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

[Blare]

Incoming
Love that raw edge
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Sweet

 

[moehawk]

Wow! Great find!!

Thanks Joe!

 

[moehawk]

Wow, great find, John! You're not going to finish it yourself?



I'll bet you never lost a beer when the canoe tipped over, either.

Sure wish there was video.

Thanks Jim!
I may finish one of them myself. Haven't decided yet. I would like to get at least one done professionally.

 

[TheOldFashioned]

Bond Street De Luxe Hats (Sears) Big Boy clocking in at 4.5 x 7.5:

As shown in Sears catalog listing from 1925:

Not mine, too much cheddar to take a flyer on an estimated size only in the listing. Would have been nice, though, to join the Carlsbad.

 

[BobHufford]

Speaking of estimated sizing. I never received a reply on a request for measurements from this Goodwill auction and the other hats were 7-1/4 so I didn't go very deep (and not deep enough). Did anyone here get this Stetson No.1 with Fray sweat?

 

[RossRYoung]

Dang, Bob! Not I, no buying for a while.

 

[alanfgag]

Don't know much about Strats .. Un-reeded, un-lined so guessing 40s?
Seller says appears unworn. Fingers crossed.
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very nice... early 1940s

 

[deadlyhandsome]

Speaking of estimated sizing. I never received a reply on a request for measurements from this Goodwill auction and the other hats were 7-1/4 so I didn't go very deep (and not deep enough). Did anyone here get this Stetson No.1 with Fray sweat?

I inquired about size too. They responded to me and said it was a size 7 1/2 so I didn’t bid.



Joking!

 

[alanfgag]

Speaking of estimated sizing. I never received a reply on a request for measurements from this Goodwill auction and the other hats were 7-1/4 so I didn't go very deep (and not deep enough). Did anyone here get this Stetson No.1 with Fray sweat?

Another remarkable example of the durability of the textured "The Fray" sweatband. And save this photo to share when the thought surfaces (as it seems to do from time to time) that early hats were not assembled with reeded sweatbands.

 

[Just Daniel]

Shoot. Not me. How far back was that?

Speaking of estimated sizing. I never received a reply on a request for measurements from this Goodwill auction and the other hats were 7-1/4 so I didn't go very deep (and not deep enough). Did anyone here get this Stetson No.1 with Fray sweat?

 

[TheGuitarFairy]

Shoot. Not me. How far back was that?

Yup .. totally missed this one.

 

[BobHufford]

Shoot. Not me. How far back was that?

Couple days ago...

https://www.shopgoodwill.com/Item/115537709

 

[Just Daniel]

Whew. I missed it.

Looks like Sawinokur got it, we’ll see it as part of the fictional or fraudulent “dad’s collection” soon.

Couple days ago...

https://www.shopgoodwill.com/Item/115537709

 

[TheGuitarFairy]

I've never handled a Barbisio nor do I know how to date etc but this pair is inbound.

 

[Blare]

I've never handled a Barbisio nor do I know how to date etc but this pair is inbound.

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They look great

 

[deadlyhandsome]

I've never handled a Barbisio nor do I know how to date etc but this pair is inbound.

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I keep my eyes open for a Titan. Both hats look great to me: good score!

 

[Rmccamey]

I'll bet Stefan, Steve, or Daniele can give you some answers.

I've never handled a Barbisio nor do I know how to date etc but this pair is inbound.

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[steur]

I've never handled a Barbisio nor do I know how to date etc but this pair is inbound.

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Can't go wrong with these two. The earlier Barbisio hats had a different logo; these are likely mid-fifties to mid-sixties. The felt is great on these hats, especially the Titan. Good score.

 

[steur]

Had to look for a bit, but this what an older Barbisio logo looks like.

 

[TheGuitarFairy]

Had to look for a bit, but this what an older Barbisio logo looks like

Thanks, Stefan.
Poking around the Barbisio related threads I gotta say some of their ads were really good! I know from the times I've been at european flea markets that this type of commercial artwork is super popular.