The Diamond Authority

[Dinerman]

3 & 6 are a little hard to see...and 3 is due to the angle of the shot...

or because it's not actually there. Most old creases I've seen are a whole lot less fussy and technical than the modern ones that people agonize about getting perfectly symmetrical. Chop punch pinch.

 

[jimmy the lid]

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I still don't see it.

OK, guys. Just to be clear -- I was just kidding...(hence the )

Cheers,
JtL

 

[Mixmaster]

Thanks, fellas!

Submitted for your approval is hubby's "new" to him Knox. We purchased it at an estate sale for $10. We were told that the original owner (who had STACKS of hatboxes with hats - we came home with three that fit hubby's noggin/taste) was a local banker. He also seemed to be loyal to one particular department store where he purchased all of his hats. I was told the store was long gone years ago by the locals (I live in the next town over and wasn't familliar with the store name, so I asked). I think its interesting to get the low-down on stuff whenever I can. This family took immaculate care of all of their stuff - I even bought myself a few things! (but that's a subject for another thread)

So, here's a profile shot:

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The sweatbands on all of the hats we looked at were in phenomenal condition:

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Here's the hat shop logo - I just thought this was neat. You don't see this kind of detailing anymore.

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The liner is a little dirty, but really not too worse for wear:

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And finally the bash. I think that's a great term for it, by the way - certainly descriptive! This is the original bash that was in the hat when we bought it. By looking at the images here, I think it is obvious that it was done by hand - probably by the original owner:

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This hat has the best diamond bash out of the bunch. He has a 100% beaver Resistol (also gotten for $10) that I will post next, but it's bash is harder to make out in the photos.

So, whattya think?

-Sherri

 

[daizawaguy]

My VS Diamond

 

[RBH]

OK, guys. Just to be clear -- I was just kidding...(hence the )

Cheers,
JtL

huh... I wasnt....

 

[Mixmaster]

Beaver Resistol

Here's hubby's new Resistol. The color was hard to capture - it's a deep greenish brown. More brown than green, but definately with a green cast to it. The hatband is black. Any shiny spots are just the camera flash, and not "worn shiny" spots on the felt.

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A shot of this baby's sweatband with logo (and the original owner's initials):

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Sweatband at the front of the crown. The felt on this one is definately "kitten soft", that's not just a sales pitch!

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Again, same hat shop/department store (but different logo - more simple):

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The liner - pristine on this baby:

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And, what we all came to see - the bash:

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I know it looks more teardrop, but it really is a diamond, just the point towards the back of the head is soft, and hard to photograph. He has two other vintage hats - neither with a diamond bash, so I will have to show them off for him on another thread. One last detail I wanted to share with you guys, though, was this:

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The original sales reciept - found tucked away in the bottom of its box.

Cheers!

-Sherri

Sorry if I got a little fftopic: by showing off all of the details of the hats.

 

[handlebar bart]

Nice looking hats Sherri. I like that style of diamond on the Knox. :eusa_clap

 

[Mixmaster]

Hi, Sherri. Tell him he'd like it here. But in the meantime we'd love to see his hats.

Thanks for the kind words. I keep telling him that he would fit right in with you guys.....

Hope you dig his hats! I will be posting images of his panama hat et al. on the appropriate threads soon.

Cheers!

-Sherri

 

[Mixmaster]

I love that hatband! What a sharp hat! :eusa_clap

-Sherri

 

[Mixmaster]

Nice looking hats Sherri. I like that style of diamond on the Knox. :eusa_clap

Thanks! I like it too - and it looks great on hubby - I'll have to get him to model them for me.

-Sherri

 

[indycop]

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Outstanding!:eusa_clap And the condition of the sweatband!

 

[jimmy the lid]

huh... I wasnt....

Well, now that you mention it...

Cheers,
JtL

 

[PabloElFlamenco]

Here's my submission to the authority. Looks very much like the hat in RBH's avatar, would it be the same type of hat?

It's a Stetson 100 which Optimo in Chicago cleaned, resized and, at my request, bashed cattleman style. I then changed it into a "generic" fedora style, and upon viewing this thread, tried my hand at a diamond bash.

I'm keeping it this way, looks very "Américain"!

 

[RBH]

Here's my submission to the authority. Looks very much like the hat in RBH's avatar, would it be the same type of hat?

It's a Stetson 100 which Optimo in Chicago cleaned, resized and, at my request, bashed cattleman style. I then changed it into a "generic" fedora style, and upon viewing this thread, tried my hand at a diamond bash.

I'm keeping it this way, looks very "Américain"!

WOW I like it with the fedora crease! Looks super that way!!!
The hat in my avatar is a Stetson Stratoliner, I think there were only a subtle
difference in the types of thin ribbons Stetson made.
But Pablo you did great with the diamond crease in that one!
WELL DONE!

 

[BobC]

Submitted for your approval is hubby's "new" to him Knox.

So, whattya think?

-Sherri

I think that Knox is very fine and, as you said, very well taken care of. The Resistol is a nice looking hat too. Congrats on your finds. I'll be looking forward to seeing more of your husband's hats.

We have a friend who, when she found out I am interested in hats and vintage hats, told me her father wore hats and that her mother still has them. She offered to let me look through them, but as yet I have not. I'll have to bring it up to her again.

 

[BobC]

Nice, Pablo. You did a fine job with the diamond. Looks great on you.

 

[jimmy the lid]

Tri-Corner Crease...

I was watching "The Best Years of Our Lives" last night (a wonderful film), and, of course, couldn't help but check out the lids. Caught sight of two lids that were bashed in "tri-corner" fashion -- one point at the front of the crease, and two points at the far corners of the back of the lid. It almost looked like someone had taken a billiard rack and used it to crease the top of the lid. Has anyone else seen this kind of crease? Very unique looking...

Cheers,
JtL

 

[PabloElFlamenco]

Chop punch pinch.

Yes, Dinerman: that is true hat art.

Oh, sure, I belong to the millimetric type, but deep down I know that's not the solution.
One thing, though: for "chop punch pinch" you need goooood felt, malleable without even steam or water.

 

[Torpedo]

Hello,

This is my Disney 15, formerly with a C-crown, now with a 5-point diamond:

Regards!

 

[RBH]

Hello,

This is my Disney 15, formerly with a C-crown, now with a 5-point diamond:

Regards!

I like it!