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[Alex]

Here are a couple of my recent acquisitions, a vintage Royal Stetson and Pilgrim, both probably 1950s. I still need to rebash both lids, especially the pilgrim.

Nice ones Marshall!

 

[BR Gordon]

Omne, Both hats are great, I love the colors and particularly the ribbon on the granite hat.

After seeing them both together I'd like to get the Sahara into more of a drop shape as well.:eusa_clap

I have to agree with you about the crease on the sahara.

 

[monbla256]

Well, they're here. The two custom hats that Mike Moore made for me. They look great, but I'll let them speak for themselves.

I love the lined ribbon, my wife and Mike picked it out from Mike's vintage ribbon racks. It makes the hat.
Color is Granite and it's a 100% hare felt

Both are nice but this ones my fave. I LOVE the crease, color, brim and ribbon work

 

[EggHead]

How tall is open crown on that sahara?

 

[Omne]

How tall is open crown on that sahara?

Looks like 5 1/2 inches. Brims are 2 3/8.

 

[suitedcboy]

Here are a couple of my recent acquisitions, a vintage Royal Stetson and Pilgrim, both probably 1950s. I still need to rebash both lids, especially the pilgrim.

I like this one a LOT. Looks great and looks great on you. Proportions and colors suit you very well.
I assume it is the Stetson.

 

[alanfgag]

Received this later vintage Borsalino Featherweight... it gives up a little to my earlier one, also from Balbi's store in Naples, but not very much. It's a nice example of the consistency of Borsalino's manufacturing quality into the 1970's.

This auction ended while I was standing in the checkout line at IKEA in Chicago. I'm getting good with my iPhone!

First out of the box photos. I think I'll wear this one brim up, but I might flatten the curled flange a little.

Dress down Friday and it was steamy today.

 

[EggHead]

Alan, you wear those black fedoras well!

 

[alanfgag]

Thanks! It is actually a nice deep charcoal gray. It is also a 5.5 punti which would normally be a size too big for me. I took a chance on the legend that Borsalino hats run small and lucked out with this one... it's a good fit.

 

[Marshall]

I like this one a LOT. Looks great and looks great on you. Proportions and colors suit you very well.
I assume it is the Stetson.

Believe it or not, that's actually the Pilgrim. It apparently was a pretty obscure brand compared to Dobbs, Knox, and Stetson, but I must say that it is a pretty nice hat, good quality felt.
Thanks for the compliments suitedcboy and Alex!

 

[delectans]

That felt looks sooooo soft. Looks great on ya, my friend!

 

[alanfgag]

Thank you AL. The felt is typical Borsalino... soft and dense with very nice body to hold a crease. I think there may be two decades between my two Featherweights. The differences are subtle... reeded sweat on this one, a thin vinyl protective over the liner crown - I think the liner in this one is acetate rather than silk taffeta. This one weighs a half ounce more than the earlier one which is just under 2.5 ounces. The felt is thin, but the felting is not quite as tight as in the older hat, in which the edge of the raw brim is breathtakingly thin. But all in all, very little compromise in quality over the years.

 

[jwalls]

I used a rabbit/ nutria aged body that I really liked the hand of to make this hat for Louisiana musician that I used to work with in New Orleans. After I got it creased I really enjoy the look of the 'Diamond'.

 

[zetwal]

I used a rabbit/ nutria aged body that I really liked the hand of to make this hat for Louisiana musician that I used to work with in New Orleans.

How do you "age" your bodies?

 

[jwalls]

I kept these bodies in a cedar chest for 30 years.

 

[zetwal]

I kept these bodies in a cedar chest for 30 years.

Interesting. Thanks for that ... :yo:

 

[Young fogey]

Three fleatiquing finds.

First I got to upgrade my tan straw summer casual hat to this woven Biltmore, made in Canada.

Then I got this best all-around grey hat, a Creighton. Any idea of the age? My guess is late '40s-mid-'50s.

And at last a tan felt hat to go with my tan suit and jacket: Lock & Co. Hatters from England.

Antiquing: the hat is twice its original price. Fleatiquing: it's half that price.

 

[The Wiser Hatter]

Nice one.

 

[bowlerman]

An unplanned visit to an antique shop that "happened to be on the way to where I was going" warranted... no-- practically demanded this purchase. I got rid of most of my non-pencil-rolled stingies, except for about two of them that I liked, but this Stevens caught my eye and I don't know or care what the heck it's made of, but it is extremely soft and comfortable. I've never (that I can remember) seen a rainbowed black heather, but I rather like the way it catches the sunlight.

 

[hatophile]

I used a rabbit/ nutria aged body that I really liked the hand of to make this hat for Louisiana musician that I used to work with in New Orleans. After I got it creased I really enjoy the look of the 'Diamond'.

Yowza! Now that is one gorgeous hat! Beautifully done, jwalls.