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Brad Bowers said:I'm sure Rolnick Hats was just another brand offered by Byer-Rolnick, along with Resistol and Churchill. They never registered the brand's trademark, so perhaps as a hat brand it didn't survive past the '50s. I do agree that your hat is no older than 1940, and is probably late-'40s to early-'50s.
Brad
jlee562 said:Any ideas on the age of this one? The crest does read "A Byer-Rolnick Product." Also, is there really Beaver in this one (it says "Beaver XXX" on the sweat)? It's a really lightweight felt, the crease would change if you look at it practically!
My guess is mid 1960s, judged by recollections of what movie and TV actors wore at the time, which to me is the most accessible way to estimate age. By the way, I really like the way your hat is creased. It's the best solution for it IMHO.jlee562 said:
Any ideas on the age of this one? The crest does read "A Byer-Rolnick Product." Also, is there really Beaver in this one (it says "Beaver XXX" on the sweat)? It's a really lightweight felt, the crease would change if you look at it practically!
I love to see wide brims on hats. It's a kind of devil-may-care fearlessness in style, which when worn gives space to others to wear wide brims. In other words, the more wide brims I see out there, the more comfortable I feel wearing mine. Several of my Borsalinos have 2 7/8 inch brim which are rather wide, almost flamboyant, but I like the rakishness of them. You need a little nerve, and it doesn't hurt to have support out there from others.DanielJones said:This is my Resistol conversion bey Art. It is my Resistol Elko.
Cheers!
Dan
barrowjh said:Absolutely awesome! Really nice, great re-use of a 1970's - 80's urban c'boy hat. The Resistols from that time were often tacky and over-the-top, but under the bling they were still great felts. I really like the conversion!
frussell said:Daniel, that is a fine looking conversion/upgrade. Put a pair of chinks on you, and you could be in a William Matthews buckaroo painting. I like the flashy ribbon a lot. I wish I didn't have stampede string holes punched in so many of my old hats, I'd send them off for something similar immediately. Frank
Nice hat, I like to using in outdoor bull-fights.. It looks "matador"DanielJones said:This is my Resistol conversion bey Art. It is my Resistol Elko.
Cheers
Dan
150719541 said:Nice hat, I like to using in outdoor bull-fights.. It looks "matador"
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Think a desire now, me too and wish I will be true ¡¡¡¡¡¡casechopper said:That was what I thought when I first saw it as well. With the porkpie bash it looks very Spanish, almost like what you'd expect Zorro to wear.
Eso fue lo que yo pense cuando primero lo vi tambien. Con el "bash" de "porkpie" se ve muy espanol, casi como lo que esperarias que Zorro usaria.