Side By Side/ Hat Comparisons

[ofcoursemyhorse]

Three tall square crowned bowlers, each with drastically different dimensions. The brown has the shortest brim and tallest crown. The middle has a deep sweeping curve to the brim and a more rounded crown. The last has a slightly tapered crown and very short d'orsay curl.

 

[Short Balding Guy]

Three tall square crowned bowlers, each with drastically different dimensions. The brown has the shortest brim and tallest crown. The middle has a deep sweeping curve to the brim and a more rounded crown. The last has a slightly tapered crown and very short d'orsay curl.

Exceptional vtg Bowlers much less tall crowned bowlers. Colors are very different. From what I have read on the forum in the bowler thread felt colors other than black were a smaller percentage of the whole sold. Who are the manufacturers?

Thanks for sharing. Eric -

 

[Redfokker]

Exceptional vtg Bowlers much less tall crowned bowlers. Colors are very different. From what I have read on the forum in the bowler thread felt colors other than black were a smaller percentage of the whole sold. Who are the manufacturers?

Thanks for sharing. Eric -

+1 details, details!!

 

[Short Balding Guy]

Words get in the way for this side by side comparison. A vtg. Dobbs Cross Country and a vtg.Playboy.

Thanks for letting me share these special hats. Best, Eric -

 

[Redfokker]

Words get in the way for this side by side comparison. A vtg. Dobbs Cross Country and a vtg.Playboy.

Thanks for letting me share these special hats. Best, Eric -

Thanks for this series Eric. Very fun to look at both of these beauties in comparison. Are they about the same age? Competitors for a man's selection at a well stocked hattery, hard to choose!

 

[Short Balding Guy]

Thanks for this series Eric. Very fun to look at both of these beauties in comparison. Are they about the same age? Competitors for a man's selection at a well stocked hattery, hard to choose!

Dobbs is older by as much as a decade. I enjoy the hats very much and worry about wearing them to an early demise.

 

[moontheloon]

Words get in the way for this side by side comparison. A vtg. Dobbs Cross Country and a vtg.Playboy.

Thanks for letting me share these special hats. Best, Eric -

you're killin' me Eric
my two favorite models in my absolute favorite colorway ever.
there is a damn good chance that I would trade 3/4 of my collection for only these two pieces if they were my size.
absolute eye candy for me ... cavities ... ouch !!!

 

[alanfgag]

Great, Eric... a nice reprise of the comparison I posted to launch this thread five years ago.

 

[Short Balding Guy]

Great, Eric... a nice reprise of the comparison I posted to launch this thread five years ago.

Thanks sir. Your Introduction, the gorgeous hats featured in your original post, is only followed by my Exposition. I do believe that many others will continue with a Development perhaps in the future followed by a Coda. (I am exhausting my knowledge of reprise or the sonata form.)

Please others post up your Side By Side Comparisons. Love this thread.

 

[Frunobulax]

Inspired by Eric - and of course, Alan - these two gentlemen always inspire me. And in the interest of Development, I want to feature an OPS Dobbs Cross-Country, Mid- 50s Stetson Playboy, and cap it off with a late 40s, early 50s Dalton. All unlined. The Dalton started off it's life with a felt thin ribbon, but I recently changed that out to a mid-ribbon, giving it a more Playboy-ish look. The Stetson and Dalton feature brim edge stitching, as well.

I hope you enjoy. Thank you for letting me share...

 

[moontheloon]

wow !!!
very well done Jim
all are just gorgeous
very nicely laid out
completely enjoyable to peruse

 

[RJR]

Inspired by Eric - and of course, Alan - these two gentlemen always inspire me. And in the interest of Development, I want to feature an OPS Dobbs Cross-Country, Mid- 50s Stetson Playboy, and cap it off with a late 40s, early 50s Dalton. All unlined. The Dalton started off it's life with a felt thin ribbon, but I recently changed that out to a mid-ribbon, giving it a more Playboy-ish look. The Stetson and Dalton feature brim edge stitching, as well.

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I hope you enjoy. Thank you for letting me share...

Nice collection.

 

[alanfgag]

Great post... thanks for sharing. I had a Dobbs Hankachif felt at one time. A whisper of a hat.

 

[Short Balding Guy]

Inspired by Eric - and of course, Alan - these two gentlemen always inspire me. And in the interest of Development, I want to feature an OPS Dobbs Cross-Country, Mid- 50s Stetson Playboy, and cap it off with a late 40s, early 50s Dalton. All unlined. The Dalton started off it's life with a felt thin ribbon, but I recently changed that out to a mid-ribbon, giving it a more Playboy-ish look. The Stetson and Dalton feature brim edge stitching, as well.

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I hope you enjoy. Thank you for letting me share...

Gorgeous lineup of light weight hats and boxes. Excellent pics and comparisons. You are ready for warm felt weather.

Thanks for sharing.

 

[Frunobulax]

wow !!!
very well done Jim
all are just gorgeous
very nicely laid out
completely enjoyable to peruse

Nice collection.

Great post... thanks for sharing. I had a Dobbs Hankachif felt at one time. A whisper of a hat.

Gorgeous lineup of light weight hats and boxes. Excellent pics and comparisons. You are ready for warm felt weather.

Thanks for sharing.

Thank you gentlemen. They are three of my nicest hats. And yes, Alan, the Hankachif felt is amazing.

 

[moontheloon]

Had some fun doing an Open Road side by side comparison

after looking at them closely all together I was pretty surprised to find that unlike my Stratoliners these Open Roads are very consistent from one to the next

all the felt is pretty close... all very dense
The Twenty Five is slightly more stiff ... just slightly
And the green one ... which is the oldest is not surprisingly the softest.

The crowns and brims are very consistent throughout
All brim at right around 2 7/8
All crowns right around 5 3/4
the crown of the Twenty Five being ever so slightly taller.
Where the brim on the green OR is just a hair shorter than the rest

The brim binding is identical

The bows are pretty consistent

The sweat band on the grey OR is probably the least desirable... but still quite comfortable

These hats range from the very early 50s with the green hat... to the late 50s with the grey hat.

I'm impressed with the consistency and quality of every piece you see here

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[Redfokker]

Inspired by Eric - and of course, Alan - these two gentlemen always inspire me. And in the interest of Development, I want to feature an OPS Dobbs Cross-Country, Mid- 50s Stetson Playboy, and cap it off with a late 40s, early 50s Dalton. All unlined. The Dalton started off it's life with a felt thin ribbon, but I recently changed that out to a mid-ribbon, giving it a more Playboy-ish look. The Stetson and Dalton feature brim edge stitching, as well.

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I hope you enjoy. Thank you for letting me share...

I'm late to this party. Wow Jim! This is a great study. I'm in the queue with Mike Miller on a Playboy-ish clone, and these images are perfect timing.

 

[Redfokker]

Had some fun doing an Open Road side by side comparison

after looking at them closely all together I was pretty surprised to find that unlike my Stratoliners these Open Roads are very consistent from one to the next

all the felt is pretty close... all very dense
The Twenty Five is slightly more stiff ... just slightly
And the green one ... which is the oldest is not surprisingly the softest.

The crowns and brims are very consistent throughout
All brim at right around 2 7/8
All crowns right around 5 3/4
the crown of the Twenty Five being ever so slightly taller.
Where the brim on the green OR is just a hair shorter than the rest

The brim binding is identical

The bows are pretty consistent

The sweat band on the grey OR is probably the least desirable... but still quite comfortable

These hats range from the very early 50s with the green hat... to the late 50s with the grey hat.

I'm impressed with the consistency and quality of every piece you see here

Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Very enjoyable comparison post Ant! I also love looking at the crease differences. Thank you for this post.

 

[Short Balding Guy]

Had some fun doing an Open Road side by side comparison

after looking at them closely all together I was pretty surprised to find that unlike my Stratoliners these Open Roads are very consistent from one to the next

all the felt is pretty close... all very dense
The Twenty Five is slightly more stiff ... just slightly
And the green one ... which is the oldest is not surprisingly the softest.

The crowns and brims are very consistent throughout
All brim at right around 2 7/8
All crowns right around 5 3/4
the crown of the Twenty Five being ever so slightly taller.
Where the brim on the green OR is just a hair shorter than the rest

The brim binding is identical

The bows are pretty consistent

The sweat band on the grey OR is probably the least desirable... but still quite comfortable

These hats range from the very early 50s with the green hat... to the late 50s with the grey hat.

I'm impressed with the consistency and quality of every piece you see here

Thanks for sharing Anthony. Your Open Roads and boxes are dynamite. I appreciate being able to see the colors of OR models just a few years apart. They are truly sharp lids.

Wear them with pride, Eric -

 

[Frunobulax]

Had some fun doing an Open Road side by side comparison

after looking at them closely all together I was pretty surprised to find that unlike my Stratoliners these Open Roads are very consistent from one to the next

all the felt is pretty close... all very dense
The Twenty Five is slightly more stiff ... just slightly
And the green one ... which is the oldest is not surprisingly the softest.

The crowns and brims are very consistent throughout
All brim at right around 2 7/8
All crowns right around 5 3/4
the crown of the Twenty Five being ever so slightly taller.
Where the brim on the green OR is just a hair shorter than the rest

The brim binding is identical

The bows are pretty consistent

The sweat band on the grey OR is probably the least desirable... but still quite comfortable

These hats range from the very early 50s with the green hat... to the late 50s with the grey hat.

I'm impressed with the consistency and quality of every piece you see here

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That's a great collection and study, Ant! Super comparison.

The color comparison is great as well.

Sent directly from my mind to yours.