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Strapped-4-Cache

One Too Many
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Location
Lawrenceville, GA
Received a Stratoliner from Canada this morning. Could hardly wait to try it on.

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It's more of a greenish-khaki that the seller's notion of brown. Here's a side-by-side with my chocolate brown Cavanagh.

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The hat is far from perfect, but at least I now have one of the hats I've been wanting.

The ribbon is sweat-stained.

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There's a spot of something sticky on the back of the crown.

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Someone put a STAPLE in the sweat (promptly removed).

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But I now have a Stratoliner!

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Any suggestions for someone to refurbish this one to bring it back to life?
 

sergejvandervreede

One Too Many
Messages
1,934
Location
NL
Received a Stratoliner from Canada this morning. Could hardly wait to try it on.

c72058e8d77874da74e9a6a53c5f142a.jpg


It's more of a greenish-khaki that the seller's notion of brown. Here's a side-by-side with my chocolate brown Cavanagh.

c7c2b497f9ef0297ab3cca49fd27e75d.jpg


The hat is far from perfect, but at least I now have one of the hats I've been wanting.

The ribbon is sweat-stained.

d8f7ca7f77c1e180721b447627d02263.jpg


There's a spot of something sticky on the back of the crown.

663f48aebd85c5d4e938e6d342d54600.jpg


Someone put a STAPLE in the sweat (promptly removed).

352f116366b49e61a72a2082d315b219.jpg


But I now have a Stratoliner!

377bf7f171f877aff83bba50f88db23e.jpg


Any suggestions for someone to refurbish this one to bring it back to life?
No idea how you bring a hat back to life, but I love the color. Very versatile!
 

tommyK

One Too Many
Messages
1,789
Location
Berwick, PA
Received a Stratoliner from Canada this morning. Could hardly wait to try it on.

c72058e8d77874da74e9a6a53c5f142a.jpg


It's more of a greenish-khaki that the seller's notion of brown. Here's a side-by-side with my chocolate brown Cavanagh.

c7c2b497f9ef0297ab3cca49fd27e75d.jpg


The hat is far from perfect, but at least I now have one of the hats I've been wanting.

The ribbon is sweat-stained.

d8f7ca7f77c1e180721b447627d02263.jpg


There's a spot of something sticky on the back of the crown.

663f48aebd85c5d4e938e6d342d54600.jpg


Someone put a STAPLE in the sweat (promptly removed).

352f116366b49e61a72a2082d315b219.jpg


But I now have a Stratoliner!

377bf7f171f877aff83bba50f88db23e.jpg


Any suggestions for someone to refurbish this one to bring it back to life?

S4C, I haven't seen anything that will completely eliminate the sweat stains on the crown ribbon. Mine was in a similar state, I removed it and turned it around and inside out so the offending sweat stains were at the back and less visible.

A hat brush and a tea kettle can work wonders to clean up old felts.

If you need to touch up or reshape the brim or crown you'll have to get some hat blocks and brim flanges. Beware as the Stratoliner had specific a hat block #122 and brim flanges were also proprietary. If you're not careful you could alter the character of the hat.
 

Bob Roberts

I'll Lock Up
Messages
11,201
Location
milford ct
Received a Stratoliner from Canada this morning. Could hardly wait to try it on.

c72058e8d77874da74e9a6a53c5f142a.jpg


It's more of a greenish-khaki that the seller's notion of brown. Here's a side-by-side with my chocolate brown Cavanagh.

c7c2b497f9ef0297ab3cca49fd27e75d.jpg


The hat is far from perfect, but at least I now have one of the hats I've been wanting.

The ribbon is sweat-stained.

d8f7ca7f77c1e180721b447627d02263.jpg


There's a spot of something sticky on the back of the crown.

663f48aebd85c5d4e938e6d342d54600.jpg


Someone put a STAPLE in the sweat (promptly removed).

352f116366b49e61a72a2082d315b219.jpg


But I now have a Stratoliner!

377bf7f171f877aff83bba50f88db23e.jpg


Any suggestions for someone to refurbish this one to bring it back to life?

Try misting and throughly saturating the ENTIRE ribbon with distilled water. The stains may dissolve and assimilate evenly into the ribbon. ITS WORKED FOR ME!
 

moontheloon

I'll Lock Up
Messages
8,592
Location
NJ
Received a Stratoliner from Canada this morning. Could hardly wait to try it on.


The hat is far from perfect, but at least I now have one of the hats I've been wanting.


But I now have a Stratoliner!

congrats .... looks great on you too

the Strats get addicting ... be careful

I got my first one a couple weeks ago ... and I already have 3 .... 2 from the 1940s and one marked 1959

I've fallen in love with the Stratoliner
 

se couvrir

One of the Regulars
Messages
143
Location
Hardy country UK
Alfred Fox Oxford (UK). Black velour. Don't know who made it for Fox - a very nice hat, but slightly let down by a faux leather sweatband.

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Chris
 
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