Post New Hats Here!

[Colby Jack]

Thanks Ken and Stoney...I am really enjoying it so far...I can see it as a daily hat...It part of the rotation now...I have a few that may go the way of the auction block...I really like the tall crown....

 

[bolthead]

Looks Good CJ....

I like the Color......:eusa_clap

 

[Colby Jack]

Thanks Bolt!

 

[BobC]

Very nice, CJ. I'm wearing mine nearly every day. Love it.

 

[Colby Jack]

Bob...now I want some other colors...

 

[jimmy the lid]

HarpPlayerGene -- Wow! What a great bunch of new additions! :eusa_clap :eusa_clap :eusa_clap Well done!

That Flagship is gorgeous, and a great score. I would love to find one of these. Your lid appears to match the "wafer edge" shown in this 1950 ad:

The Stetsonian is also a stunning lid. :eusa_clap :eusa_clap :eusa_clap Man, just amazing.

I believe that the hats you have identified as "Medalists" are actually Stetson "Eagles" -- ads from 1942 and 1943 link "vita-felt" to the Stetson Eagle model, so that may help you in dating these lids.

Cheers,
JtL

 

[Mojave Jack]

You win the intrawebs for the day. Seriously, $.99? Awesome looking hat. The tall crown is nice.

99 cents, I swear!

Thanks for the feedback, guys! The chair is working out great, too. I enjoyed a whiskey and soda and a cigar in it the other night, when the desert had cooled off and a nice breeze came up.

CJ, I love that silverbelly Campdraft.

 

[tonyb]

That Flagship is gorgeous, and a great score. I would love to find one of these. Your lid appears to match the "wafer edge" shown in this 1950 ad:

"Wafer edge," so that's what they called it. Anyone know of any Stetson models other than the Flagship with that feature?

 

[Colby Jack]

CJ, I love that silverbelly Campdraft.

Thanks MJ...It's a great color that goes with anything...:eusa_clap

 

[fedora4baby]

NEED INFORMATION ON A FEDORA!

Hello! I joined the Fedora Lounge in an attempt to procure information regarding a hat I purchased for my nephew (although I must confess I have had a lifelong crush on William Powell and love his fedora). I have obtained a brown felt fedora with a thick black ribbon. The hat reads Knox Custom Edge New York. I know nothing of hats, but I do know quality. The felt is very velvety. The brim is stamped Battelstein's Houston. According to my research, Battelstein's was an upscale department store in Texas in the 1950's. The brim is about 2 inces wide and the interior is satin. The hat has a tag indicating the size. On the back of the tag it has the stamp of the hatter's union I have seen a variety of Knox hats on ebay, but they look to be of lesser quality. I understand Knox became less well made as the company became more main stream. I am trying to determine the age, name and value of this hat or Knox vintage hats. Any information would be appreciated. Will try to upload photos.

 

[cookie]

Today was a good day. First I scored this steamer chair for a whopping $24. It had somehow gotten separated from a set, and they needed room for Halloween decorations!

And I got to enjoy my new chair wearing my latest acquisition, for which I paid an even more whopping 99 cents!

That will be good ...it will get you out of that director's chair and into the real world where Chaucer readers abound....and correct spelling is all the rage....

 

[jimmy the lid]

"Wafer edge," so that's what they called it. Anyone know of any Stetson models other than the Flagship with that feature?

The Stetson "Avenue" and the "Custom V" come to mind. You may want to check out
this thread.

Cheers,
JtL

 

[AlanC]

Hello! I joined the Fedora Lounge in an attempt to procure information regarding a hat I purchased for my nephew (although I must confess I have had a lifelong crush on William Powell and love his fedora). I have obtained a brown felt fedora with a thick black ribbon. The hat reads Knox Custom Edge New York.

Pictures will be the most help. 'Custom Edge' is likely the Knox name for a Cavanagh edge, which is considered desirable.

Welcome to the Lounge!

 

[David Conwill]

Thrift-Store Stetson Selv-Edge

Thursday afternoon my wife called me from the thrift store to tell me she'd found an old felt Stetson there in 7 1/2. Now I'm a 7 3/8 but I didn't hesitate because big sizes are so unusual around here. I especially told her to grab it when she told me it said "Beaver" on the sweatband.

She said "I'm not sure if it's a stingy brim." Well, obviously it is, but I put it on when I got home, and I think it actually looks good on me! (Sorry, no pics of that, as I'm in my pyjamas and there's nobody around to take a picture anyway.)

It's got a black sweatband stamped "Selv-Edge" which I know from doing my research yesterday was originally Stetson's name for what became the Mode Edge and was later revived to denote a glued overwelt.

Oddly, it has a purple liner, which I've never encountered before.

It also has the initials "WDA" punched through the sweatband, which is neat, because my initials are "WDC."

I'm assuming this hat is from the mid-sixties and nothing special, but it's in nice shape and wears well. I wore it to school the night I got it and to work the next day and have gotten nothing but nods and smiles. I guess it helps that stingy brims are "the thing" right now.

Also, for the record, it appears brown at first glance and in pictures, but under most lights it's almost a hunter green. I'm not sure what to make of that.

-Dave

 

[jimmy the lid]

David -- to my eye, your hat bears a striking resemblance to the hat in this 1960 ad for the Stetson "Candidate" (with a Mode edge):

The sweat on your lid appears to be black -- is it? Also, if you get a chance, could you post a photo of the logo on the liner?

Cheers,
JtL

 

[carter]

David, I've always said (or intended to) that any woman who goes to a Thrift Store and comes home with a hat for her husband is a TREASURE!
Congratulations! :eusa_clap

 

[David V]

I just picked up a straw boater with a black ribbon at an antique store in Baraboo Wisconsin.

I spotted it it on a stand and put it on. Perfect fit! Just a little of the straw broken on the edge of the rim. Hardly noticeable. And only $25! It has a vinyl sweatband with the brand name "Whitehall" printed on it.

 

[ScionPI2005]

This is a new B! Wear cap I received in the mail just yesterday. This is "supposed" to be my last hat purchase until at least next spring...we'll see how that goes...

 

[indycop]

This is a new B! Wear cap I received in the mail just yesterday. This is "supposed" to be my last hat purchase until at least next spring...we'll see how that goes...

Nice!:eusa_clap You gonna put some bend in the brim?

 

[troy]

That's hat look great on you ScionPI2005. I love new hat day!!