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chanteuseCarey

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Hey there Twack, that Cuenca looks very handsome on you. Sounds like your little lady obviously has good taste in men's hats and in her man!;)
Thwack said:
Brand new PB Cuenca arrived on monday. Very happy with this hat, the little woman likes it a lot and that goes a long way!

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Mr. Paladin

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Nice FED, Goose. Like I said before, You are "The Man from FED"!

IC, I like the ribbon color change and you are right; the thinner ribbon does make the crown look taller. Same color-wider ribbon would be too much color I think.
 

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Playboy Mishap

I won this Playboy on ebay the other day. The felt and sweatband were so thin, that while re-blocking water crept up and soaked the sweat - never had this happen before. I worked it with my fingers as it dried, so that it didn't shrink up....and SNAP! After it dried, I worked Lexol into it in vast quantities, then used surgical tape to bring the band together, and to form a hinge with the part that ripped loose from the crown.

Ended up not mattering - as a 7 1/8 I couldn't have worn it and the sweat couldn't have taken a stretch. I have been stretching it 'naturally' on my head all morning and the surgical tape has allowed the sweat to move apart at the break just enough - Now it fits perfectly (I'm a rationalizer).

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buler

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ScottF said:
I won this Playboy on ebay the other day. The felt and sweatband were so thin, that while re-blocking water crept up and soaked the sweat - never had this happen before. I worked it with my fingers as it dried, so that it didn't shrink up....and SNAP! After it dried, I worked Lexol into it in vast quantities, then used surgical tape to bring the band together, and to form a hinge with the part that ripped loose from the crown.

Ended up not mattering - as a 7 1/8 I couldn't have worn it and the sweat couldn't have taken a stretch. I have been stretching it 'naturally' on my head all morning and the surgical tape has allowed the sweat to move apart at the break just enough - Now it fits perfectly (I'm a rationalizer).


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Nicely done! Looks great. :eusa_clap

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ScottF

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Thanks Buler and Lefty. This is my new favorite hat - it was going to fit me no matter what! Any ideas as to age? Thanks to everyone who laid off this so that I could bust it.

Lefty - did you ever post 'after' pics of that beautiful 'Hat City' hat? I saved a picture of it and I'm still amazed.
 

HarpPlayerGene

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ScottF said:
Thanks Buler and Lefty. This is my new favorite hat - it was going to fit me no matter what! Any ideas as to age? Thanks to everyone who laid off this so that I could bust it.

Right around 1940, I'd guess.

They are great looking and feeling hats, aren't they? I fought the temptation to try for this one as a project of my own, but I watched it to the end. Glad you got it and cleaned and shaped it so well.
 

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HarpPlayerGene said:
Right around 1940, I'd guess.

They are great looking and feeling hats, aren't they? I fought the temptation to try for this one as a project of my own, but I watched it to the end. Glad you got it and cleaned and shaped it so well.

Thanks, Gene. Yes, they are very thin and soft, and have great lines - I'm completely hooked now. And I understand that temptation - I'm that way with every Borsalino I see, even if I already have a similar one. I also have that problem when I see a dirty beat-up looking hat that looks restorable - I really enjoy fixing things.

I think this one would have been big on you - it's a very large 7 1/8.
 

DOUGLAS

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Great looking Playboy ScottF. They are addictive. I would have bid on that hat but I have one a similar shade.
 

ScottF

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DOUGLAS said:
Great looking Playboy ScottF. They are addictive. I would have bid on that hat but I have one a similar shade.

Thanks - I was sort of expecting you to jump in and bid, given the hat tastes I've seen you display. Yep, everything about this style of hat is perfect. I would love to run across a few more of them in other colors.
 

Mr. Paladin

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HarpPlayerGene said:
Is the more blue-ish/grey color shown in the last (natural light) photo more accurate than the neutral grey in the first photos?

Gene, sorry I missed your question earlier. The outside picture is the true color of the hat. The flash from the inside photos gave it the neutral grey color.
 

FurFeltFedora

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Akubra Federation IV in Tawny Fawn

Got this last week, just getting around to posting now. BTW, for comparison's sake I'm using the same backdrop for all my hat shots. A little boring but it means that the colours of the hats won't be affected by the backdrop changing.

And don't ask my why I look so damn pompous, I'm just sorry that I do :)

Oh, I really am that pale too :(

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