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Rick Blaine

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Got this one from last week- Vtg. Panama OR



Just as minty as it appeared! A springy, light & airy gossamer weave that I don't know the name of, I am afraid.





It LOOKS like it just came from Myer's, but it is from his (one time ?) rival, Goldberg's Clothing on Decatur St.



I had a just had a muffuletta from the still extant Central Grocery, right down the block from Cafe' Du Monde (world famous Beignets & coffee), last time I was there, not to be missed!
Any residents of The Crescent city that remember ol' Mr. Goldberg?
 
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Chamuco

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Pics of my CDs after creasing !!

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Janyška "The BilCal Hat", size 56cm, probably 1930s. This hat is from the Czech find. Fantastic felt and high quality components. What is interesting is BilCal is Bill & Caldwell who were one of the early 20th Century American importers (there weren't many) of foreign hats (including Borsalino).

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Bill & Caldwell "Importers of Stiff, Soft and Straw Hats" (from an Borsalino advertisement in The American Hatter March, 1922)

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moontheloon

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just relentless hot fire coming from Maysers direction ...

you may want to think about putting a few rows a pews in your house so we can all come worship at the altar and pass around a donation basket to raise funds for the extra room you are going to have to add on to your house for this haul alone

in all of my life I have not seen so many smoking hot slices in one haul.... and probably never will again

... in all seriousness I think this haul may need its own thread


could we make that happen ?

just so I can see them all in one place and get a good close look .... I'm loving this !!

this haul is legendary and deserves its own thread.... I'm sure the powers that be would agree
 
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Joshbru3

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This picture interests me for a couple reasons. It appears that there were several ways that pre-ww2 hat companies attached sweatbands to felt bodies. This picture clearly shows (along with many others in the Austrian/German hat thread) that the sweatband was sewn to the felt in the front, between the reed and the actual sweatband leather. I always refer to this as the "European" method for attaching sweatbands. SO many European hats that I have owned in the past employ this method verses the "American" method of attaching the sweatband to the felt body via the reed tape in the back of the sweatband. I know I am not accounting for unreeded sweatbands, Carter style sweatbands, etc, but the most popular way of attaching sweatbands in America in the 20th century (and even now) was to use a machine similar to the Singer 107-1/107-2 that uses a lock-stitch through the reed tape. Almost every European hat I have ever owned, especially the Austian/German stuff was sewn through the front. Even the modern Dobbs Velour (Made by Tonak) that I bought to convert which was produced in 2006 had a sweatband sewn through the front between the reed and sweatband leather. I just find it very interesting. I would be interested in knowing which machine did this European style sewing.
 
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just relentless hot fire coming from Maysers direction ...

you may want to think about putting a few rows a pews in your house so we can all come worship at the altar and pass around a donation basket to raise funds for the extra room you are going to have to add on to your house for this haul alone

in all of my life I have not seen so many smoking hot slices in one haul.... and probably never will again

... in all seriousness I think this haul may need its own thread


could we make that happen ?

just so I can see them all in one place and get a good close look .... I'm loving this !!

this haul is legendary and deserves its own thread.... I'm sure the powers that be would agree

I will put one up on my site once I am finished photographing them. Many are the same model so not worth repeating.
 
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This picture interests me for a couple reasons. It appears that there were several ways that pre-ww2 hat companies attached sweatbands to felt bodies. This picture clearly shows (along with many others in the Austrian/German hat thread) that the sweatband was sewn to the felt in the front, between the reed and the actual sweatband leather. I always refer to this as the "European" method for attaching sweatbands. SO many European hats that I have owned in the past employ this method verses the "American" method of attaching the sweatband to the felt body via the reed tape in the back of the sweatband. I know I am not accounting for unreeded sweatbands, Carter style sweatbands, etc, but the most popular way of attaching sweatbands in America in the 20th century (and even now) was to use a machine similar to the Singer 107-1/107-2 that uses a lock-stitch through the reed tape. Almost every European hat I have ever owned, especially the Austian/German stuff was sewn through the front. Even the modern Dobbs Velour (Made by Tonak) that I bought to convert which was produced in 2006 had a sweatband sewn through the front between the reed and sweatband leather. I just find it very interesting. I would be interested in knowing which machine did this European style sewing.

Interesting observation. I will have to look closer at some of my hats. The Tonak is probably later 1940s. I would guess Tonak still has the machine(s). I am planning to visit again sometime next year.
 

Joshbru3

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Interesting observation. I will have to look closer at some of my hats. The Tonak is probably later 1940s. I would guess Tonak still has the machine(s). I am planning to visit again sometime next year.

Very cool. That would really be an incredible trip to go see Tonak and all the wonderful equipment they have. I would be willing to bet that European hat companies...not all...but some, used this "European" sweatband method for quite some time after the war. I know Tonak was using it as far as 2006, but if I bought a 2015 Tonak, I would be willing to bet they still use this method to this day. Its a much more secure way of attaching sweatbands to felt bodies in my opinion. It doesn't leave room for the sweatband to "self-conform" as the "American" method does. I wonder if the European hat companies had specific reasons for using this method. [huh]
 

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