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[GWD]

WOW Gene! Those are awesome hats! Congrats! :eusa_clap :eusa_clap :eusa_clap :eusa_clap :eusa_clap :eusa_clap

 

[Stoney]

Those are some very nice lids Gene. I really like the blue one. :cheers1:

 

[Lefty]

Those are great hats, and you did a wonderful job on the Flagship.

I can't recall seeing the vita-felt mark in the style shown on the Eagle/Medalist.

 

[Hoss & da Posse]

Man! That copper-ribboned Medalist is 'da bomb! Never heard of it before...now it's a "gotta-have". Congratulations on the great stock of cool lids!
I know, it's fftopic: but what brand of harps do you play? I've fooled with 'em for years and really like the Bushman Delta Frost for playin' the blues...Hoss

 

[HarpPlayerGene]

Hoss, now you're talkin' bout my OTHER passion. Glad you asked. I'll PM you 'bout all that.

 

[suitedcboy]

Two new ones

Here are a couple I scoredon OFAS in the last while.

first is a Staalmeester, anyone know of this brand/maker?

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3093/2859995069_6c42135065.jpg?v=0

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3163/2860823690_86319f0e31.jpg?v=0


http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3163/2860823690_86319f0e31.jpg?v=0

Here is a Bandera from Fort Worth. Was this a hatmaker or is this a Byer-Rolnick/Resistol made lid? Seems to be a quality hat with a good sweatband and the membrane to keep oil/sweat wicking away from outside of hat.



http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3196/2859994327_20234ff7ce.jpg?v=0

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3031/2859992511_aab8e8c9b1.jpg?v=0


http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3084/2859992755_19e3353fa2.jpg?v=0


http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3129/2860821432_15b5baf19f.jpg?v=0


http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3240/2860821746_a3964a4b51.jpg?v=0


http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3077/2860822000_a62b014d52.jpg?v=0


http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3011/2859994053_4f40b23c26.jpg?v=0


http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3196/2859994327_20234ff7ce.jpg?v=0

 

[Torpedo]

Hi Gene,

You say the hats find you... but you must have some kind of magic flute (or is it a magic harp?

Amazing catch! :eusa_clap

 

[BobC]

WOW, Gene. You're killin' me with that stash of hats. Wish I had the patience to comb the bay like that looking for those.

 

[bolthead]

Ditto......

Those are some very nice lids Gene. I really like the blue one. :cheers1:

What He said.....

 

[Crane's]

Picked up a Stetson Dune in acorn. It's one of the hats in the Gun Club collection. Nice hat, right price and I like it. Pics later when I'm not trashed from hunting deer all day. LOL.

 

[HarpPlayerGene]

Here are a couple I scoredon OFAS in the last while.

first is a Staalmeester, anyone know of this brand/maker?

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3093/2859995069_6c42135065.jpg?v=0

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3163/2860823690_86319f0e31.jpg?v=0


http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3163/2860823690_86319f0e31.jpg?v=0

Here is a Bandera from Fort Worth. Was this a hatmaker or is this a Byer-Rolnick/Resistol made lid? Seems to be a quality hat with a good sweatband and the membrane to keep oil/sweat wicking away from outside of hat.



http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3196/2859994327_20234ff7ce.jpg?v=0

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3031/2859992511_aab8e8c9b1.jpg?v=0


http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3084/2859992755_19e3353fa2.jpg?v=0


http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3129/2860821432_15b5baf19f.jpg?v=0


http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3240/2860821746_a3964a4b51.jpg?v=0


http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3077/2860822000_a62b014d52.jpg?v=0


http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3011/2859994053_4f40b23c26.jpg?v=0


http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3196/2859994327_20234ff7ce.jpg?v=0

Hey Suit'!
I'm not familiar with either of those but you will be proud sportin' them for sure. A few of my favorite vintage hats are little known odd brand names.

 

[Mojave Jack]

Today was a good day. First I scored this steamer chair for a whopping $24. It had somehow gotten separated from a set, and they needed room for Halloween decorations!

And I got to enjoy my new chair wearing my latest acquisition, for which I paid an even more whopping 99 cents!

It's a Stratton, probably an S-42, in green. It started out pretty stiff, but with about 10 minutes of working it by hand, then steaming the brim and crown, it softened up quite a bit. I pinched the crown, and flipped down the front of the brim, and voilà! It's just the beater I was looking for for a cross country trip in which my hat may or may not spend a day or two in a hot car, get crunched in an overhead on a plane, or beat up rolling down trails in New Mexico.

 

[thunderw21]

... 99 cents!

You win the intrawebs for the day. Seriously, $.99? Awesome looking hat. The tall crown is nice.

 

[Garrett]

Nice!

Nice chair! Looks like its from the deck of Titanic.

 

[Jfala]

Great haul, I love the chair.

 

[Colby Jack]

My new Camp Draft

Silverbelly Campdraft

More pics posted in Brotherhood of the Thin Ribbon thread.

 

[duggap]

Nice looking hat Jack. If that is your first silverbelly than be prepared. You will probably start favoring it over all your other hats.:eusa_clap

 

[Colby Jack]

Duggap...I lean towards browns and tans....and this silverbelly is really more khaki in color....I'm lovin' it and agree that I'll be looking for more silverbelly's down the road! :eusa_clap

 

[Boxerken]

Nice Campdraft Colby, you will love it. It's the hat i go to 90% of the time.

 

[Stoney]

Nice hat CJ. Those Campcrafts are really sharp and it looks great on you.

Jack,

That is a cool chair and the 99 cent hat, what a steal.