The Cap Faction

[itsbruce]

New Simonds navy blue linen 8 panel cap.

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Lovely! One of my favourite 8 panel caps is similar to that, although not as large.

 

[Baron Kurtz]

New 1920s/30s "French" fancy crown cap from Wallonia. 3 ridges running from front to back of the crown.

 

[Baron Kurtz]

[whoops - Keith, not Barry - I get names mixed up a lot], these are brilliant caps!

 

[Simonds]

Yes, I agree!

 

[Flat Foot Floey]

New 1920s/30s "French" fancy crown cap from Wallonia. 3 ridges running from front to back of the crown.

Great cap and fabric. I like how the pattern meet at the front.

 

[Stuffsmith]

Baron, that's a beautiful cap you've got there!!! Is it in your size?

 

[Two Types]

BK: Is that another one of your 'badly listed on ebay' finds?

 

[Baron Kurtz]

It is, yes! It was quite well listed though.:eusa_doh:

 

[mikespens]

Nice find BK.

Today I was at a display of vintage motorcycles and came across an amazing 7 ft wide panorama portrait of a vintage motorcycle rally in 1925. At least 75% of the hundreds of riders pictured had a cap of one form or another. Here are just two small sections of the photo:

 

[rlk]

Merton Linen Cap

 

[mikespens]

Totally "cool" Robert.

 

[Johnny J]

Awesome find Robert! :eusa_clap
Do you think this is from the 20s or 30s?

 

[hatsRme]

Great photo, Mike. Was the same person on the extreme left of the group ALSO all the way to the right?

Just absolutely great, Robert. That's a Merton for certain! Is the small number affixed to the crown label something you did? I have always wondered how you might catalogue your collection.

 

[Blackthorn]

Great pics, Mike!

 

[Stuffsmith]

Mike, what a fantastic portrait – I'll have to wait till I get on my desktop to really study this one.

Robert, that's a dynamite cap. We were just speaking about Merton caps in Cap Department a few days ago. You may know more precisely, but this looks early or pre-1920s to me. Lovely.


Keith Lo Bue.
Jeweler, Artisan, Stuffsmith.
http://lobue-art.com
http://keithlobue.com

 

[Stuffsmith]

Um, severe!

 

[mikespens]

Might be carrying a load up there Keith.

No Charlie, it wasn't a 360 panorama but both ends did curve down a bit. There was also a pix of the photographer and his camera and the photographer managed to get himself in the pix too.

 

[Zombie_61]

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Nice! I think those proportions/dimensions suit you very well!

 

[The Wiser Hatter]

Could have a lot of Pomade on that hair

 

[Blackthorn]

Um, severe!
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Don't worry, he comes in peace, bringing a message from his planet.