PORTIS PATH

[AlanC]

This second one is tough to describe the color. It's not gray and it's not a very light brown????

Taupe.

 

[deanglen]

The whip stitched edge binding on the brim on the first one is unique! Both hats are terrific, Razzman. Great pictures, too!

dean

 

[Marc Chevalier]

These kinds of threads rock! They're a great way to gather together many vintage examples from a particular manufacturer. Where else on the Web (or anywhere else) could we see such a thing? Nowhere.

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[mingoslim]

Great hats . . .

I cam across a Portis the other day, but it was far, far too small . . . Great hats though . . . I only wish I could join the club.

 

[DanielJones]

So, DJ, how do you like your portis?

Douglas,

I thoroughly enjoy it. It has a couple of moth nibbles and will need a bit of a cleaning to get the musty odor out, but all in all a very nice hat. The ribbon on it looks practically new as does the wind trolley. I can fully understand why you enjoy these hats.

Cheers!

Dan

 

[DOUGLAS]

Razzman , they are spectacular!!
Marc you are so right aside from being fun,the knowlege gathered is invalueable. I think I will start another.
Bk, if you need a cleaner photo I will be happy to get one for you.

 

[Baron Kurtz]

thanks for the offer, DOUGLAS. I'm interested in more images if there are different things on the other sides of the box. Quite often they had varying images around the box. The Portis one i posted above has a cat and an owl on it, though you can't see them on that image.

bk

btw. your "Typically American" lightweight is my favourite so far . . .

 

[DOUGLAS]

Mine has the same image only alternated tie designs.

 

[Absinthe_1900]

You asked for it. The 1930s pink!

bk

I'd love to have one like that in a 7 1/2 tp go with my jacket.
To dream the impossible dream

 

[J.J. Gittes]

Bringing this one back from the dead.
Portis Boater off ebay. Didn't have a sweat so I double-side taped a grosgrain ribbon instead.
Liner reads Portis "Typically American" Featherweight Super-Flex
Compared to other boaters I have held, this one is definatley light!

 

[DOUGLAS]

Beautiful!

 

[Bull Moose]

Great lookin lids!

 

[rlk]

1939 TIME article on Portis Brothers

http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,761251,00.html

 

[rlk]

Portis Sterling wide bound brim

Brim binding is 1/2" wide with two rows of stitces top and bottom. The brim is 2-13/16" wide. "Protek" Sweatband 2" with reed finely stitched at edge to hat and sweatband stitched along the same edge similar to the Stetsons of the early 1940's. Firmly factory pressed form.

 

[rlk]

Pack of Pressed Portis

Here's the consistency of the factory pressed form. Approaches the consistency of JtL.

 

[billyspew]

Nice set, the colours are amazing!!

 

[DOUGLAS]

Beautiful colors rlk!

 

[High Pockets]

The "Green Hornet".

1960's Portis, Suede Finish, 4x Beaver I found in the 'bay for next to nothing.

And here's my old worn-out head stuffed up in it.

 

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