Pilgrim's Pride

[delectans]

Return Of The Pilgrim

Reviving this long-dormant thread to contribute some photos of my Pilgrim fedora, rescued from an antiques shop a few months ago for a pittance.

Felt is lightweight, resilient but not at all floppy. Light grey with a lilac undertone, complemented by a sensational pink-mauve ribbon and decorative button.


Crown: 4-1/2", as creased.
Ribbon: 1".
Brim: 2-1/2", with 1/8" binding.
Sweatband: 1-3/4".

 

[randooch]

Thread nicely revived, Al! Several Pilgrim hats are for sale in an antique/junk shop near me, but they suffer from smallsizitis.

 

[Alive'n'Amplified]

Nice hat, Al. The peachy / pink ribbon is a nice touch, and the bound edge finishes the hat off. Brilliant find!

Thread nicely revived, Al! Several Pilgrim hats are for sale in an antique/junk shop near me, but they suffer from smallsizitis.

What sizes are the hats in your local antique shop?

 

[Chepstow]

Al, I like this hat with the unique ribbon and I am glad that you picked it up!

 

[mikespens]

Beautiful hat Al, love the mesh liner too. Congrats!

 

[delectans]

Thread nicely revived, Al! Several Pilgrim hats are for sale in an antique/junk shop near me, but they suffer from smallsizitis.

Thanks, Randall. It is an incurable malady, but someone has to take care of them.

Nice hat, Al. The peachy / pink ribbon is a nice touch, and the bound edge finishes the hat off. Brilliant find!

Much obliged. The felt/ribbon color combination is quite beautiful, indeed.

Al, I like this hat with the unique ribbon and I am glad that you picked it up!

Thanks, Manfred. Sadly it is much too small for me, but I enjoy looking at the bold and unusual felt color and gorgeous ribbon.

Beautiful hat Al, love the mesh liner too. Congrats!

I appreciate your kind words, Mike. The mesh liner is a nice detail.

 

[Landman]

Pilgrim Open Road Style Hat

Below are some pictures of a recent purchase. It is an Open Road style Pilgrim hat that appears to have never been worn or at least worn very little. I wasn't expecting too much since it is a Sears hat but when I got it I was amazed at how nice it is. This hat is every bit as nice as some of my older Stetsons and Resistols made in the 1960's. It is also a size 7 1/2! I don't know much about these but I'm guessing it is probably a 1960's hat. If anybody else can age it I'd loved to hear your thoughts. Since Pilgrim was just a clothing line of Sears, who actually made these hats?

 

[Chepstow]

Mike, fantastic, looks like Jackpot for me. Great shape and color! Looks really good!
My Congrats!

 

[gtdean48]

I know that Lee made Marathon's for JCPenney. I am trying to recall if they also made Pilgrims for Sears.
They made other store brands as well.

 

[RBH]

Yes you are right Tom, Lee made the Pligram brand hats for Sears.

 

[gtdean48]

Yes you are right Tom, Lee made the Pligram brand hats for Sears.

Thanks Cuz! Been a long week & the recall ain't as snappy as it can be....need some Apple Jack to spark it up!

 

[Landman]

Thanks guys. I thought it might be Lee. Definitely well made.

 

[mikespens]

Great hat Mike, the quality is apparent. Love seeing them in that condition, great score!

 

[randooch]

Great hat Mike, the quality is apparent. Love seeing them in that condition, great score!

Wow! Terrific find. Where was it hiding?

 

[Landman]

Wow! Terrific find. Where was it hiding?

Randall,

I bought it off of eBay for $35.00. Shipping costs were $19.00 though. The shipping costs were too high but I'm ok with the total cost. Seller said he didn't know the size but it was big. The 7 1/2 size tag was folded under the sweatband. I took a gamble on it but I'm pleased with it.

 

[jskeen]

Thought I'd bring this one back to life to post my newest and see if anybody has a guess as to date. Got it from a seller on feebay as a side transaction for $5. Although to be totally accurate I guess I should divide the original price and shipping for the one I won up between the 4, I ended up getting, which kicks my total investment in this one up to $8.61!

 

[Rogera]

Here's my new Pilgrim I just got in from ebay. This thing is in brand new condition!

 

[mikespens]

Mighty fine additions to the thread jskeen and Roger. Looks like previous owners of the hats on this whole page bought and forgot about their hats. Glad they all found good new homes.

 

[Chepstow]

jskeen and Roger, great hats, finds and deals!

 

[gtdean48]

Bump because I'm wearing my Golden Pilgrim