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[carter]

Great Lid Victor.
It looks to be in Pristine shape, Nice score.....:eusa_clap

I was wondering if someone here would snag that one. OR in Clear Beaver. Great Buy! Congratulations! :eusa_clap :eusa_clap :eusa_clap

Ken, Nice hat, great boating, terrific location. Living the dream! Thanks for that picture.

 

[HarpPlayerGene]

Welcome aboard, Ken! Great job of hat wearin' there.

A 7X, huh Vic. Oooooooothassniiiice!

Today I wore a recent thrift store junker. Only $4.00 and probably worth every penny of it. It's like it's made of recycled coffee cups, but for some reason I kinda' like the thing. It's labeled, ARLOP, SUMMIT HAT, MADE IN MEXICO. [huh]

 

[Akubra Man]

Welcome aboard, Ken! Great job of hat wearin' there.

A 7X, huh Vic. Oooooooothassniiiice!

Today I wore a recent thrift store junker. Only $4.00 and probably worth every penny of it. It's like it's made of recycled coffee cups, but for some reason I kinda' like the thing. It's labeled, ARLOP, SUMMIT HAT, MADE IN MEXICO. [huh]

A few years ago when I first ventured onto eBay I purchased a had identical to the one you have there with one small difference. I paid $44.00 :eusa_booh plus shipping to Canada from the U.S. I'd like to think you got a great deal rather than I got hosed...you got a great hat for a great price...congratulations!:eusa_clap

 

[HarpPlayerGene]

Thanks, Akubra Man.

I keep an eye out for cheap thrift store hats which can either be wearers or parts donors or offerings to you folks at The Lounge. I thought I was gonna' swipe the sweatband out of this one but then I tried it on...

 

[troy]

My new Dobbs porkpie

So I haven't been around lately because my laptop has apparently seen its last days. My new one should be arriving this week! I celebrated earlier this week with a much needed black pork pie. This is a Dobbs. Here I am trying it out while on a work lunch outing with my friend Miles. I'll try to get some better pictures once my new machine arrives.

<a href="http://s108.photobucket.com/albums/n33/troy_the_vulture/Fedora%20Lounge/?action=view&current=110608.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n33/troy_the_vulture/Fedora%20Lounge/110608.jpg" border="0" alt="new black Dobbs pork pie"></a>

 

[GWD]

Looks Great! Please post it on the porkpie thread.

 

[GWD]

Black Knox Flying Cloud

I pickup this and another Knox Milan for $17.00 last week, both in pretty bad shape. I cleaned this up added the "Bolthead" bash and added the feather. Waddayathink?

 

[Garrett]

Nice job on the Bolt bash. Got any shots of the lining?

 

[ScionPI2005]

Awesome Knox, GWD! And what a bargain on the price! I need to find more deals like that.

 

[GWD]

Nice job on the Bolt bash. Got any shots of the lining?

Yeah, but it's not pretty,

Here's a link to the auction, to get an idea what kind of shape it was in.

 

[HarpPlayerGene]

Ahhh, I've seen worse.

Great pickups, GWD!

 

[bolthead]

Gary, Looks Great.....

Nice job....great find also. :eusa_clap

I think the feather is a nice touch.

 

[Garrett]

Just picked this straw up...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&item=180304609508

 

[thunderw21]

Got these at an antique shop today for $20 each. A little dirty but have cleaned up nicely.

Both in green!

Royal Stetson Deluxe

Royal Stetson Whippet. My first Whippet, finally!

 

[TopGumby]

First hat!

I got my first lid in the mail today! It was described as a "Stetson Twenty" and my investment including shipping was $24.79.

The brim is only about 1-7/8", there's a tag insead the sweat that reads "402E 20.00 7-1/2" and another that looks to be a union tag. Here are some pics...

Also on the black sweat is "Sprenger's Toledo". There is some sort of filmy barrier between the sweat and the liner. The black ribbon is 2" and there is a trolley.

Here's a shot of the victim...

I have two questions -
How old is it? I'm thinking 60's from what I've read here (black band) but does the "mode edge" fit that?

Second, on the front brim there's enough handling wear that the it looks shiny...Is there a wire or plastic band waiting to pop through the felt?

Not much of a hat, but it's a start...

 

[BobC]

Got these at an antique shop today for $20 each. A little dirty but have cleaned up nicely.

Both in green!

Royal Stetson Deluxe

Royal Stetson Whippet. My first Whippet, finally!

Thunder, those are both fantastic. Love the whippet!

 

[thunderw21]

I have two questions -
How old is it? I'm thinking 60's from what I've read here (black band) but does the "mode edge" fit that?

Second, on the front brim there's enough handling wear that the it looks shiny...Is there a wire or plastic band waiting to pop through the felt?

Not much of a hat, but it's a start...

Congrats on the hat!

You're right, from the 1960s.

Also, you have a hat with the coveted "Cav. edge" ("Mode Edge" in Stetson-talk). I doubt there's anything in the brim, the shine you see is just from wear. It's the raw felt showing.

Again, congrats on a nice first hat.

 

[thunderw21]

Thunder, those are both fantastic. Love the whippet!

Thanks Bob!

 

[TopGumby]

...

Again, congrats on a nice first hat.

Thanks! Those two you posted are fantastic!

When you say the "raw felt" is showing, is there something I can do about that?

 

[jimmy the lid]

5 1/4" open crown
3" brim

That is a fantastic lid, Vic. :eusa_clap :eusa_clap :eusa_clap Congrats!

Cheers,
JtL