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[CRH]

Actually, I do I tend to like the tighter pinch on myself -

Like this?

Great lid! Nice ham job!

:eusa_clap :eusa_clap :eusa_clap

 

[GClark]

Great lid! Nice ham job!

:eusa_clap :eusa_clap :eusa_clap

Ham job?

 

[CRH]

Ham job?

Yah, jumping in front of the camera for the requested pics - being a ham!

 

[RobFedoraField]

my 2nd vintage, first "steal"

found this Cavanagh in a 2nd had store in east avon, it's the first one I've ever found that fits without stretching / lots o padding, etc. it was marked $10, but they knocked off the obligatory 20%. even at first touch, there is something about vintage felt. if anybody has a quick age on it, I'd be interested, there's no tags at all on the hat. almost wonder if it's had a new sweat installed, it's near mint.

out of the bag:

after a little brushing, steaming, and creasing. I tried to pay homage to Rochache's hat in the watchmen (and yes, I know, wrong color, wrong band)

the biggest problem is the brim, I can't seem to get it to lay out right, it was rippled as heck right out of the bag, it's better, but you can tell on the front shot that it's still "off" I'm also wondering if it would look better with a thinner ribbon, but I also like the idea of keeping it original

oh yeah, the head shot

 

[billysmom]

after a little brushing, steaming, and creasing. I tried to pay homage to Rochache's hat in the watchmen (and yes, I know, wrong color, wrong band)

the biggest problem is the brim, I can't seem to get it to lay out right, it was rippled as heck right out of the bag, it's better, but you can tell on the front shot that it's still "off" I'm also wondering if it would look better with a thinner ribbon, but I also like the idea of keeping it original

oh yeah, the head shot

Terrific find! There is a certain magic about vintage felt. I'd keep the ribbon as it is. It looks great on you. I would guess that given time the brim and you will come to terms.

Sue

 

[RobFedoraField]

Terrific find! There is a certain magic about vintage felt. I'd keep the ribbon as it is. It looks great on you. I would guess that given time the brim and you will come to terms.

Sue

Thank you! comming from the campdraft world of 3" brims, it's taking a little adjusting to, Just need to find the right outfit to wear it with.

 

[bolthead]

What he said.....

Happy Birthday!...What a great wife!...What a great present!:eusa_clap :eusa_clap :eusa_clap

.....and your daughter is a little Dollbaby.

 

[Abyss]

Wow, it's been quite a while since I've posted here. I'm sorry! I'll try to stick around more and not just lurk!

Anyways, I've moved recently, and I finally decided to visit the local thrift store. It wasn't very big... I moved from a rather large metropolitan area into a town of about 30,000, so that's to be expected, but I still managed to find something.

Sitting almost alone on a shelf and covered in lint was a brown fedora. Not a costume one of a cheap fabric one, it was a fur felt hat. I picked it up and turned it over. A Dobbs, in almost-my-size (I believe myself to be between a 7 and a 7 1/8 depending on the day, and this hat's a 7), but what was most striking was the price tag: $5. Even had it not been anywhere close to my size, I would have nabbed it.

It's not quite my style, but it was a good hat for $5! On to the pictures!

The first picture is of it all linted up... and that is actually after I had brushed some of the lint off. It seemed to consist of more lint than felt when I found it! The second picture is much better, but there's still some lint on it. I haven't had my hat brush sent to me yet, so full de-linting will have to wait. The third picture is of the inside, and the color in that picture is probably the one which is the most true-to-color.

Now I just need to figure out how to reshape it so it has a more stereotypical shape, I like my two dents on the front thank ya very much, and it seems to be a rather stubborn hat!

 

[Dreispitz]

James Lock & Co Bowler

Vintage James Lock & Co Bowler, sz. 7 1/4 UK, very stiff and solid. The most solid, I came across, so far.

 

[Jauntyone]

Aha! No wonder poor President Kennedy never wore a hat; someone had stolen his derby!

But seriously folks, has that sweatband been sewn by hand?

 

[cptjeff]

Wow, it's been quite a while since I've posted here. I'm sorry! I'll try to stick around more and not just lurk!

Anyways, I've moved recently, and I finally decided to visit the local thrift store. It wasn't very big... I moved from a rather large metropolitan area into a town of about 30,000, so that's to be expected, but I still managed to find something.

Sitting almost alone on a shelf and covered in lint was a brown fedora. Not a costume one of a cheap fabric one, it was a fur felt hat. I picked it up and turned it over. A Dobbs, in almost-my-size (I believe myself to be between a 7 and a 7 1/8 depending on the day, and this hat's a 7), but what was most striking was the price tag: $5. Even had it not been anywhere close to my size, I would have nabbed it.

It's not quite my style, but it was a good hat for $5! On to the pictures!

The first picture is of it all linted up... and that is actually after I had brushed some of the lint off. It seemed to consist of more lint than felt when I found it! The second picture is much better, but there's still some lint on it. I haven't had my hat brush sent to me yet, so full de-linting will have to wait. The third picture is of the inside, and the color in that picture is probably the one which is the most true-to-color.

Now I just need to figure out how to reshape it so it has a more stereotypical shape, I like my two dents on the front thank ya very much, and it seems to be a rather stubborn hat!

I would just clean it up and try wearing it out a few times as a porkpie first. Who knows, you might just like it. Great ribbon and color at the very least.

 

[RobFedoraField]

Now I just need to figure out how to reshape it so it has a more stereotypical shape, I like my two dents on the front thank ya very much, and it seems to be a rather stubborn hat!

You could always steam it a little and give it 'em dents and keep the pork pie ala Gene Hackman style.

 

[jwalls]

Ladys and Gentlemen

For your edification: http://www.xoopit.com/s/20um7cjq58ene24e1u4k Just finished a new Derby. This is my first effort with a derby flange. See Bowler thread for more photos.

 

[Roninjedi]

For your edification: http://www.xoopit.com/s/20um7cjq58ene24e1u4k Just finished a new Derby. This is my first effort with a derby flange. See Bowler thread for more photos.

You... you made that? And even if you didn't make it and just had it refurbished...

That.

Is.

AWESOME!:eusa_clap :eusa_clap :eusa_clap

 

[jwalls]

You... you made that? And even if you didn't make it and just had it refurbished...

That.

Is.

AWESOME!:eusa_clap :eusa_clap :eusa_clap

Yes sir, I made it with a lot of help from my hatter Dave at D bar J. Thanks a Lot.

 

[HarpPlayerGene]

Wow, jwalls, you're crafty!! :eusa_clap

 

[Spats McGee]

The Barton is back!

I sent my Barton hat to Mike Moore for a new sweat, stretch and cleaning. It just arrived today. I think he did a great job (at a very reasonable price, I might add), but stretching it left the ribbon just almost too short. The brim is stingier than most of my hats, so can I get some honest opinions on how it looks on me?

​

 

[djgo-cat-go]

I sent my Barton hat to Mike Moore for a new sweat, stretch and cleaning. It just arrived today. I think he did a great job (at a very reasonable price, I might add), but stretching it left the ribbon just almost too short. The brim is stingier than most of my hats, so can I get some honest opinions on how it looks on me?

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The hat doesn't strike me as 'too' stingy, it looks good on you.

 

[djgo-cat-go]

For your edification: http://www.xoopit.com/s/20um7cjq58ene24e1u4k Just finished a new Derby. This is my first effort with a derby flange. See Bowler thread for more photos.

!!

That is some serious felt-manipulation!:eusa_clap

 

[rlk]

Stetson Casual Royal Stetson Deluxe

New to me but not to the FL. The stiffest vintage Stetson I've encountered(not including Derby).