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Thanks Rick!Very cool Joe, very cool.
Thanks Rick!Very cool Joe, very cool.
Saw this one over on Facebook, so beautiful. That color is to die for. I still can't fathom a $1200 hat when a person can get equal or better quality from a custom hatter for a third of the price. I guess couture has no bounds. Love this one.My Loro Piana Spaghetti Western.
I bought a woman's Loro Piana Beaver hat, and gave it to Ignacio to convert.
He put in a leather sweatband, curled and stiffened the brim a little bit, and blocked it in the same shape as the black Mallory Western I bought from Bob Hufford.
Voilá, a Spaghetti Western.
The quality of the felt is great. Unlike Nick Fouquet hats, it really does feel like a 1200 dollar hat. Soft and obedient.
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I kind of like these "mediocre" examples of mid to late 1950s hats. I shows the options to a hat buyer on the lower end of the price spectrum. I have one of these cheap-o brands (my Hat City Hat Co. beater) that was definitely at the entry level of a hat shop's offerings. Just part of how we can tell the story.
Ditto as above. This one is kind of interesting, definitely an example of the transitional hats of the late 1950s. Styles were changing...Lion Hats. Equally mediocre felt. View attachment 279983 View attachment 279984 View attachment 279985 View attachment 279986 View attachment 279987 View attachment 279988
Very interesting hat Steve. That ribbon treatment and liner logo are super cool. Marketing at its best for the period.Rockel "Velourette", 58 cm possibly late 1950s. The finish is Chamois like so I would be interesting to know why Rockel chose the "Velourette" name. I have one other "Velourette" and it also has a Chamois like finish. I really like the Ribbon and Bow design. This is the second hat from my recent seven hat find.
Another great European Steve. Does this one still have the basting stitches in the ribbon? Is that a sign it is NOS?Rockel "Jupiter", 58 cm possibly mid to late 1950s. The Chamois like felt is fantastic (color, finish, hand) and easily dry creases. Also really like the form and mid width band / ribbon. Unfortunately the liner is missing so I might look for a replacement. This is the third hat from my recent seven hat find.
Open Crown
Love me sum back bows! This one is a classic of style and form for this period (1955-1959) I would be all over this one, it tells the story of a style that was popular for only a few years and then faded out. Love it.Champ - Telescope Crown - Back Bow 7 1/4
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Champ - Telescope Crown - Back Bow 7 1/4
Medium Grey - Kashmir Finish
4 inch Telescope Crown as shaped
2 1/4 black grosgrain ribbon with 1950s back bow
2 inch brim with overwelt
Took a chance on this Champ Feel The Felt with porkpie-eque crown and 1950s style back bow not knowing the size. Labeled size turns out to be 7 1/4 but only a tad loose. Interesting change of pace styling. Will see if this one sticks around.
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Another holy grail hat! Wow!A Whippet Vita-felt. The felt is very different from that in my other, younger Whippets. It is very thin and obedient, with a good hand. View attachment 279638 View attachment 279639 View attachment 279640 View attachment 279641 View attachment 279642 View attachment 279643
Love me sum back bows! This one is a classic of style and form for this period (1955-1959) I would be all over this one, it tells the story of a style that was popular for only a few years and then faded out. Love it.
Mike, Thank you! All 3 of the hats I have shown so far belonged to the same individual. They are in very good condition but not NOS. In some cases the basting stitches were not removed by the store that sold the hats.Very interesting hat Steve. That ribbon treatment and liner logo are super cool. Marketing at its best for the period.
Another great European Steve. Does this one still have the basting stitches in the ribbon? Is that a sign it is NOS?
Getes, Georg Teufel & Sohn, Tuttlingen, "Antilope", 58 cm possibly late 1950s early 1960s. This hat is machine formed but has nice dimensions + style. I have never encounter Georg Teufel (&) Sohn, Tuttlingen so I will have to see if I can find any information. They don't come up on any of my lists. There is another Getes in this find.
Randy, Thank you! All the hats in this find have been in very good to excellent condition.A very nice, clean example.
got a fresh batch of custom band blocks today, made from a conformateur tracing. Art Fawcett used to have that service; maybe Dave, his succesor, still does View attachment 281359 . They aren't just my size; they are actually made to the shape of my head.
After a week or so, the sweatband adapts to the wooden block. Also, after you wear the hat for a while, the sweatband tends to shrink a little bit, so the next time you put the hat on it will feel tight.
If you store the hat on a block, it won't.
These have three holes at the bottom, like a bowling ball.Impressive sight, Max. All my band blocks have holes in the center...do you ever have trouble getting a block out of a tight hat?
These have three holes at the bottom, like a bowling ball.
And when Max becomes famous they can be sold as two inch casts of Max’s foreheadgot a fresh batch of custom band blocks today, made from a conformateur tracing. Art Fawcett used to have that service; maybe Dave, his succesor, still does View attachment 281359 . They aren't just my size; they are actually made to the shape of my head.
After a week or so, the sweatband adapts to the wooden block. Also, after you wear the hat for a while, the sweatband tends to shrink a little bit, so the next time you put the hat on it will feel tight.
If you store the hat on a block, it won't.
And when Max becomes famous they can be sold as two inch casts of Max’s forehead
Haha. Either way. Who can turn down life size two inch slices of the famously infamous Dr Max DDS forehead that you can carry around with three bowling ball holes. They sell themselves.Max is already famous.
Or was that infamous?
Haha. Either way. Who can turn down life size two inch slices of the famously infamous Dr Max DDS forehead that you can carry around with three bowling ball holes. They sell themselves.
LOLOLMax is already famous.
Or was that infamous?
HahahahahahaHaha. Either way. Who can turn down life size two inch slices of the famously infamous Dr Max DDS forehead that you can carry around with three bowling ball holes. They sell themselves.