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[dh66]

Wow!!! That's a beauty RClark. Congrats!

And double Wow!!! That was a h#ll of a catch, Moe!!! Gotta love the $5 ones. I don't know a thing about Biltmore's, but it doesn't look too recent.

 

[Frunobulax]

Not bad, moe. You got it for less than the original price!

 

[40Cal]

I like the thin ribbon wide brim style of the Stratoliner and was looking to find an early version without a liner. It's pushin' 100 degrees today.
Found this Portis instead. Almost a 3 inch brim , taupe color. Portis made some great hats!

 

[RJR]

I like that Portis.

 

[moehawk]

Yes, the Portis is a nice one.
Thanks for the compliments on the Biltmore. I only got as far as looking up Gemco, which existed between '59 and '86. With a price of $5 and change, my guess is early 60's.

 

[rclark]

That is an awesome Portis!

 

[1mach1]

Wow! Beauty of a Portis! You should put that in the Portis Path thread (http://www.thefedoralounge.com/showthread.php?18294-PORTIS-PATH&highlight=portis)

 

[40Cal]

Wow! Beauty of a Portis! You should put that in the Portis Path thread (http://www.thefedoralounge.com/showthread.php?18294-PORTIS-PATH&highlight=portis)

Thanks Harv, I will add it to the Portis thread!

 

[moehawk]

An interesting, but unfortunate, side note to the Biltmore. While the felt and ribbon seem to be of good quality, it turns out that the sweatband was made of thick paper with a leather like finish, and the liner was glued heavily to the felt. I was under the impression that Biltmore made a better product than that up until modern times, so I'm revising my guess as to it's age to the 70's. I still like the look of it, so I guess sewing in a sweatband is going to be my evening's entertainment.

 

[Trevi007]

Moe from looking at the pictures the sweatband looks like leather to me . Sometimes when the leather is rotten it looks like cardboard, but I can be wrong. Either way is a nice hat , it's worth to put a new sweatband.

 

[moehawk]

Trevi, I have had to deal with rotten leather sweats before, and to my experience they tend to flake a lot as they disintegrate. This one seemed to be in good shape until it got moist when I went to give it a gentle stretch. I found a sweat similar to this one on a low-grade shantung Stetson from the 70's, when (according to what I've read) a lot of manufacturers were trying different cost-cutting measures to try to stay in business during a big decline in general hat wearing.
Still, it's too nice a piece of felt to not fix up to wear. I took advantage of the ruined sweat to properly reblock the hat. Hope to post fresh pics soon.

 

[Trevi007]

Moe that makes sense. Well just like you said, it is a nice felt. Fix it and enjoy it my friend!

 

[Anthony Jordan]

Two hats I picked up today, before and after brushing, steaming and reshaping:



After:

 

[RJR]

Interesting hats,AJ.

 

[Bushman]

They actually look pretty nice all cleaned up. Nice grabs!

 

[dh66]

Nice work!

 

[tropicalbob]

They look a bit like the antelope fedoras sold at Hatcentre UK. I've always had an urge to get one.

 

[Anthony Jordan]

The green hat has a perforated and stitched band and triple-stitched brim. The green satin and cellophane liner is detachable and the sweatband is roan leather. It is by Rheinhut, retailed by Hut-Dessau, Mülheim-Ruhr and came with one of those curious plastic crown forms. On the ticket inside it says:

Com : 6701
Forme: 2513
Farb: Tarn
Quality: Otter (I think)
Weite: 57 (fortunately it is quite generous and can accommodate my 59cm head!)

It took well to the steaming, I think, and the felt is nice and firm. Whilst I was on holiday in Germany I took a fancy to the idea of a slightly more "sporty" hat than my Christy/TSH Swerford on rainy days and so when I got home hastened to a shop which I know carries a small but reliable selection of continental hats, and these two are the result.



The grey is by Rockel and has rather a fancy woven band, folded lengthwise with a toning floral pattern and quite a lot of taper but is otherwise exceptional only for being in my size. The fact that the pinch conforms so cleanly to a right-hand grip suggests that it has seen quite a bit more wear than the other. On the ticket it says:

Forme: 50/6-5
Farbe: 920
Qual: 03
Groß: 59

 

[Motorcyclist]

I've now added an Akubra Angler to my collection. Nice looking hat so now I just need some slightly cooler less humid weather since I'm already so hot natured..

 

[Herzen]

Just received my first Akubra! I've been doing a lot more hiking and backpacking and wanted something that could take some abuse, so I picked up a Bushman. I'm pretty pleased with how the crease turned out!


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