No way could you walk away from that one, David. Nice catch indeed!
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Mighty44
Call Me a Cab
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Thanks, Steve! How was it walking around in that magnificent Dobbs?
It felt really good. I noticed it got some admiring looks and turned a few heads too.
Pellie
One Too Many
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Barbisio in grey 'Odessa'
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Pellie
One Too Many
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Borsalino nutria in grey. I quess late '50's early '60's.
No label, but something written inside of the sweatband.
It's great felt!
No label, but something written inside of the sweatband.
It's great felt!
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Mayser "J.K.", 57 cm, 115 grams, possibly late 1920s. The exterior Size Stamp is 58 which is accurate. The black Felt is of high quality and finely Finished. Interesting shorter length Bow which appears to be a Mayser Ulm trademark (based on my three Mayser Ulm Stiff Felts). The Liner has slightly transparent lightweight sides. Anton Ils Neiderlage / Warehouse was out of Ulm a. /D. so same location as Mayser Ulm. I have Silk Top Hat from Anton Ils Ulm a. / D. Came with a very nice light weight Case.
Light Weight Case
Light Weight Case
Nice finds, Marcel.
Very cool, Steve. Good to see one of these early Maysers.Mayser "J.K.", 57 cm, 115 grams, possibly late 1920s. The exterior Size Stamp is 58 which is accurate. The black Felt is of high quality and finely Finished. Interesting shorter length Bow which appears to be a Mayser Ulm trademark (based on my three Mayser Ulm Stiff Felts). The Liner has slightly transparent lightweight sides. Anton Ils Neiderlage / Warehouse was out of Ulm a. /D. so same location as Mayser Ulm. I have Silk Top Hat from Anton Ils Ulm a. / D. Came with a very nice light weight Case.
Light Weight Case
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Champ De Luxe
(Light Brown/Tan/Grey/Taupe/Green) Loden Felt
4 7/8 crown as shaped
1 1/4 Mauve Grosgrain Ribbon
2 3/4 brim with felt matching binding
Three rows of brim stitching
The CHAMP De Luxe is HERE! I hadn’t seen the De Luxe designation on a Champ before… but if the felt and ribbon on this hat didn’t catch my eye… the colorful Champ De Luxe logo sure did. This is by far the finest Champ hat I have had my hands on. The very thin, very soft and moldable felt is in the chameleon of felt colors…. One minute it’s grey.. or light brown.. next it’s green… then taupe… the magic of Loden. There is no labeling indicating “lightweight“ but this feels as soft and lightweight as my Champ Feather Weight hats.
There’s The ribbon a beautiful mauve grosgrain that goes perfectly with the felt. Then comes the brim…. 2 3/4 inch brim with a felt matching brim binding set off by super cool 3 rows of brim stitching.
I knew with a tagged size of 6 3/4 it would be a bit snug… but I’ve found with these 40s style sweats.. they tend to loosen up by wearing. It was as expected fairly tight. But then as I had noticed a bit of puckering of the sweatband… underneath I found these two strips of fabric being used as a sizer. I took those out and the fit is almost perfect.
Rmccamey
I'll Lock Up
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A beauty bowler and box!
Mayser "J.K.", 57 cm, 115 grams, possibly late 1920s. The exterior Size Stamp is 58 which is accurate. The black Felt is of high quality and finely Finished. Interesting shorter length Bow which appears to be a Mayser Ulm trademark (based on my three Mayser Ulm Stiff Felts). The Liner has slightly transparent lightweight sides. Anton Ils Neiderlage / Warehouse was out of Ulm a. /D. so same location as Mayser Ulm. I have Silk Top Hat from Anton Ils Ulm a. / D. Came with a very nice light weight Case.
Light Weight Case
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Randy, Thank you! Stay tune for more Stiff Felts on the WHAYWT thread.
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Thank you Brent
That's a beauty, Joe. Fortune favors the brave.
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Thanks Stefan. Didn’t take a lot of bravery to pick this one up at the opening bid. Luck however was apparently in no short supply that day.
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Now I can almost fit in locally (if I shave my mustache and get rid of my buttons).
^^^^^ Not too many photos of the black hatted Amish locally -- and this pair was heading to prison (so I don't want to emulate much more than the look of the hat).
^^^^^ Not too many photos of the black hatted Amish locally -- and this pair was heading to prison (so I don't want to emulate much more than the look of the hat).
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1940s Royal Stetson Whippet. As unboxed. Needs some steaming / cleaning and verdigris removal at the sweat band seam.
Note the little squares in the ribbon.
Note the little squares in the ribbon.
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1940s or early 1950s Royal Stetson De Luxe "Supper Club" (single cell red/white factory sticker). Really nice except for the liner foxing / staining and the charcoal briquet of verdigris (that I'm almost afraid to mess with).
A hat of a different color, but I think I can work it into my wardrobe.
A hat of a different color, but I think I can work it into my wardrobe.
Yamahana
One Too Many
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Another Dandy haul there Mr Wizard, love the ribbon detail on the whippet
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Thanks Greg!
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Looks like a keeper!
