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[Garrett]

Normally...

I dont go for western hats but this one I couldn't pass up.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...13006&_trksid=p3907.m32&_trkparms=tab=Bidding

 

[carter]

I dont go for western hats but this one I couldn't pass up.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...13006&_trksid=p3907.m32&_trkparms=tab=Bidding

Garrett, Interesting Western Straw. What the heck, at that price, if you don't like it, you can always convert it to a windsock/fishtrap/etc.

 

[bolthead]

forgot the link!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&item=140275678712

I seen that one Garrett....I was actually in on it.
It's a beauty for sure, you're gonna love it. :eusa_clap


Thunder, that Dobbs looks great, I was tempted to pull the trigger on that one as well, but you beat me to it. it's an awesome Lid....wear it well. :eusa_clap

 

[bolthead]

Thanks.......

Fantastic hat . . .where did you find that, I would love to get something like that.

here's another view of the top for you......

 

[Garrett]

Thanks Bolt

You were in on it?

 

[bolthead]

You were in on it?

I was watching it......very closely.

 

[mike]

Man, that's every bit the '30s and may well be earlier.

Thick nap style, unreeded sweatband, paper tag/typography style, light orange-ish/brown, wide leather, embossing rather than gold foil printing, adjustable inside bow. All indications of a hat that could be 1910s - 1930s to my eye.

Cool.

Huh! That's an interesting feature I never noticed before, the bowtie on the back of the sweatband was functional as a cincher to make for a tighter fit. Does this work well? How old a detail is this by hatmakers? Anyone know when it become strictly for decoration?

 

[Lefty]

Adjustable sweats. That feature has carried into much newer hats, including ORs from the 50s or 60s - though the hat being discussed is certainly much older than that.

 

[HarpPlayerGene]

Hat Swap!

Bolthead and I arranged to trade a couple of hats. I sent him a Resistol fedora (still waitin' to see you wearin' it, bud ) and he sent me a cool Homburg by "Brodt's" [huh] . It's quite a nice quality hat and in pretty good shape.

Thanks Bolthead!

 

[RBH]

You devil!!! :eusa_clap
You pull it off great!!! I have tried but just dont think I look good in these.
You look fantastic!

Hey bud!!! I like the specs!

 

[Dinerman]

Looks goon on ya, Gene. This makes three loungers that've owned that one.

 

[Daoud]

My first Fed!

Just arrived today, and I am very pleased!

And here is the beautiful hat along with my ugly mug-

This is a great hat, and I thank everyone who advised me to steer clear of the lesser hats I had been eyeballing!

 

[RBH]

Looks super!!! :eusa_clap

 

[Daoud]

Thankee- it's hard to look bad when ya got a good lid!

 

[HarpPlayerGene]

Great job, Daoud! You'll never regret it, I'm sure.

Thanks for the Homburg feedback, fella's. It's taken me a long time to get up the nerve to wear that style. What the heck, right?

 

[Daoud]

Gene, it does suit you very well. I think that's one of those types of hats you gotta have the right face and physique.

 

[carter]

HPG, I haven't seen a style you cannot pull off yet! That homburg looks super. I only hope bolthead looks as good in the Resistol you sent his way.

Daoud, Good decision! The Fed looks good on you and you'll be happy with it a lot longer than you would have been with a lesser/cheaper alternative. Wear it with panache!

 

[Jauntyone]

1930's Knox

I like stingy-brims from the 1960's but I've long wanted a real 1930's hat. This decade represents the apex of men's fashion. Looking over the posts of my fellow lounge members fueled my desire. My 7 5/8 extra long oval head seemed to be an insurmountable obstacle in my quest.
While perusing ebay, I found a poorly described and photographed hat that I took to be a typical 1960's stingy. When I received the box (it took a while to get over here to France) the first thing I noticed was the hatbox. It didn't look post-war modern to me. Then the hat. It was an unworn, cav-edge which was unbashed and in mint condition except for a bit of discoloration on the liner due to age. The brim is 2 1/4" wide and the color is a sort of black heather or smokey black. And the crown is tall! I've got my dream hat, but the proportions are so different from anything made in the last 40 or so years that I'm not sure I can successfully wear it with modern suits and coats.
The box
http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg264/Jauntyone_2008/day071.jpg
http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg264/Jauntyone_2008/day072.jpg
The hat unbashed
http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg264/Jauntyone_2008/day051.jpg
On my head
http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg264/Jauntyone_2008/day055.jpg
http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg264/Jauntyone_2008/day056.jpg
Bashed
http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg264/Jauntyone_2008/day057-1.jpg
http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg264/Jauntyone_2008/day058.jpg
Wow, if it takes a crown to make a king, I can be emperor of the world! The crown height is much more dramatic in person than it appears in the pictures.
The interior
http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg264/Jauntyone_2008/day052.jpg
http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg264/Jauntyone_2008/day053.jpg
The felt is of course magnificent; it is both thick and incredibly malleable. It can be pushed into any shape very easily. I've had quality vintage hats before, even a nutria fedora from the 40's, but none compares in felt quality to this one. It's sized in 16ths: marked ovalized sixteenths which I gather from previous posts was just a marketing ploy. It fits my 7 5/8 head perfectly.

 

[RBH]

Jauntyone, I like the looks of that one!!! I say you did good!

Try lowering the crease a little, the front pinch, the back ...ect ect.
Did you put a center dent in? [it has been my thinking that center dents are great for the tall crown look]. Diamonds and c-crowns work best for giving a little bit of a lower crown feel to a hat.

 

[Dinerman]

It looks great the way it is. The crease you gave it is very much what would have been put in originally, and you avoided the mistake of making the crease too shallow. Early knox hats are very rare- you hardly ever see them with that liner. And those shorter brim '30s hats are difficult to find. Excellent score!