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

[steur]

NOS Motsh. I was lucky to see it on time.

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Holy moly, Max. That has got to be one of your best catches in a long time! A rare beast indeed. Fabulous hat and from the "castor" on the label a beaver felt or at least beaver mix. Love it.

 

[drmaxtejeda]

Holy moly, Max. That has got to be one of your best catches in a long time! A rare beast indeed. Fabulous hat and from the "castor" on the label a beaver felt or at least beaver mix. Love it.

Yes, it is, Stefan. I am all excited. I got it from a French member in one of the FB groups, and it is arriving directly from France. I hurried up and made a generous offer before someone else did. It may have even arrived to the seller after someone else's, but as I said, the offer was generous.

That is an Alan level hat.

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[drmaxtejeda]

RLK's collection never ceased to amaze me. It seemed that for every hat that was posted he could show two or three other and usually better examples. Very educational and so much fun seeing all of his hats. I wonder if he's still collecting. I believe I read here recently Dinerman stopped collecting and sold off most of his hats. He's active on Ebay though. Inspirations, all of them.

Dinerman told me so, on an eBay chat.

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[drmaxtejeda]

What was that combination again, Max?

They are all different, Stefan. [emoji1]
I use the phone numbers of childhood friends that I never forgot from way back then, so there is zero chance that I will ever forget them when I get older. That way, all I have to do is to name each safe. "Quique", "Ernesto", "Mundo", etc.

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[steur]

They are all different, Stefan. [emoji1]
I use the phone numbers of childhood friends that I never forgot from way back then, so there is zero chance that I will ever forget them when I get older. That way, all I have to do is to name each safe. "Quique", "Ernesto", "Mundo", etc.

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I'll put my enigma machine to work right away

 

[AbbaDatDeHat]

You forgot to mention RLK. He has the largest collection to date. To think I was around before all of the members you mentioned. This place has definitely seen some changes. Others in the amazing collection bracket include Marc Chevalier, Douglas (Charles Durning's son), HarpplayerGene, Jimmy the Lid, Dinerman, Joshbru3, Zetwal, Baron Kurtz, Lefty, Ofcoursemyhorse, splintercellsz, carouselvic, sharpetoys. The list goes on and on and on and on (Journey fans, yes I said it).

Double ditto that Garrett!!
When archiving i’m ever reminded the immense knowledge base and wonderful collections we all have learned from and benefited from. Very humbling by comparison.
But Max...you are on the fast track. I hope you never burn out!!
We all learn one hat at a time no matter the curator.
B

 

[Tukwila]

NOS Motsh. I was lucky to see it on time.

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Wow, looks like amazing felt!

 

[drmaxtejeda]

Wow, looks like amazing felt!

Homburgs aren't my faves, but this thing's wow.

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[Michael R.]

Rand 8X plus ...

 

[moehawk]

NOS Motsh. I was lucky to see it on time.

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Wow!
Even though I already have several burgs of that color scheme, I would have happily added that one to the collection had I the chance.
My only experience (to date) with Motsch is my Ecuyer and Thomas made for Motsch Fils and that one has spectacular felt, especially for a hat that I believe is about 40 or more years newer. I hope that yours is even nicer!
And, dangit, you made me have to go and make an offer on a Motsch Fils I've had on my eBay watchlist. Enablement by inspiration!

 

[drmaxtejeda]

Wow!
Even though I already have several burgs of that color scheme, I would have happily added that one to the collection had I the chance.
My only experience (to date) with Motsch is my Ecuyer and Thomas made for Motsch Fils and that one has spectacular felt, especially for a hat that I believe is about 40 or more years newer. I hope that yours is even nicer!
And, dangit, you made me have to go and make an offer on a Motsch Fils I've had on my eBay watchlist. Enablement by inspiration!

Gracias, John. I can't wait.

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[BobHufford]

Rand 8X plus ...

Congrats Michael! Do you know what “Plus” means when it comes to Rands?

 

[Michael R.]

Congrats Michael! Do you know what “Plus” means when it comes to Rands?

Thanks Bob , Not yet , as soon as my internet gets back to normal I'm going to see if I can find out . If I have to I'll call Rich's shop and see what they say .

 

[RetroStyle]

Okay, I need some wisdom. Help a young collector out, please. I know eBay backward and forward, but am not finding much there within my budget in 7 3/8 these days. I need help in finding hats elsewhere. I currently only have a handful of hats and the selection is not that impressive.

I've never seen a hat at any secondhand store despite looking many times in both Iowa and Utah (Goodwill, Stuff, Deseret Industries). At @Michael A's suggestion (thanks Michael!), I spent two hours today in a really cool vintage clothing shop I hadn't known existed in Salt Lake City and an antique shop, but found nothing but modern, wool Scalas. Since I learned this week that some of you can wear a different hat every day of the year, I'm starting to think I can't find anything because all the good stuff is already in lounge members' vaults. However, since millions of men throughout at least the 1920s-60s wore something in the fedora family daily, I imagine there must be plenty more out there.

Will you gents who've mastered how to track down a classy hat please share some tips and sources? (it can even be in a PM if you don't want the world to know your secrets).

How about an emotional plea? *Cue sappy Sarah McLachlan song* Over the last few years, my hair has abandoned me. You wouldn't want me to get skin cancer on my head by my inability to find a hat, would you? You can be a hero today! [emoji120] Thanks, guys!

Clay

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[Tukwila]

@drmaxtejeda ^^^^^^ he said M[a]cLachlan....

 

[AbbaDatDeHat]

Okay, I need some wisdom. Help a young collector out, please. I know eBay backward and forward, but am not finding much there within my budget in 7 3/8 these days. I need help in finding hats elsewhere. I currently only have a handful of hats and the selection is not that impressive.

I've never seen a hat at any secondhand store despite looking many times in both Iowa and Utah (Goodwill, Stuff, Deseret Industries). At @Michael A's suggestion (thanks Michael!), I spent two hours today in a really cool vintage clothing shop I hadn't known existed in Salt Lake City and an antique shop, but found nothing but modern, wool Scalas. Since I learned this week that some of you can wear a different hat every day of the year, I'm starting to think I can't find anything because all the good stuff is already in lounge members' vaults. However, since millions of men throughout at least the 1920s-60s wore something in the fedora family daily, I imagine there must be plenty more out there.

Will you gents who've mastered how to track down a classy hat please share some tips and sources? (it can even be in a PM if you don't want the world to know your secrets).

How about an emotional plea? *Cue sappy Sarah McLachlan song* Over the last few years, my hair has abandoned me. You wouldn't want me to get skin cancer on my head by my inability to find a hat, would you? You can be a hero today! [emoji120] Thanks, guys!

Clay

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Hey Retro:
Easy way might be to put a WTB, want to buy, in the classifieds with your size, brand/style desired and maybe a price range. Have responders PM you for privacy.
That outta get you some hats that have passed muster.
Good luck.
Bowen

 

[drmaxtejeda]

@drmaxtejeda ^^^^^^ he said M[a]cLachlan....

Yeah, my eyes twinkled.

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[steur]

Seven homburgs and a bowler.
Now and again I post hats in the new hats thread after I've been out looking for them. Yesterday was a day with a good amount of success, resulting in the title above. What I usually find (outside of the vintage shops) is something like this:

It may look like the harvest of one of @drmaxtejeda slow days, but in fact it's loads and loads of stingy brimmed tapered crown hats dating from the seventies or eighties. Usually in smaller sizes. The blue bag on the right hand side underneath the stall held an equal amount of hats, maybe more. I know the owner and he dragged in a box of homburgs and bowlers. Now we're talking. I concentrated on the larger sizes. Only made one mistake and that was because I'm such a fan of T&W Lees hats. The hat from them I took with me was past their heyday. Not bad, but the proportions don't suit me. O well, all in all: happy. Work to be done though.
Here's what they looked like when I brought them home.

More later.

 

[Rmccamey]

Great haul, Stefan. Looking forward to seeing them all.

Seven homburgs and a bowler.
Now and again I post hats in the new hats thread after I've been out looking for them. Yesterday was a day with a good amount of success, resulting in the title above. What I usually find (outside of the vintage shops) is something like this: View attachment 192009
It may look like the harvest of one of @drmaxtejeda slow days, but in fact it's loads and loads of stingy brimmed tapered crown hats dating from the seventies or eighties. Usually in smaller sizes. The blue bag on the right hand side underneath the stall held an equal amount of hats, maybe more. I know the owner and he dragged in a box of homburgs and bowlers. Now we're talking. I concentrated on the larger sizes. Only made one mistake and that was because I'm such a fan of T&W Lees hats. The hat from them I took with me was past their heyday. Not bad, but the proportions don't suit me. O well, all in all: happy. Work to be done though.
Here's what they looked like when I brought them home.
View attachment 192010

More later.

 

[steur]

Great haul, Stefan. Looking forward to seeing them all.

Thanks, Randy. Working on it!