The Dobbs Diner...

[AbbaDatDeHat]

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

 

[deadlyhandsome]

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]

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

 

[deadlyhandsome]

Some of the nicest and lightest felt I’ve seen. Immaculate condition!

 

[Blare]

Some of the nicest and lightest felt I’ve seen. Immaculate condition!

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It is quite beautiful

 

[deadlyhandsome]

Some of the nicest and lightest felt I’ve seen. Immaculate condition!

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Hey @Garrett , just making sure you saw this Dobbs. I told you I’d have the dimensions after it arrived.

 

[Garrett]

Hey @Garrett , just making sure you saw this Dobbs. I told you I’d have the dimensions after it arrived.

Fantastic, Brent! Let me know if you want to part with it

 

[DaveProc]

1950s Dobbs Fifteen pristine condition other than being squashed like a pancake during shipping.

 

[buler]

Dobbs Forty, camel felt, interesting inside tag, wonderful felt

 

[Tukwila]

Dobbs Forty, camel felt, interesting inside tag, wonderful felt

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Extraordinary, wonderful felt. What a lid!

 

[Blare]

Dobbs Forty, camel felt, interesting inside tag, wonderful felt

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That is beautiful

 

[Bill Hughes]

Dobbs Forty, camel felt, interesting inside tag, wonderful felt

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WOW very nice.

 

[Frunobulax]

Dobbs Forty, camel felt, interesting inside tag, wonderful felt

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That's the kind of thing we're all looking for. Great get.

 

[steur]

Dobbs Forty, camel felt, interesting inside tag, wonderful felt

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Fantastic hat. Great shape and colour.

 

[DaveProc]

Dobbs Cross Country. Newspaper Ads 1922 and Vanity Fair Magazine Ads 1922 & 1924

 

[Zombie_61]

Dobbs Cross Country. Newspaper Ads 1922 and Vanity Fair Magazine Ads 1922 & 1924...

I'll take that one, in all of it's beautifully imperfect splendor!

 

[DaveProc]

I'll take that one, in all of it's beautifully imperfect splendor!

Yes! I'm with you.

 

[DaveProc]

I'll take that one, in all of it's beautifully imperfect splendor!

I like the one with the brim jauntily snapped to the side as well.

 

[DaveProc]

Dobbs Cross Country ads 1930s-1960s

 

[DaveProc]

Dobbs Forty Ads 1942-1962