Panama Hat Thread

[Ordinary Guy]

My new hat from Panama Bob, with the help of Bob Jessee from Blacksheep hat works who installed this ribbon that used to be on DJH's hat.....

Thanks to all for making this come together for me.....

Noggin shot in the WHAYWT Thread....

 

[BR Gordon]

OG, That's a sharp looking panama, enjoy it.

 

[Chepstow]

OG, That's a sharp looking panama, enjoy it.

+1

That ribbon rocks!!

 

[Rick Blaine]

I'm really pleased with my latest Etsy buy. My first Montecristi, and a pretty decent one! The brim is wider than I ordiniraily think I wear at 3 1/8", but it considering I'll wear it on hot summer days I think the added sun protection from the wide brim may just be what the Dr. ordered. It was an Optimo crease when I got it which didn't exactly suit me, but I realized hey an Optimo crease on a Panama is pretty much an open crease with a nice crease to help you find the center. I did not stop to take before pictures, I just fired up the steamer and went to work. SO:



Wish I had bothered to straighten my collar. More and better photos of this toquilla gem will probably follow.

Inspired by Matt's bold example:




A vintage Christys'

BEFORE


AFTER

 

[Chepstow]

Rick, great job done! Looks really sharp now!

 

[wandering-trader]

Nice find, Cuenca brisa. I've sent a photo to Ecuador to see if they can nail a time period. In Montecristi, they can nail down who wove the hat at times.

Thanks Panamabob. PM me with an estimate when you hear back from them.

 

[Ordinary Guy]

Thanks Br and Chepstow, I could just picture that ribbon on a panama when I saw it on Davids hat and when he decided to change the ribbon, i knew I had to have it......

 

[Rick Blaine]

Panama Hat Question

I finally had the oppor-knockety to weigh (what I think to be) my finest panama (no name, no brand, no ID, cotton sweat), the weave is, literally, finer than grains of sand on the beach, it is like a fine cloth & it flaps like a flag w/ a stiff wind.

I removed the pug while at a friends house who has a digital scale and it weighed in at two ounces -dead on. Can anyone (paging Mr. Weber) tell me how this compares with other Panamas' weight?

I have & would never try- but I'll wager w/o the sweat this might well roll up pass through your' wedding band.

I wish I had a macro as these are just the crappy auction pix. Likely why I was the only bidder.

 

[cookie]

I finally had the oppor-knockety to weigh (what I think to be) my finest panama (no name, no brand, no ID, cotton sweat), the weave is, literally, finer than grains of sand on the beach, it is like a fine cloth & it flaps like a flag w/ a stiff wind.

I removed the pug while at a friends house who has a digital scale and it weighed in at two ounces -dead on. Can anyone (paging Mr. Weber) tell me how this compares with other Panamas' weight?

I have & would never try- but I'll wager w/o the sweat this might well roll up pass through your' wedding band.

I wish I had a macro as these are just the crappy auction pix. Likely why I was the only bidder.

Forget the weight what is the WPSI on that hat?

 

[wmc]

My new hat from Panama Bob

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Beautiful hat and ribbon! Enjoy!
Bill

 

[Landman]

Greg,

That is incredible. It looks like it is wafer thin. I'd be interested in knowing the wpsi too. If you can even see the knots to count them!

I finally had the oppor-knockety to weigh (what I think to be) my finest panama (no name, no brand, no ID, cotton sweat), the weave is, literally, finer than grains of sand on the beach, it is like a fine cloth & it flaps like a flag w/ a stiff wind.

I removed the pug while at a friends house who has a digital scale and it weighed in at two ounces -dead on. Can anyone (paging Mr. Weber) tell me how this compares with other Panamas' weight?

I have & would never try- but I'll wager w/o the sweat this might well roll up pass through your' wedding band.

I wish I had a macro as these are just the crappy auction pix. Likely why I was the only bidder.

 

[Dan Allen]

Has anyone had any experience with Miller straw hats in Houston. I have to take my grand daughter to Shriners Hospital in a couple of weeks and may drop in. I am in need of a decent summer hat and if possible would like to "put the lid on the jar" and see how is fits before I buy.

 

[danofarlington]

Good brick-and-morter hat shops are a rarity nowadays, and you should definitely take advantage of the opportunity to try on many different models. Almost everything I buy is from the Internet, but I'd like to have a nearby hat shop with lots of stock I might want to buy, close at hand.

 

[DNO]

My most recent purchase:

http://picasaweb.google.com/112035090953435902534/MontecristiPanama

$9 at a secondhand shop. Can anyone tell when the hat was produced?

I have to thank you for posting your photos, W-T. I picked up this hat a number a years ago at an estate auction and it's become one of my favourites. It has a faint stamp inside that I've never been able to figure out but thanks to your photos I think its the same Made in Ecuador stamp. Made my day. Date-wise, my hat, which seems similar to yours, has a retailer's name on the hatband. This particular retailer closed up shop around 1964-65.

The stamp:

 

[1961MJS]

Has anyone had any experience with Miller straw hats in Houston. I have to take my grand daughter to Shriners Hospital in a couple of weeks and may drop in. I am in need of a decent summer hat and if possible would like to "put the lid on the jar" and see how is fits before I buy.

Hi

Both Sunbody hats and Peters Brother's hats are also in Houston. Personally I have 4 Sunbody hats, and one that had been crunched too many times over the past 7 years that was getting burnt. I like them all, just keep them moist. I haven't been to Peter Brothers, but they have a custom Milan that's $150 and comes in several colors.


Sunbody hats:
http://www.sunbody.com/

Peters Brothers
https://www.pbhats.com/private/index.htm

Later

 

[Landman]

Peters Brothers Hats is in Ft. Worth.

I have bought online from Miller and Sunbody and both were great to deal with. I have never seen their actual store though.

 

[mikespens]

My first attempt to post a pix here, hope it works. This is a grade 3 brisa Quenca from Panama Bob pimped with new ribbon and leather sweatband from Bob Jessee at Black Sheep Hat Works. About $85 invested. Pix is from Bob at BSHW.

 

[danofarlington]

Nicely done.

 

[jamespowers]

Looks good to me:

 

[wandering-trader]

I have to thank you for posting your photos, W-T. I picked up this hat a number a years ago at an estate auction and it's become one of my favourites. It has a faint stamp inside that I've never been able to figure out but thanks to your photos I think its the same Made in Ecuador stamp. Made my day. Date-wise, my hat, which seems similar to yours, has a retailer's name on the hatband. This particular retailer closed up shop around 1964-65.

Thanks for the lead on dating the stamp, and you're welcome. I'll let you know when I hear back from Panamabob about the date of my hat.