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The $13 Strat with the two mystery hats arrived and I unboxed them early this morning when I got back in town. The Stratoliner is pretty decent, but has obviously been worn (all the hats had wear and dirt/debris).
I wore it to work this morning and it's probably gonna be a "fresh haircut" hat at 7-3/8 LO.
One hat mystery was solved and I'm very happy to have it -- a Dobbs 20 Gay Prince -- and it seemed to fit with a quick try (even though it is marked 7-1/4). It suffered a popped stitch due to the third-party shipper nesting the hats so tight. I could barely get them apart.
Weird stitch in the liner (not through the felt).
Burley is the color.
The third hat remains a mystery. No liner or sweat imprint and nothing behind the sweatband either. Just a store embossment. Pretty nice felt though and probably in the true 7-1/4 range so it will move on. The ribbon was wrinkled in the stack on this one too.
Haven't found anything on this "store" so far.
More pics in the "New Hat" thread when I have better light.
I wore it to work this morning and it's probably gonna be a "fresh haircut" hat at 7-3/8 LO.
One hat mystery was solved and I'm very happy to have it -- a Dobbs 20 Gay Prince -- and it seemed to fit with a quick try (even though it is marked 7-1/4). It suffered a popped stitch due to the third-party shipper nesting the hats so tight. I could barely get them apart.
Weird stitch in the liner (not through the felt).
Burley is the color.
The third hat remains a mystery. No liner or sweat imprint and nothing behind the sweatband either. Just a store embossment. Pretty nice felt though and probably in the true 7-1/4 range so it will move on. The ribbon was wrinkled in the stack on this one too.
Haven't found anything on this "store" so far.
More pics in the "New Hat" thread when I have better light.