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

dwestlind

New in Town
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6
Location
Alsea, OR
This is my first post, wish me luck. What do folks think of this? I have never seen anything like it and don't see much in the archives for Essman. I'm assuming that the hat is assembled in the US from a body weaved elsewhere. What do you think the origin and age of the hat is? Thanks!

 
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guitarmasta12

A-List Customer
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317
Location
Queensbury, NY
I got all of these free from my great grandfather!

Hat 1:
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Hat 2:
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Hat 3:
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randooch

I'll Lock Up
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4,869
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Ukiah, California
Vic, nice bunch of copy. i don't see any reference as to where they were woven.

Guitarmasta, do those hats fit you? How cool to keep 'em in the family.
 

guitarmasta12

A-List Customer
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317
Location
Queensbury, NY
Vic, nice bunch of copy. i don't see any reference as to where they were woven.

Guitarmasta, do those hats fit you? How cool to keep 'em in the family.

Yes they do. They were slightly too snug but they stretched out large enough to fit me. The 50s and 40s 6 3/4s fit me but, the 60s 6 3/4s do not. My great grandfather gave me a 60s Dobbs and it's too small, way too small. So I think the older ones run larger than the newer ones. The derby however is a 6 7/8. that fits me very well. I take slightly a stretched 6 3/4 from the 40s to 50s era hats and 6 7/8. I think the two fedoras are stretched to 6 7/8 if you think about it. From my head hehe.
 
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ingineer

One Too Many
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1,088
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Clifton NJ

Unlucky Berman

One of the Regulars
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180
Location
Germany
From one of our fellow members in the Lounge, thank you Purplesage for this gorgeous and terrific hat.
Its as much as amazing as the Stetson I got from Purplesage before.




 

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