My "new" hat!

[Feraud]

Just purchased a hat. It is a Stetson Whippet. The condition looks mint to me. The inside leather band is perfect with no wear to the gold text. The liner is perfectly clean.
The outside needs a dusting and perhaps a reblock. I recently contacted Art regarding work on another hat and am considering sending this along for a cleaning.
Here are more details..
A delicious chocolate brown color with bound brim.
The crown is 5 inches unbashed with a brim length of approx. 2 9/16ths inches.
The lining reads Royal Stetson and Whippet.
The original price tag of $10.00 (those were the days..) is attached. Included in the Stetson box is an inspection ticked by Mr. Leroy Farley of quality assurance.
Here are a couple of pictures. Excuse the quality, I am at work..

Thanks for looking and have a great weekend.

 

[Hemingway Jones]

That's a beauty, Feraud!
You could brush it and wear it now, perhaps with a little hand shaping.
It is a very nice hat and I wish you good luck with it.

 

[Feraud]

Thanks Hemingway J-. I might just do the 'brush & wear'. I could not stand to send it away so soon.

 

[Damon Falzone]

Feraud, I love your new Whippet. Just a few months ago I won a Stetson Whippet on ebay. It's a light blue-grey color with a darker grey ribbon. Very classy looking. I cleaned it, reshaped it with a little steam, cleaned the bound edge with a little naphta and finally, went over the entire hat with very fine sandpaper and a brushing. It looks brand new! Give it a try. Enjoy your "new" hat.

 

[photobyalan]

That's a sweet hat. I can sure see why Whippets are going for big bucks in the auctions these days. That, to my eye, is about the most stylish hat Stetson ever made.

A cleaning and reblock should make that hat just like new.

 

[Dave Keith]

they have great style

After finding a bargain and passing it on to Johnnysan on a Whippet that was too small for me, I have been on the lookout for another. I found one on eBay the other day (when two 7 5/8s ended within a few minutes of each other). Although not a bargain, the hat is a winner.

It fits perfectly and the felt is flawless. The ribbon has a line that is either stained or sun-faded, and I really suspect sun-fading. After a thorough blasting with air, a good beating with a soft hat brush, and some steaming, I am wearing it.

I might have to send it off to do something about that ribbon one of these days, but it already has drawn a couple compliments. I winced when I won, but I have no regrets now that it is in hand.

P.S. Mine is no where near as nice as Feraud's

 

[Feraud]

I winced when I won, but I have no regrets now that it is in hand.

haha. I know the feeling.
Thank you all for the compliments. I am going camping this weekend and will not bring the Whippet. I will be dreaming of wearing it come Monday!

 

[Baron Kurtz]

Nice hat. I'm a great fan of the Whippet ... My every day hat ia a Whippet - had a newspaper cutting (cartoons) from 1954 inside the hatband to reduce the size.

bk

 

[riccardo]

Great hat, Feraud.
I like it very much. Enjoy it.
Riccardo.

 

[G MAN]

Very nice Hat, It looks great in those pics.

 

[Twitch]

Always good to find a good deal. And that color is a good one too.:fedora:

 

[mjbrekke]

Nice, very nice.

 

[riosfernando]

Can`t see the pictures....

....Does anyone can`t see them either?