Question about Adam Hats

[Beardog]

Do those of you who have tried on, or wear a vintage Adam hat(s) find that they are true to size, or do they run large/small? I am interested in a 50's Adam up for auction, but it is a 6 3/4, and I normally wear a 6 7/8.

Thanks for any insight!

 

[jlee562]

Look, the thing with any vintage hat is that its inherently a gamble. What a given hat's size was back in the day could have been affected and changed how that hat fits today. Which is to say that if anything, the hat got smaller.

 

[mikespens]

Or it could have been stretched to a larger size...... one of the first things learned when buying vintage is you can't trust a size label. What generally works for me is this: Take a hat that fits you and measure the inside of the sweatband where it contacts your head from front to back and side to side. Use a straightedge not a tape. Ask the seller of the hat your interested in to take the same measurement. Then hope they're competent enough to do it right.

 

[LuvMyMan]

We own a Hat Jack.....(if that does not work, then Jack Daniels).....

 

[gtdean48]

I always assume all vintage hats have tightened up some & are smaller than stated size.
They do have a "memory" & are coaxed back to the original size very willingly.

 

[tommyK]

I always assume all vintage hats have tightened up some & are smaller than stated size.
They do have a "memory" & are coaxed back to the original size very willingly.

+1 I've found they will fit or be slightly small. 3 of the vintage hats I've bought have been so much smaller I didn't feel I could stretch them enough safely and will eventually sell them noting the shrinkage, of course.

 

[Beardog]

Thanks for the kind replies. I think that I will hold off on this particular hat. There is always another one around the next bend in the road!