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[coble]

...the reactionary purchases from SDF (sweatband disintegration frustration)...

I made a lowball offer on this Lord's hat and to my utter surprise it was accepted almost immediately-- roughly at 40% of the original BIN price.

Dobbs Americana 7 1/8 long oval

Haven;t taken any measurements yet, but I am digging it so far. It's compact without being short or stingy, and after a quick steaming to clean up the brim shape, has proven itself versatile in a variety of functions, casual and dressy.

Awesome looking hat. Definately good dimensions. I also like the way you cleaned up the brim.

 

[bowlerman]

Hey thanks Coble-- nice to see you, man!

 

[randooch]

Great color on that one, Robert.

On a side note, when you (inevitably, one hopes!) post your Hatless pic, I dare to hope for a big toothy grin as well.

 

[DJH]

Wow - the REX is quite a hat!

 

[alanfgag]

Both are fantastic Robert... look forward to seeing additional photos. I hope you'll add the manufacturing label on the Playboy to this thread.

The flat cap looks great, Marc.

 

[Aureliano]

Wow - the REX is quite a hat!

Rex in Latin means King. I guess they got it right, it looks majestic!

 

[buler]

http://www.k2rbrands.com/products/original.htm

ebay photo

Great Playboy Robert! Glad to see the K2R worked so well on the stain.

More K2R talk in this thread.... K2R cleaner

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[coble]

RLK-definately good clean job on that lid. I really like it. i'm really impressed on how clean it got.

Bowlerman-Yep glad to be home, was medically discharged from the U.S Navy. I have a job interview with Sunbody Hats tomorrow for shipping and receiving. I'm really hoping i get this job. You should look into their bowler straw hats, and their homburg straw hats.

 

[Chepstow]

Davey, Marc and Robert, great finds and Hats.
Robert ,super job done. Very nice Borsalino.

Coble, nice to have you back. Good luck for the job.

 

[EggHead]

rlk, nice Playboy. I was bidding on it too, but since it's a size bigger, and has holes on top didn't bother to the final round.
What's the brim size on it?

 

[Joshbru3]

That's great! when I saw the auction pics I thought to myself that whoever owned it, had it trimmed. I love the vents around the crown sticker. too!.

My 30's Playboy has the same dimensions. I think the brim seemed a bit shorter in the auction pictures due to the high flange. The flange on my brim is a bit flatter, I'm guessing just from over-use.

 

[Johnny J]

Love the color of the felt!

 

[Shohei]

Came home and to find my new to me Resistol 3x Beaver Kitten finish arrived, I love new hat day!

 

[randooch]

Dirk, is that hat pin a little kitten?

Next Q, will you keep the feathers?

 

[DJH]

Robert, Josh - I hadn't realized just how much the Playboy had changed over the years.

Dirk - you are getting some nice hats this week. I like the Resistol (the feather would be gone already if it were mine), but love the Adam!

 

[coble]

Josh, i love how clean and simple your playboy lid is. What are the dimensions?

 

[alanfgag]

Borsalino Nu?esca.

Relatively thick and soft with felted edge... reminiscent of Knox 20 but with better crease retention. 2 3/4" brim, 1 7/8" ribbon, 5 1/2" crown. Not much taper to the block.

 

[Chepstow]

Dirk, super find. The color is dark gray or I am wrong? Looks great!

Alan, what a fine Borso. Wonderful color, he looks majestic.

Dirk and Alan my congrats.

 

[guygardner]

Reshaped felt fedora

Not really a new hat, since I bought this 4 years ago, but I've only now started to wear it. I got this from a hat shop in Shangri-La (or the Tibetan town in Yunnan that the Chinese government has renamed Shangri-La). A lot of Tibetans wear tan felt fedoras to keep the sun off their heads. There seem to be two kinds of Chinese fedora, the cheap crap coming out of the southern factories, and the traditional wool and felt stuff that factories in Shanghai and Tianjin have been making since the 1930s. I believe this was made in Tianjin. Anyways, This hat had a center dent, which didn't suit my head shape, and so it sat as an unused souvenir for the last few years, until I read some of the threads about bashing and reshaping on this forum. I tried for a teardrop, but I guess it ended up a telescope crown. What do you think?

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[mayserwegener]

Robert, Beautiful Stetson Playboy Air-light. You keep making amazing finds! I just noticed the Borsalino!

Dirk, You look great in your new Resistol 3x Beaver Kitten!

Alan, Super Borsalino! I really the black ribbon against the lighter felt.

Guy, Your Chinese number looks fine to me!