"The Dallas"

[RBH]

This Mallory "The Dallas" arrived today from E-bay.

Boy let me tell you its a nice hat! The felt reminds me of my Stetson Stratoliner, its thin and soft.
While this fedora has a couple moth nibbles [I think I will be able to all but remove them from sight] and it could use a naphta bath I have worn it to the Lake this afternoon.
I can tell that this hat will be getting alot of wear this winter!!

Hey Indy cop... maybe I can get a few photos by the waterfall!!

By the way the soft felt took to a diamond crease real well.

 

[indycop]

Hey Indy cop... maybe I can get a few photos by the waterfall!!

:rage: :eusa_doh:

 

[AlanC]

Looks great! We need some pics of that diamond crease.

 

[carter]

RBH, Looking forward to those photos! A great hat.

 

[RBH]

Looks great! We need some pics of that diamond crease.

here ya go..

 

[Wesne]

The Dallas is a great hat. A female friend of mine has one; it's a "fifteen" grade. Very nice felt, soft and supple. We were in a vintage clothing/antique store and I had her trying on all the hats that were too small for me. (She's a 7-7 1/8, whereas I'm a 7 1/2.) There were several that I thought looked good on her, and a couple of them were in excellent condition, but she kept coming back to the well-worn Dallas, moth bites and all. I could tell by the look on her face when she put it on that it was the hat for her. I told her the most important thing was how the hat felt on her head, and how it made her feel when she was wearing it. I shaped it into a C crown for her, and now I'm working on convincing her that it's OK to wear it in the rain.

 

[indycop]

Rusty is the ribbon and binding a gold tone or brown? it comes across as gold on my monitor, but would look good either way. Like the diamond too!:eusa_clap

 

[RBH]

Rusty is the ribbon and binding a gold tone or brown? it comes across as gold on my monitor, but would look good either way. Like the diamond too!:eusa_clap

The ribbon is gold tone. maybe age has done it but I plan on a cleaning next week, so we will see what happens then. I believe after a cleaning the color will really be bright.

 

[handlebar bart]

The ribbon is gold tone. maybe age has done it but I plan on a cleaning next week, so we will see what happens then. I believe after a cleaning the color will really be bright.

lol lol I was gonna ask if the ribbon was gold and then I scrolled down to Indycops question. The combo of colors looks fantastic.:eusa_clap

 

[carter]

The Dallas is looking better every day. Can't wait to see you wearing it after the cleaning. Prepared to be impressed.

 

[tonyb]

So RBH, does the sweatband have either "Pliafelt" or "Durafelt" embossed on it?

 

[tonyb]

The reason I asked ...

is because this hat ...

is among the best in my stable. It's hands-down the finest of the OR-ish lids. If yours can be brought back to like-new condition (majormoore is doing the work, I'm supposing?), it'll be one fine lid.

 

[Tommy Udo]

While this fedora has a couple moth nibbles

RBH, I am curious, how would you get rid of moth nibbles?

 

[RBH]

RBH, I am curious, how would you get rid of moth nibbles?

you can do a search here, but you take a pin and work the felt in the nibble till the hole is filled. Of course a BIG hole can not be worked. you just have to work with it till you are happy with the way it ends up.

 

[RBH]

The reason I asked ...

is among the best in my stable. It's hands-down the finest of the OR-ish lids. If yours can be brought back to like-new condition (majormoore is doing the work, I'm supposing?), it'll be one fine lid.

My hat is not in that good of shape... but it has a different type logo on it. Maybe mine is older....???
I will try to soon get a photo of the sweat.

 

[Tommy Udo]

RBH, I am curious, how would you get rid of moth nibbles?

Great info. Thanks.

 

[tonyb]

Mine hat is not in that good of shape... but it has a different type logo on it. Maybe mine is older....???
I will try to soon get a photo of the sweat.

Yeah, this one looks almost NOS. Not quite, but close. I try to keep it that way. It's a tad snug, and I don't want to do anything to alter it from its original condition, so it rarely gets worn.

I'm curious about the history of the Dallas model as well. How long it ran, from when to when, etc. And what designations they gave the various grades and felt types.

This Pliafelt stuff is thin and quite smooth to the touch. It's more a Sunday-go-to-meeting hat than a knockabout.

 

[jimmy the lid]

Way to go, RBH! :eusa_clap That one is definitely worth fixing up. My Dallas is, without a doubt, one of my nicest thin ribbbons, and the Pliafelt is just beautiful. I love wearing it.

Looking forward to the results!

Cheers,
JtL

 

[BobC]

The ribbon and hat look very cool, Russ. I'm anxious to see if after you clean it up. What needs cleaned?

Tonyb. your's looks really nice too. I like the color.

 

[RBH]

The ribbon and hat look very cool, Russ. I'm anxious to see if after you clean it up. What needs cleaned?

Tonyb. your's looks really nice too. I like the color.

The felt has a few stains that should come out with the naptha.
The sweat is in ok shape, but to send it to the Major it would likely take a complete re-furb.
I have not found Pliafelt on my hat at all.
on the sweat where it has
Mallory The Dallas
it has a oblong circle that has in it
Gravenette
Processed
Sheds Showers

on the other side is

Herb Blands for Famous Brands


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This hat also has a cloth size tag in the back of the sweat, I dont think I have seen one with cloth before.