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The Dobbs Diner...

AbbaDatDeHat

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Dobbs Fifteen
5 1/2” open crown, 2 1/2” brim with felted / Cavanagh / gild edge. The felt is gray with strong blue undertones. The ribbon is a great dark purple.

The seller’s photos showed an O.P.A. Price tag, but sadly it arrived without it.

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Hey Brent:
I know this is a very nice hat. I have quite a few Dobbs up to a couple lovely Fortys which we all know are amazing felts.
But...the one i have that is an “Oh my, Oh my” hat is a Fifteen, never creased, well once i know of for about a minute, never worn??, with a felt delicacy that in different ways rivals the Fortys.
Imo the Fifteen is very under appreciated hat which gave you far more hat for $15 then it did for $40.
When all my Dobbs are gone, the Fifteen will stay. Ymmv
Enjoy
B
 
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Hey Brent:
I know this is a very nice hat. I have quite a few Dobbs up to a couple lovely Fortys which we all know are amazing felts.
But...the one i have that is an “Oh my, Oh my” hat is a Fifteen, never creased, well once i know of for about a minute, never worn??, with a felt delicacy that in different ways rivals the Fortys.
Imo the Fifteen is very under appreciated hat which gave you far more hat for $15 then it did for $40.
When all my Dobbs are gone, the Fifteen will stay. Ymmv
Enjoy
B


Thanks, Bowen. The only vintage Forty I’ve owned was a Stetson and the felt was lovely, but I agree with your assessment of the Dobbs Fifteen. Definitely a lot of diminishing return going on. I only wish it had a bit more brim width and crown height to stay proportional with my hat size.
 

DaveProc

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I though I would share Dobbs Westward ads from 1941-1979
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