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Swing Motorman

One of the Regulars
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256
Location
North-Central Penna.
You're welcome. I never cared for the down-on-all-sides brim look, myself. Where/when/for whom was that generally in fashion?

This made me think how nice it is to each have our own fedora look. Here's to an incredibly adaptable hat style! :)


-Steven
 

Kirk H.

One Too Many
Messages
1,196
Location
Charlotte NC
I wish I had your luck, that's a really beautiful hat! I thought I did pretty well paying $70 for this new lid. I really wanted a truly non-tapered fedora, so I sprang for this fur felt sale hat on Hats In The Belfry. Looks rather '20s/'30s to my eye, despite being thoroughly modern. The felt is rather thin, but still feels great.

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Looking for some hat inspiration... I love the shape of this one. No taper is a great thing!
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Is it just me, or does Groucho look jealous?
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Everyone has such great hats lately. I'm glad I have a humble piece to contribute!


-Steven

Steven, that hat is a good look for you.

Kirk H.
 

Sled Dog

Familiar Face
Messages
63
Location
Calgary, Alberta
I rarely see fedoras in the thrift stores, so when I saw this Dobbs I had to pick it up, even though it is too small for me.
It is in very good condition, it does not seem to have been worn much.
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This one is a Canadian Dobbs "made under licence"
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It was sold in Calgary by MacLeod Brothers...
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Still has the price tag attached to the back of the size tag
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"Data plate" underneath the sweatband
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A couple of more pics
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Not sure of the age of this hat...would guess 40's or 50's???

Heres a couple of shots of the MacLeod Bros store in Calgary during the 20's and 30's
Sad to see the store close last year after being in business for 109 years...couldnt compete with the big box stores

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Thanks for looking
Kevin
 

Brad Bowers

I'll Lock Up
Messages
4,187
I'm not sure exactly when Hat Corporation of America began international licensing instead of exporting, but all of the hats I can remember seeing were 1960s, as this one is. It may have started by the late-1950s under Salesky ownership.

Brad
 
Messages
17,515
Location
Maryland
J. Hückel´s Söhne Alpha Seal Velour. This one is tiny but a rare + fantastic light color Velour. I would say 1930s. The felt, liner and sweatband coordinate color wise. More details in the German - Austrian thread.

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rlk

I'll Lock Up
Messages
6,100
Location
Evanston, IL
I believe the binding is fraying silk, its quite narrow. The hat is a bit scary to handle. Its very light--mostly paper and the thin leather sweatband is very curly and wide. The liner is actually a blue-gray and the sweat is very dark--like old cordovan. Only label is apparently Bon(Bou?) Paris--try researching that[huh]
 
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jlee562

I'll Lock Up
Messages
5,103
Location
San Francisco, CA
my eBay'ed Gay Prince came in the mail today:
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Some staining on the brim that I started to get out with a brush...pretty confident a hat sponge will fix it right up. The crown was pretty crumpled so I pushed it open. This one will need a reblock as the felt just wants to fall back into looking smooshed. Some small moth nibbles on the left side, but nothing bad. All and all, not a bad score.
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Sweat (sorry for the dark picture)
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Liner
 

Aureliano

I'll Lock Up
Messages
4,753
Location
Macondo.
I believe the binding is fraying silk, its quite narrow. The hat is a bit scary to handle. Its very light--mostly paper and the thin leather sweatband is very curly and wide. The liner is actually a blue-gray and the sweat is very dark--like old cordovan. Only label is apparently Bon(Bou?) Paris--try researching that[huh]

Superb.
 

bond

My Mail is Forwarded Here
Messages
3,535
Location
Third coast
New Vintage Open Road style by Resistol. Color is a light grey silverbelly, the original 3/8 ribbon is under the wrap hook on vintage ribbon in
Grey/Green.
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