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OTHER THAN eBAY Hats: Victories, Defeats, Gripes & Items of Interest

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).

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I wore it to work this morning and it's probably gonna be a "fresh haircut" hat at 7-3/8 LO.

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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.

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Weird stitch in the liner (not through the felt).

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Burley is the color.

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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.

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Haven't found anything on this "store" so far.

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More pics in the "New Hat" thread when I have better light.
 
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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).

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I wore it to work this morning and it's probably gonna be a "fresh haircut" hat at 7-3/8 LO.

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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.

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Weird stitch in the liner (not through the felt).

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Burley is the color.

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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.

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Haven't found anything on this "store" so far.

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More pics in the "New Hat" thread when I have better light.
Wow. Nice hits there Bob. Gay prince is one of the more special felts I’ve come across. How about this one ?
 
Wow. Nice hits there Bob. Gay prince is one of the more special felts I’ve come across. How about this one ?

Thanks Joe! From what little I handled it, it did appear nice. I'll brush it out this evening and report back. The Strat fit better after I removed a couple of sizing strips from behind the sweat. :rolleyes:

Here are the stamps / stickers ... (late-'40s/early-mid-50s?)

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Thanks Joe! From what little I handled it, it did appear nice. I'll brush it out this evening and report back. The Strat fit better after I removed a couple of sizing strips from behind the sweat. :rolleyes:

Here are the stamps / stickers ... (late-'40s/early-mid-50s?)

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Sizing strips!

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Nice details.




my GP was my first experience with a felt you could “blow a crease into”. Just different from felts I had handled before. I should pull it back out and see how it stacks up to some of the things I found this past year.
 
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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).

View attachment 304318

I wore it to work this morning and it's probably gonna be a "fresh haircut" hat at 7-3/8 LO.

View attachment 304327

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.

View attachment 304321

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Weird stitch in the liner (not through the felt).

View attachment 304323

Burley is the color.

View attachment 304324

View attachment 304325

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.

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Haven't found anything on this "store" so far.

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More pics in the "New Hat" thread when I have better light.


Three absolute winners! Bummer about the poor packaging. I’ll confess that the mystery hat is my favorite: Cavanagh edges are the best.
 
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Had the occasion to visit this venue yesterday after a two hour drive for some other business. While there were a few good vintage hats nestled among the menagerie, sadly none fit my needs, taste, or head. Much to my chagrin, I left empty-handed, or rather, empty-headed.
No way I could have walked away from that pile without at least buying one.;)
 

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Just got this one...

Maker: Unknown Maker “Columbia”
Model: Western
Color: Black
Ribbon: 1-1/2, Brown Leather, Beaded Leather Thong Wrapping
Crown: 9 Tall
Size: 7-1/8
Sweatband: Leather
Brim Size: 2-3/4, Raw Edge
Date of Manufacture: Early 1900s
 

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