thunderw21
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mingoslim said:What a great collection . . .
I love the Portis . . . heck, I love them all . . .
Cheers, thanks guys.
mingoslim said:What a great collection . . .
I love the Portis . . . heck, I love them all . . .
GI Joe said:Gentlemen of the Guild, I submit to you my application for membership. I am now the proud possessor of a Churchill Open Road clone.
tracyam said:
AlanC said:Who made the bouzouki? Do you play mandolin?
KY Gentleman said:I'm just asking a question here, but theres a lot of complaints about "new" Stetson hats being hard or stiff. I have had several in my possession since about '76 and they all started out that way. They get softer and more pliable with wear and exposure to the elements. Can anyone attest that a 1950 Stetson didn't start out its life a little stiff or hard? I'm really curious about this.
AlanC said:Yours must be older than mine. Mine doesn't have the wind trolley (jealous of yours) and the brim on mine is too stiff to turn down all the way around like that. How soft is yours? Any chance of an interior shot?Alan, look over on page 22 of the New Hat thread. Shots of the liner, and sweatband. I forgot to take a picture of the pricetag inside the sweatband. I believe it went for $30 from Needless Markup.
It seems fairly stiff. Today I have the brim snapped down in front & up in the back along with the cattleman's crease and the brim is staying put nicely. I'll probably have to wet it to get the sides rolled like a typical Open Road.
PhilS said:Do I have to resign from the Guild?
I just sold my Open Road. Not big enough for my freakish long head. I just bought this Stratoliner. Even though it's a Long Oval (for which I paid a big fat eBay premium) it's still not big enough, so I may retire from seeking vintage hats and stick with Art.
AlanC said:We can at least keep you in as an Honorary Member...until you get your HST from Art.
PhilS said:You may know something I don't. I gave him carte blanche to do what he thought would work best.
*************HamletJSD said:There is a plastic-y rim just around the inside, sewn in with the sweat band ... I am guessing it is for sweat protection? My real question is this: should the liner be tucked behind this (between the plastic and the felt) or in front of it (between the leather the plastic)? It is currently half and half, so I can't tell by the existing condition ...
John in Covina said:*************
I could be wrong BUT if it is to keep the sweat from migrating then I'd think you'd be better off putting the liner behind it to protect as much as possible.