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[Chepstow]

Robert and BR. great Hats Gentlemen, all of them looks very nice.

 

[BR Gordon]

Thank you Manfred.

 

[rlk]

Cavanagh Fabric Hat

Not quite the same as Lefty's hat. Seems like Grosgrain crown and Baku brim. Satin covered leather sweatband. More tomorrow.

 

[BR Gordon]

Here's another hat that I pick up, a Royal Stetson.

 

[Chepstow]

BR, cool, your collection grows up with very fine Hats!
The Stetson fits you great.

Robert, very interesting the fabric cavanagh. I look forward to your photos

 

[gtdean48]

Here's another hat that I pick up, a Royal Stetson.

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Classic! Sweet score BR.

 

[Aureliano]

Classic! Sweet score BR.

+1

 

[BR Gordon]

Manfred, gtdean, and Aureliano, Thank you for your nice comments, coming from such knowledgeable gentlemen, it means a lot.

BR

 

[jbucklin]

Borsalino Roma from Bencraft. It had an intolerable amount of taper to the crown. No biggie though---hatshaper and steam got it just how I like it:

 

[hatophile]

Nice hats BR. I'd like to see the huaso on your head.

 

[randooch]

BR, cool, your collection grows up with very fine Hats!
The Stetson fits you great.

Robert, very interesting the fabric cavanagh. I look forward to your photos

+1!

 

[Dinerman]

Antique Shop Find.

'40s navy blue fedora. "Men About Town". The leather of the sweatband is damaged where the shop mark is, so all that's legible is "Sup. . ." No reorder tag or other markings under the sweatband. The sweatband, despite the damage, is still very supple. It is reeded, with tightly spaced stitching and has a stitched rear seam.

It has very nice fur felt- very thin and floppy, with a low velvet finish to it. Unfortunately, that velvet finish means the camera doesn't like focusing to it, and it picks up dust more easily than other felt finishes. It has a stitched underwelt brim edge.

Brim Width: 2-3/4"
Crown Height: 5-3/4"
Ribbon Width: 1-1/2"

 

[hatophile]

Wow, is that one hot-looking hat D-man!

 

[randooch]

Does it fit? Great shade of blue.

 

[Dinerman]

It's a 7-3/8, I'm a 7-1/4, but it fits well with a bit of padding under the sweat.

 

[coble]

Two boxes arrived this afternoon.
The first is my first Artlite, silverbelly. The hat arrived open crown, with an open height of 6"


This is my first attempt at creasing the hat. The felt certainly feels different.



The second hat is my sombrero de huaso. The first one that I had, approximately 45 years ago, was wool. I never understood why a shrank so much upon moving back to the states. This time I wanted one made of fur felt.


For additional photos of the Artlite, and the sombrero see Art Fawcett Hall of Fame.

Stunning Lids, i really like the vent hole design, really nice. your sombrero looks like a great hat to take on a horse ride. Both lids are superb.

 

[coble]

Dinerman, great find, looks to be in nice shape, except the sweatband, but the felt looks really good. I really like that color.

 

[CPT/VSG]

JBucklin, I really like your new Borsalino. I plan to buy one for myself shortly--it's extremely light and comfortable. Looks great on you.

 

[jbucklin]

JBucklin, I really like your new Borsalino. I plan to buy one for myself shortly--it's extremely light and comfortable. Looks great on you.

It is so light and airy that you don't really feel it when it's on. It's amazingly tough for being a paper-straw hat too. I really stretched the crown when placing it over the straight-sided dome to get rid of the taper and it actually was similar to felt in the way it conformed. This may be the only hat I wear out on those 111 degree days we have in Texas during the summer months.

 

[Rats Riley]

My new Mallory.

And yes I'm quite happy with my investment!!