My new Foreman & Clark

[thunderw21]

Got this the other day for $10.

What was inside:

This is a poor pic, I know. But I like it just the same!

Merry Christmas all!

 

[CanadaDoll]

Wow, that is a great hat!
It looks swell on you, if you don't mind my asking, where did you find it?

 

[melankomas]

brilliant!

 

[thunderw21]

Wow, that is a great hat!
It looks swell on you, if you don't mind my asking, where did you find it?

Sure thing. I found it at an antique mall in a stack of empty hat boxes.
Cheers!

 

[RBH]

Wow!

I love it!!!
It puts me to mind of one one Dean's DGO hats.
Looks like a sweet deal! Tell us more about it!!
:eusa_clap :eusa_clap :eusa_clap

 

[CanadaDoll]

Sure thing. I found it at an antique mall in a stack of empty hat boxes.
Cheers!

Ahhhhh, those are always great, congrats on the nice hat, enjoy!
Chao
Lisa

 

[Fletch]

Foreman & Clark, eh? I knew them only in their twilight years in the early '80s when you could buy any color suit for $79, as long as it was 100% dacron and so sheeny you could read a menu by it in a dark restaurant. Obviously, popular-priced didn't always mean hideous.

 

[Johnnysan]

Sure thing. I found it at an antique mall in a stack of empty hat boxes.
Cheers!

I found my favorite Borsalino this way...what a great feeling to open that lid and see a beautiful hat inside waiting for a good home! Your Foreman and Clark is a great find and looks good on you. Christmas came early! :eusa_clap

 

[Razzman]

Fantastic find. :eusa_clap That is one great looking hat. What are the dimensions? Brim width, crown height? Congratulations on a great looking hat. Looks good on you too.

 

[Dinerman]

It's a snazzy looking hat. What more can I say?

 

[Harp]

Ditto. Great lid.

 

[thunderw21]

Thanks all. The pics are a little washed out, making it look a little lighter than it is. It's a soft gray, very beautiful. The dimension are:

Crown height: 5 in.
Front brim: 2 3/4 in.
Side and rear brim: 2 1/2 in.
Size: 7 3/8 in.

I'm a 7 1/8 in. but it fits me perfectly. I like the wider brim, this hat has become my favorite. You're right Johnnysan, it's very exciting opening a hat box, seeing brim and pulling it out. It's a great feeling when it turns out to be a sweetheart.
I don't have any pics of the inside, maybe tomorrow. Even so, does anyone have any idea when this is from? 1950's perhaps?
Thanks

 

[Dinerman]

maybe '40's/ '50's. THe box looks so old though.

 

[deanglen]

I love it!!!
It puts me to mind of one one Dean's DGO hats.
Looks like a sweet deal! Tell us more about it!!
:eusa_clap :eusa_clap :eusa_clap

Has a little less taper than one of those infamous lids. What is it about taper?!?