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Found this absolutely killer Dobbs today. Unfortunately it's a couple sizes too small for me. I hate that. This is one of the finest felts I've ever laid my hands on, and that liner! I couldn't pass that up.

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Wow, that's gorgeous. If it were one size larger, I'd be hittin' you up.


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Ottmar Reich (Lindenberg), 58cm, Crown Open 5 1/2 inches, Brim 2 1/2 inches, probably late 1950s early 1960s. I am not really sure what to make of this one because it has the feel of an older hat. The felt is really fantastic and easily dry creases. It's very well made with high quality components. The paper label is hand written which is strange and liner is glued in (could have been altered?). The Ottmar Reich Soft Felts I have come across are of a later time period so nothing to compare it to. Ottmar Reich was best known for Straw Boater Hats but started making Soft Felt hats in the late 1920s.

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Tasty. And I think it's the perfect size.


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The hat that goes with the tip and tag photos above. Stetson
DSCN3142 crop by Michael A2012, on Flickr
DSCN3141 crop by Michael A2012, on Flickr
With some rather stubborn ring around the telescope that a quick gas bath wouldn't get rid of.
DSCN3147 crop by Michael A2012, on Flickr
3" brim, 5.5" open crown, 1" ribbon. Should make a decent around town beater. Stains or no.
DSCN3144 crop by Michael A2012, on Flickr
Anyone have any ideas on what this model might have been called?

Michael
Nice, Michael it looks like a thin soft felt!
 

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Dlaniger

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New Penney's Marathon I believe the liner puts it around '40 - '45
Shark gill pleated ribbon
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Reverse of the sweatband reveals previous owner's name and info:
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Col. Louis Siv Phillipp (Ret.) Riverside, California



Also, new Wright boater:
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IIRC this logo puts it post 1934 so Im guessing 40's or 50's
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Great Boater!!!
 

Willebe

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Found this absolutely killer Dobbs today. Unfortunately it's a couple sizes too small for me. I hate that. This is one of the finest felts I've ever laid my hands on, and that liner! I couldn't pass that up.
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That is a really nice looking hat. It's a shame that it doesn't fit you...or me.

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Michael A

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Nice, Michael it looks like a thin soft felt!
Thanks D. It is quite a thin felt with a decent snap in the brim. I traded the panama I was wearing this afternoon for this one when I went to the concert downtown tonight. It was it's first outing on the bike and it behaved itself nicely. And it did elicit one "Nice Hat" comment from a fellow concert goer.

Michael
 
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Found this absolutely killer Dobbs today. Unfortunately it's a couple sizes too small for me. I hate that. This is one of the finest felts I've ever laid my hands on, and that liner! I couldn't pass that up.
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Fantastic find Dale! That's a real beauty there!

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