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[alanfgag]

Wow, looks so much better than the seller's photos lead one to believe. Best case in nearly all respects. I would have bid higher...

A flash and auto color balance can really make a mess of things. I had hoped I read the clues right and was lucky this time out.

I wonder on the date of this hat... when the 7X clear beaver model was introduced? The feel of the hat makes me guess early 1940s... any of our knowledgable Stetsonites have an opinion on this one?

 

[alanfgag]

Looks great Alan! Please add it to this 7X thread.... 7XClearBeaver

Wish the seller would have let me see it locally..... they would have received a much higher bid. B

Done and thanks... I think a number of us would have gone in deeper if we had had a better look. It seemed like a risky venture from the sellers photos.

The owner was a P.J. Kondos - a family that now seems associated with a personal injury law firm in Milwaukee.

 

[Alex]

Vintage Steven Stratton from Mike, and I'm definitely happy with it.

 

[hatophile]

That's a great hat, Alex, and it looks quite good on you!

 

[DanielJones]

This was a pleasant surprise.

Wow Alan, that looks like a real pip! If they too the liner out and added the vent holes my guess is that they also added the pencil curl to it too. It would seem odd to pencil curl it like a homburg with a factory Mode Edge at the factory, but odder things have happened. My guess again would be that the men's shop that originally sold it most likely did these changes per the customers request as was the habit back then. Dig on that sueded, sort of velour looking hat box too. Nice catch!:eusa_clap

Cheers!

Dan

 

[danofarlington]

That's a great hat, Alex, and it looks quite good on you!

Yes, it does. Good dimensions for you, and a great color. A lot of character there.

 

[Alex]

Thanks guys.

 

[alanfgag]

Yes, it does. Good dimensions for you, and a great color. A lot of character there.

Another couple of thumbs up... a great looking hat Alex!

 

[billyspew]

I swapped an Adam Premier for this Silver Belly OR.

A beauty, has me salivating!

 

[Rodkins]

Vintage Steven Stratton from Mike, and I'm definitely happy with it.

I knew you would rock that hat. I'm glad you like it!

 

[Alex]

I knew you would rock that hat. I'm glad you like it!

Thanks again!

 

[eto]

Great looking hat Alex, I was just checking out your blog, very cool, i wish I had that head of hair.

 

[Alex]

Great looking hat Alex, I was just checking out your blog, very cool, i wish I had that head of hair.

Thanks alot, yeah I am blessed with a full head of thick hair haha.

 

[monbla256]

Vintage Steven Stratton from Mike, and I'm definitely happy with it.

Alex,
THAT hat looks SO RIGHT on your head. BEST looking one I've seen you wear ! NICE aquisition guy!

Onward thru the SNOW now

 

[ScionPI2005]

Alex,
THAT hat looks SO RIGHT on your head. BEST looking one I've seen you wear ! NICE aquisition guy!

Onward thru the SNOW now

I second that!!! (Or is that third, or fourth it?...)

 

[billyspew]

I second that!!! (Or is that third, or fourth it?...)

Ditto, crown, brim everything is right. Though doesn't mean there aren't others out there with your name on it.

 

[suitedcboy]

Alex: WOW
Impressive in that brown Stratton. Great proportions and style for you!

 

[scottyrocks]

Looks great on you, Alex!

 

[warbird]

Not new, but I don't think I ever posted it. It's a Mr. Disney. It's somewhere between a size 7 and 7 1/8. Tag says it's a 7. The brim is quite wide for a fedora at nearly 3". This hat is incredibly soft and quite a nice color. Like some of my other hats it isn't really my style. I like western style hats at 3" or a little more and fedoras around 2 1/2". It is the only Mr. Disney I have ever owned. A true gentleman's hat.

 

[jimmy the lid]

Beautiful lid -- unique color. :eusa_clap