks

Thanks for the hat compliment sir.

The bone Gannon Wanderer that is on my hat rack has a sage ribbon insert. It does really offer an eye attracting mid-ribbon treatment. The sweatband I believ is the standard offer treated brown leather. I only have one untreated leather, mushroom, and found it soaked up prespiration to easily for my tastes.

Bone felt is terrific, IMO. It, like other beaver felts, does not show dirt and soil easily. Dirt brushes off as it does with other beaver felts. It is exactly as the name suggests, bone hued.

Here it is showcased with (bottom most hat clockwise) silvrbelly, bone and silvermist.

Cheers, Eric -

 

[ptjoe]

Really nice!
Thanks so much for the reply, greatly appreciated.
Never would have thought sage, very interesting.
I'm looking at bone color hat offered by Agnoulita hats and trying to see what shade of ribbon to go with?
You offered me some alternative.
Living in Florida I'm looking for that light color hat to wear daily.
I don't want a dark ribbon.
I don't know exactly what color ribbon will match the felt.
The sage is nice.

 

[1961MJS]

Hi, I have a bone colored Rough Rider hat from Mike Moore with a light copper colored ribbon. It shows SOME sweat, but looks good at 10 years old.
Later

 

[crawlinkingsnake]

I haven’t had the time to take any ‘proper’ pictures of my new Gannon Highwayman, but I couldn’t bear seeing this thread all the way down on page 6. Giving the Gannon folks some love. My new Steel Highwayman, a la HurricaneJack. Hope to get back with some real pics soon. Be well y’all.
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Love the looks of your Highwayman. Is that a bound edge, curled brim? Thinking I'm gonna have to have one for myself!

 

[Rumad]

Love the looks of your Highwayman. Is that a bound edge, curled brim? Thinking I'm gonna have to have one for myself!

Yessir, pencil curl with binding. I hear you, seeing HJ’s was how I got started. #GEDDERDUN

 

[crawlinkingsnake]

Yessir, pencil curl with binding. I hear you, seeing HJ’s was how I got started. #GEDDERDUN

muchas gracias Rumad! I've got an email message to Michael at Gannon as we speak.

 

[crawlinkingsnake]

My current and only, so far Gannon product.

 

[Rumad]

My current and only, so far Gannon product.

This is just my second, I was a long time, loyal customer of Art Fawcett. One thing I can tell you about Michael Gannon; he can build a dang hat. I don’t get hats as often as some of the folks around here; one a year, sometimes more sometimes less. I need them to be perfect. He’s knocked it out of the park. And he’s a good guy.

 

[deadlyhandsome]

My latest Gannon: pure beaver in the steel color. Michael just called the 2 1/8” wide ribbon dark blue. The wider binding is tone-on-tone. The open crown is just over 6 1/8 inches open and the brim is a full three inches wide. The felt has almost a suede/antelope finish and is buttery soft. The hat encourages you to only touch the brim because the crown is so moldable that the crease will change if you touch it. It’s not the paper thin felt of some vintage hats, but it’s not too far from it. The felt also has a bit more spring back than the best vintage felt, but all my shaping has been done dry and it holds a crease well. Absolutely fantastic hat! Michael works magic with felt.

 

[Rumad]

My latest Gannon: pure beaver in the steel color. Michael just called the 2 1/8” wide ribbon dark blue. The wider binding is tone-on-tone. The open crown is just over 6 1/8 inches open and the brim is a full three inches wide. The felt has almost a suede/antelope finish and is buttery soft. The hat encourages you to only touch the brim because the crown is so moldable that the crease will change if you touch it. It’s not the paper thin felt of some vintage hats, but it’s not too far from it. The felt also has a bit more spring back than the best vintage felt, but all my shaping has been done dry and it holds a crease well. Absolutely fantastic hat! Michael works magic with felt.


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Superb. I absolutely love this one Brent. Good one for WAR day too. A favorite of mine. Congrats.

 

[deadlyhandsome]

Superb. I absolutely love this one Brent. Good one for WAR day too. A favorite of mine. Congrats.

Thanks, Alan. It’s my second Gannon in steel, and as nice as his earlier hats were his recent hats are absolutely amazing.

 

[Rmccamey]

Another Gannon beauty!

My latest Gannon: pure beaver in the steel color. Michael just called the 2 1/8” wide ribbon dark blue. The wider binding is tone-on-tone. The open crown is just over 6 1/8 inches open and the brim is a full three inches wide. The felt has almost a suede/antelope finish and is buttery soft. The hat encourages you to only touch the brim because the crown is so moldable that the crease will change if you touch it. It’s not the paper thin felt of some vintage hats, but it’s not too far from it. The felt also has a bit more spring back than the best vintage felt, but all my shaping has been done dry and it holds a crease well. Absolutely fantastic hat! Michael works magic with felt.


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[deadlyhandsome]

Another Gannon beauty!

Michael is incredible. Too bad he hasn’t branched out into bowlers and homburgs!

 

[Rmccamey]

Well...let's just say he has something special for me in the queue.

Michael is incredible. Too bad he hasn’t branched out into bowlers and homburgs!