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

Tonio

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Out antiquing yesterday. Saw this hat and knew it looked like quality, but the brim had obviously been slashed to under 2". My stomach turned when I looked inside and saw it was a pre-Stetson Mallory XV.

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moehawk

I'll Lock Up
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5,837
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Northern California
Out antiquing yesterday. Saw this hat and knew it looked like quality, but the brim had obviously been slashed to under 2". My stomach turned when I looked inside and saw it was a pre-Stetson Mallory XV.

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Now usable only as a moth decoy to keep them off your un-desecrated vintage felts...
I bet this is how Joao feels whenever someone posts a new conversion!
 

Desert dog

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3,291
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California
Haven't been out to look for hats for about a month.Today the wife and I hit a couple antique shops and scored.Found a really good resistol box,the surprise was inside.A kitten finish beaver 15 size 7 1/4 extra long oval,nice brown color.Pulled out my cloth tape measure perfect fit for me.Only $25 for box and hat.
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Damn!

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Michael R.

Call Me a Cab
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2,889
Location
West Tennessee USA
Haven't been out to look for hats for about a month.Today the wife and I hit a couple antique shops and scored.Found a really good resistol box,the surprise was inside.A kitten finish beaver 15 size 7 1/4 extra long oval,nice brown color.Pulled out my cloth tape measure perfect fit for me.Only $25 for box and hat.
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SCORE Dude !
 
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10,580
Location
Boston area
Alrighty, then... HERE is a hat for the ages, with the auction catalogue description first.

"Item Overview
Description: Macerated Currency
Sacrce "Fedora" Style Hat Made Of Redeemed Macerated United States Currency Bank Notes at the U.S. Treasury
Macerated United States Currency Bank Notes, "Fedora" Style Hat, with Original Printed U.S. Treasury Tag, Choice Extremely Fine.
This unusual original example of Macerated Currency measures 4.5" x 3.5" at the brim and 2.25" tall. The original tag, age toned and chipped, is still attached to the upper exterior portion of the Hat. It reads; "Made of U.S. National Green Backs, redeemed and macerated at the U.S. Treasury. Estimated $3,000 Manufactured at 715 11th St. N.W., Washington, D.C." Formed into a "Fedora" style hat which is a rarely encountered design, which would make for a wonderful display item.
Between the mid 1870s to 1928, worn and mutilated United States Currency Banknotes were returned to the Treasury Department where they were reduced to paper pulp and made into Souvenirs for sale to the public. By the 1890s, the pulp was sold to various contractors such as the National Currency Souvenir Co., where it was used to create souvenir busts of prominent Americans, historical images and replicas of various national monuments."

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Messages
11,369
Location
Alabama
Alrighty, then... HERE is a hat for the ages, with the auction catalogue description first.

"Item Overview
Description: Macerated Currency
Sacrce "Fedora" Style Hat Made Of Redeemed Macerated United States Currency Bank Notes at the U.S. Treasury
Macerated United States Currency Bank Notes, "Fedora" Style Hat, with Original Printed U.S. Treasury Tag, Choice Extremely Fine.
This unusual original example of Macerated Currency measures 4.5" x 3.5" at the brim and 2.25" tall. The original tag, age toned and chipped, is still attached to the upper exterior portion of the Hat. It reads; "Made of U.S. National Green Backs, redeemed and macerated at the U.S. Treasury. Estimated $3,000 Manufactured at 715 11th St. N.W., Washington, D.C." Formed into a "Fedora" style hat which is a rarely encountered design, which would make for a wonderful display item.
Between the mid 1870s to 1928, worn and mutilated United States Currency Banknotes were returned to the Treasury Department where they were reduced to paper pulp and made into Souvenirs for sale to the public. By the 1890s, the pulp was sold to various contractors such as the National Currency Souvenir Co., where it was used to create souvenir busts of prominent Americans, historical images and replicas of various national monuments."

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That hat is so money, Charlie. Damn! Maybe I've been around here too long. I'm starting to sound like Charlie.
 
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18,188
Alrighty, then... HERE is a hat for the ages, with the auction catalogue description first.

"Item Overview
Description: Macerated Currency
Sacrce "Fedora" Style Hat Made Of Redeemed Macerated United States Currency Bank Notes at the U.S. Treasury
Macerated United States Currency Bank Notes, "Fedora" Style Hat, with Original Printed U.S. Treasury Tag, Choice Extremely Fine.
This unusual original example of Macerated Currency measures 4.5" x 3.5" at the brim and 2.25" tall. The original tag, age toned and chipped, is still attached to the upper exterior portion of the Hat. It reads; "Made of U.S. National Green Backs, redeemed and macerated at the U.S. Treasury. Estimated $3,000 Manufactured at 715 11th St. N.W., Washington, D.C." Formed into a "Fedora" style hat which is a rarely encountered design, which would make for a wonderful display item.
Between the mid 1870s to 1928, worn and mutilated United States Currency Banknotes were returned to the Treasury Department where they were reduced to paper pulp and made into Souvenirs for sale to the public. By the 1890s, the pulp was sold to various contractors such as the National Currency Souvenir Co., where it was used to create souvenir busts of prominent Americans, historical images and replicas of various national monuments."

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I know a barber who collects Uncle Sam effigies, statues & trade stimulators, etc. He has a top hat made from currency.
 
Messages
19,414
Location
Funkytown, USA
Alrighty, then... HERE is a hat for the ages, with the auction catalogue description first.

"Item Overview
Description: Macerated Currency
Sacrce "Fedora" Style Hat Made Of Redeemed Macerated United States Currency Bank Notes at the U.S. Treasury
Macerated United States Currency Bank Notes, "Fedora" Style Hat, with Original Printed U.S. Treasury Tag, Choice Extremely Fine.
This unusual original example of Macerated Currency measures 4.5" x 3.5" at the brim and 2.25" tall. The original tag, age toned and chipped, is still attached to the upper exterior portion of the Hat. It reads; "Made of U.S. National Green Backs, redeemed and macerated at the U.S. Treasury. Estimated $3,000 Manufactured at 715 11th St. N.W., Washington, D.C." Formed into a "Fedora" style hat which is a rarely encountered design, which would make for a wonderful display item.
Between the mid 1870s to 1928, worn and mutilated United States Currency Banknotes were returned to the Treasury Department where they were reduced to paper pulp and made into Souvenirs for sale to the public. By the 1890s, the pulp was sold to various contractors such as the National Currency Souvenir Co., where it was used to create souvenir busts of prominent Americans, historical images and replicas of various national monuments."

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But...what size is it?
 

AbbaDatDeHat

I'll Lock Up
Messages
8,838
Alrighty, then... HERE is a hat for the ages, with the auction catalogue description first.

"Item Overview
Description: Macerated Currency
Sacrce "Fedora" Style Hat Made Of Redeemed Macerated United States Currency Bank Notes at the U.S. Treasury
Macerated United States Currency Bank Notes, "Fedora" Style Hat, with Original Printed U.S. Treasury Tag, Choice Extremely Fine.
This unusual original example of Macerated Currency measures 4.5" x 3.5" at the brim and 2.25" tall. The original tag, age toned and chipped, is still attached to the upper exterior portion of the Hat. It reads; "Made of U.S. National Green Backs, redeemed and macerated at the U.S. Treasury. Estimated $3,000 Manufactured at 715 11th St. N.W., Washington, D.C." Formed into a "Fedora" style hat which is a rarely encountered design, which would make for a wonderful display item.
Between the mid 1870s to 1928, worn and mutilated United States Currency Banknotes were returned to the Treasury Department where they were reduced to paper pulp and made into Souvenirs for sale to the public. By the 1890s, the pulp was sold to various contractors such as the National Currency Souvenir Co., where it was used to create souvenir busts of prominent Americans, historical images and replicas of various national monuments."

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Greetings All:
Steam??...nahh....
Be well. Bowen
 

moehawk

I'll Lock Up
Messages
5,837
Location
Northern California
Alrighty, then... HERE is a hat for the ages, with the auction catalogue description first.

"Item Overview
Description: Macerated Currency
Sacrce "Fedora" Style Hat Made Of Redeemed Macerated United States Currency Bank Notes at the U.S. Treasury
Macerated United States Currency Bank Notes, "Fedora" Style Hat, with Original Printed U.S. Treasury Tag, Choice Extremely Fine.
This unusual original example of Macerated Currency measures 4.5" x 3.5" at the brim and 2.25" tall. The original tag, age toned and chipped, is still attached to the upper exterior portion of the Hat. It reads; "Made of U.S. National Green Backs, redeemed and macerated at the U.S. Treasury. Estimated $3,000 Manufactured at 715 11th St. N.W., Washington, D.C." Formed into a "Fedora" style hat which is a rarely encountered design, which would make for a wonderful display item.
Between the mid 1870s to 1928, worn and mutilated United States Currency Banknotes were returned to the Treasury Department where they were reduced to paper pulp and made into Souvenirs for sale to the public. By the 1890s, the pulp was sold to various contractors such as the National Currency Souvenir Co., where it was used to create souvenir busts of prominent Americans, historical images and replicas of various national monuments."

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Nice.
Is it the "Twenty"?
:D
 

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