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Just unboxed. True colors are black and gray. I’m still on the hunt for a tan one.
^^^^^ 1950s (with the block depth of 5-1/8” still on the label)?
Bob you are the hat wizard with all the many and varied hats you manage to snag! A tip of my hat to you Mr Wizard!Just unboxed. True colors are black and gray. I’m still on the hunt for a tan one.
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^^^^^ 1950s (with the block depth of 5-1/8” still on the label)?
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Bob you are the hat wizard with all the many and varied hats you manage to snag! A tip of my hat to you Mr Wizard!
Exactly the cartoon voice that comes to mind when I think Mr Wizard…
Exactly the cartoon voice that comes to mind when I think Mr Wizard…
Tooter Turtle
Just unboxed. True colors are black and gray. I’m still on the hunt for a tan one.
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Very nice, Bob.
Two very nice looking Dobbs' Bowlers, Bob. Congrats!Just unboxed. True colors are black and gray. I’m still on the hunt for a tan one.
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Two very nice looking Dobbs' Bowlers, Bob. Congrats!
Excellent addition HJ!Optimo Melusine long hair beaver.
This first pic is just after I pushed open the crown & had not yet ironed it back to round. And I was trying to get the proper camera exposure for the melusine sheen.
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The melusine long hair beaver is blacker than black indoors & the only way to photograph the sheen is outdoors in natural sunlight. The sheen sort of turns a dark silver & the long beaver hair becomes more obvious. Reminds me of a seal in & out of the water.
Still showing a few drips of water here & there. I may play more with the crease in the coming days.
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Interesting.. the SLS I have is quite nice. The sweat being one of the nicer features. I’m guessing it may be a little older than this one. The coolest thing to me about SLS though is the story behind the liner notation.Stephen L. Stetson, as it arrived in a box with no packing materials.
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My initial impression is that it is a decent quality hat, but there is nothing impressive about it. It looks good, and it seems to be well put-together, but the materials are not of the same quality of most of my similar thin ribbons. This one is in great shape, with only one noticeable moth divot on the underside of the 2 3/4” brim. The brim is firm and snaps up or down on command. The sweat is in good condition, but is not really flexible; it is either cheap leather or not really leather at all. It does have a wax paper backer.
This is my first SLS and I don’t know enough about them to hazard a guess as to a date. I’ll post more pics when it comes out of hat quarantine.
That is one minty looking Resistol, Randall.NOS 3X Resistol OR type.
I bought this hat because I don’t have enough Resistols (and likely never will) its as new condition, its original crease style, but mostly because in the seller’s eBay pics it looked dove gray.
Which, it kinda looks a bit gray even in some pics I’ve taken, but in daylight it’s the typical early 60s Silverbelly color.
Compared to my usual OR spendings, I shelled out waaay too much on this hat at $224. To make up for the overage I’ll have to sell one of the “too many Stetson silverbelly ORs” taking up diminishing wall space. Y’all know what I mean. View attachment 492645 View attachment 492646 View attachment 492647 View attachment 492648
Like you, Randall, I too have a penchant for Adam and Resistol hats.NOS 3X Resistol OR type.
I bought this hat because I don’t have enough Resistols (and likely never will) its as new condition, its original crease style, but mostly because in the seller’s eBay pics it looked dove gray.
Which, it kinda looks a bit gray even in some pics I’ve taken, but in daylight it’s the typical early 60s Silverbelly color.
Compared to my usual OR spendings, I shelled out waaay too much on this hat at $224. To make up for the overage I’ll have to sell one of the “too many Stetson silverbelly ORs” taking up diminishing wall space. Y’all know what I mean. View attachment 492645 View attachment 492646 View attachment 492647 View attachment 492648
Thanks Joe. I think it will see a lot of head time. It seems to be a very serviceable hat. The felt is dense and firm, much like my Stetson 3x OR. Maybe after I clean it up good I’ll have a more complete assessment.Interesting.. the SLS I have is quite nice. The sweat being one of the nicer features. I’m guessing it may be a little older than this one. The coolest thing to me about SLS though is the story behind the liner notation.
The stiff sweat aside… it’s a fine looking hat.
That’s a fine looking hat Randall. Definitely understand the “get one, sell one.”NOS 3X Resistol OR type.
I bought this hat because I don’t have enough Resistols (and likely never will) its as new condition, its original crease style, but mostly because in the seller’s eBay pics it looked dove gray.
Which, it kinda looks a bit gray even in some pics I’ve taken, but in daylight it’s the typical early 60s Silverbelly color.
Compared to my usual OR spendings, I shelled out waaay too much on this hat at $224. To make up for the overage I’ll have to sell one of the “too many Stetson silverbelly ORs” taking up diminishing wall space. Y’all know what I mean. View attachment 492645 View attachment 492646 View attachment 492647 View attachment 492648