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

[Just Daniel]

Amazing.

And they aligned again! Despite the huge odds, the 1940s Stetson Vita-Felt “3/4” actually did turn out to be a 7 3/4!

 

[Frunobulax]

Sigh...

 

[Bamaboots]

 

[M Hatman]

SURE....I will like this again!!!!

 

[deadlyhandsome]

1960s Open Road:

 

[BobHufford]

I was pretty excited to see what might actually be a vintage "native inspired" top hat in my size. I was thinking a thin, beaded band of similar vintage in R/W/B would really set it off and it could be my National Holiday hat.

ca. 1850-1880; early beaver pelt top hat with black ribbon trimmed rounded arched brim, silk lined with trade advertising inside "G.A. Burger, 2248 N. Front St., Philadelphia" with owner's initial "J.B." pasted inside, accentuated with altered shielded eagle hat emblem and has two feathers in black hat band, 11 1/2"x 9 1/4"x 6 1/4", hat size 7 1/2"; Condition: mount on emblem has been altered, extensive wear to rim, emblem plate is model 1881 with crossed rifles, talon grasping arrows & laurel stem

Looks like G.A. Burger may have gone out in 1898.

Alas, I finally get a response to my inquiry yesterday and the 7-1/2 was truly in inches and this was a size 6-7/8 to size 7. Went for $100. Bummer...

 

[Hurricane Jack]

Anyone win this tooled leather Hamley hat box? It dates to 1963 according to Postal Bulletin 20368 dated June 1963 & Post Office Department Publication 59, Abbreviations for Use with ZIP dated Oct 1963.

If anyone won it please document it in the Hatbox Homage thread.

 

[Hurricane Jack]

I was pretty excited to see what might actually be a vintage "native inspired" top hat in my size. I was thinking a thin, beaded band of similar vintage in R/W/B would really set it off and it could be my National Holiday hat.

ca. 1850-1880; early beaver pelt top hat with black ribbon trimmed rounded arched brim, silk lined with trade advertising inside "G.A. Burger, 2248 N. Front St., Philadelphia" with owner's initial "J.B." pasted inside, accentuated with altered shielded eagle hat emblem and has two feathers in black hat band, 11 1/2"x 9 1/4"x 6 1/4", hat size 7 1/2"; Condition: mount on emblem has been altered, extensive wear to rim, emblem plate is model 1881 with crossed rifles, talon grasping arrows & laurel stem

Looks like G.A. Burger may have gone out in 1898.

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Alas, I finally get a response to my inquiry yesterday and the 7-1/2 was truly in inches and this was a size 6-7/8 to size 7. Went for $100. Bummer...

This one with nickel studs & some missing beadwork just brought $1500.

 

[TheOldFashioned]

"Grandpas hat" popped up on Marketplace today:


Unfortunately, grandpa didn't have any more hats.

 

[deadlyhandsome]

Sunnington Hats of Philadelphia. This is a new one to me and I suspect it’s a store brand made by one of the big companies. It’s a handsome hat and I’d have bought it if it was my size.

Sellers photos (not my hat).

 

[Blare]

As @BobHufford said when he gave me the heads up on this one...

“This looks like it might be something ...“

I suppose the other one could work for Capt Stubing LOL

I think this will arrive for my birthday next week.. a fun birthday reveal

 

[deadlyhandsome]

I’m not sure what I’ll do with this, but it was in need of rescue. The felt looks alright, but the sweatband is toast.

 

[J Williams]

I’m not sure what I’ll do with this, but it was in need of rescue. The felt looks alright, but the sweatband is toast.

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No. 1s are my favourite
Will it fit me?

 

[deadlyhandsome]

No. 1s are my favourite
Will it fit me?

Not sure what size this is. I won’t know until it gets here; the seller didn’t know much of anything about the hat.

 

[deadlyhandsome]

Apparently, I’m still paying for sins from another lifetime:

Less than six hours after paying for it the seller notified me that they were “out of stock” and had refunded me. I was going to put the kids through college from the sale of this hat.

 

[BobHufford]

Apparently, I’m still paying for sins from another lifetime: Less than six hours after paying for it the seller notified me that they were “out of stock” and had refunded me. I was going to put the kids through college from the sale of this hat.

That just ain't right. The seller may experience a bit of karma down the road in this lifetime. As well as the person that convinced them to cancel a "binding" transaction so they can buy at a higher price.

 

[AbbaDatDeHat]

That just ain't right. The seller may experience a bit of karma down the road in this lifetime. As well as the person that convinced them to cancel a "binding" transaction so they can buy at a higher price.

Yup.
Hopefully we don’t see it show up around here in about a week.
It’s happened before!!
B

 

[Bamaboots]

It’s happened before!!

Yup.

 

[deadlyhandsome]

Not a fabulous Yeddo, but looks decent all the same:

 

[moehawk]

Did somebody here grab the $70 1950's grey Whippet off Etsy this afternoon? Looked a little bent up but nothing that couldn't be steamed or ironed out.