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Purplesage
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Excellent finds Roan. I've seen Lee Black Label and Blue Label hats but I don't think I've seen a White label before. From my understanding, the blue label is a step above the black label so maybe the White Label is a step above the Blue Label or somewhere else in the pecking order.
Garrett
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White Label is the highest quality Lee made
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Purplesage
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That's kind of what I figured. Just haven't run across one before.
Pretty sure Gold was the next step up. I think it went Black, Bronze, Blue, Silver, White, Gold.
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Garrett
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The two gold models I held in my hands hardly compared with the quality of my White label doe-sheen 15
TheDane
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Gold was their best quality. Prices for Lee hats 1949 (accordeing to an earlier post by buler):
Black: $7.50
Bronze: $8.50
Blue: $10
Silver: $12.50
White: $15
Gold: $20
Black: $7.50
Bronze: $8.50
Blue: $10
Silver: $12.50
White: $15
Gold: $20
TheDane
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Found the link to the book
splintercellsz
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1940s(?) Dunn & Co. Velour.
This one will be up for sale soon, as it is a bit too big (7 1/4 -7 3/8). No issues that I can see.
This one will be up for sale soon, as it is a bit too big (7 1/4 -7 3/8). No issues that I can see.
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Garrett
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My statement still stands - the White Label was superior in materials and construction to the 2 Gold labels I've handled.
Baron Kurtz
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IIRC the crown top liner would suggest a 50s date. basic training put some pounds on ya!
TheDane
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Maybe so. I can't know anything about the two Gold labels you've handled, but Gold was still the undisputed top of Lee's label hierarchy.
splintercellsz
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Roger that! Thank you for the clarification.
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ManofKent
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Probably fairly early 50's - the sweat still has the GA Dunn name which was dropped in the 50's and I don't think the Crown logo was that long lived.
splintercellsz
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I see! It's a shame that it is a bit on the larger spectrum. GA makes some nice velours.
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Strapped-4-Cache
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The HORROR!
I noticed a fedora for sale on an Etsy site and decided to take a chance on it. The description noted a small green stain on the band which I couldn't really see, so I hoped for the best and made the purchase.
In my notes to the seller I made sure to include, "Thank you for careful packaging", in the hope that the hat would be better packed than some I've received.
I warn you - some of the following pictures are NOT pretty.
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As it was received. I've placed a quarter on the box for scale. (A banana wasn't handy)
With hands shaking from anger and frustration I carefully cut the tape and opened the box.
Since the damage had already been done, I took a pic as seen from the other side.
A shot of the hat after being pulled out and given a chance to get some air.
Here's a shot of one of the tags under the sweat.
And now shots of the sweat itself.
A search of the site vis Google yeilded very little regarding Worth & Worth hats sold through Neiman Marcus. I'd appreciate any information that can be passed on.
The hat DOES need some help. The small green stain is actually a quarter-sized stain on the front of the band, and I don't think it'll come out. I can deal with the slight moth bites, and the dust and cat hair can be brushed off, but I may have to send this one out for some cosmetic surgery. Steam I can handle; ribbon work - not so much. I don't even want to think about trying to re-cover the button on the wind trolley.
Needless to day, I WON'T be purchasing from this vendor again.
I noticed a fedora for sale on an Etsy site and decided to take a chance on it. The description noted a small green stain on the band which I couldn't really see, so I hoped for the best and made the purchase.
In my notes to the seller I made sure to include, "Thank you for careful packaging", in the hope that the hat would be better packed than some I've received.
I warn you - some of the following pictures are NOT pretty.
.
. .
. . .
As it was received. I've placed a quarter on the box for scale. (A banana wasn't handy)
With hands shaking from anger and frustration I carefully cut the tape and opened the box.
Since the damage had already been done, I took a pic as seen from the other side.
A shot of the hat after being pulled out and given a chance to get some air.
Here's a shot of one of the tags under the sweat.
And now shots of the sweat itself.
A search of the site vis Google yeilded very little regarding Worth & Worth hats sold through Neiman Marcus. I'd appreciate any information that can be passed on.
The hat DOES need some help. The small green stain is actually a quarter-sized stain on the front of the band, and I don't think it'll come out. I can deal with the slight moth bites, and the dust and cat hair can be brushed off, but I may have to send this one out for some cosmetic surgery. Steam I can handle; ribbon work - not so much. I don't even want to think about trying to re-cover the button on the wind trolley.
Needless to day, I WON'T be purchasing from this vendor again.
TheDane
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Here is my new (vintage) hat.
Got this for about $40 on Ebay. It was open crown (looked it had never been bashed) and in excellent condition, so I couldn't pass it up.
My normal MO is to get it re-firb'd into a snap brim, but since I bought I bowler I figured I keep this as a Hoburg and see if it grows on me...
Got this for about $40 on Ebay. It was open crown (looked it had never been bashed) and in excellent condition, so I couldn't pass it up.
My normal MO is to get it re-firb'd into a snap brim, but since I bought I bowler I figured I keep this as a Hoburg and see if it grows on me...
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Leave it. It looks good on you, and it's never a bad thing to have some variety.
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