"Uncontested - The Champ"

[FedOregon]

Nice Champ! A year to 14 months ago I had never even heard of Champ hats. Now I have 3 and they are among my favorites.

 

[Hurricane Jack]

Most of the links to ads earlier in this thread are now dead. I'll post by copyright yr groups what I have.

1944

1944

1946

1947

1948

1949

 

[hatophile]

Most of the links to ads earlier in this thread are now dead. I'll post by copyright yr groups what I have.

1944
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1944
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1946
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1947
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1948
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1949
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Great ads, thanks for posting those Jack. It'd be nice to get hats for $7.50.

 

[Hurricane Jack]

1950

1953

1954

1958

1959

 

[Hurricane Jack]

1964

1965

1966

 

[Hurricane Jack]

Unidentified by copyright yr.

 

[Hurricane Jack]

 

[lbgradwell]

I'm fairly certain the following dates pertain to the ads in question...

Unidentified by copyright yr.

1940:

1948:

1949:

1942:

1943:

1945:

1952:

1960:

 

[lbgradwell]

A few more...

1941:

1942:

1943:

1946 (cleaner copy!):

1948 (cleaner copy):

 

[lbgradwell]

Continuing...

1949:

1951:

1952:

1953:

1954:

 

[lbgradwell]

And the last batch...

1955:

1956:

1961:

1966 (cleaner copy):

1968:

 

[Oldbutnotdead]

Picked up this Champ off the bay. It is ravon brown with black ribon and looks like it was hardly worn. It is missin the size tag but the sweat band and liner are in excellent shape.

 

[Bill Hughes]

Here is my latest Champ. It's a dark green (I'm calling it Forrest Green). The first picture showing the bash is the most accurate for color. It has some teal in the color. This is the only hat I've ever bashed like this. Not really a C-Dent, not a Diamond, it just is what it is. The side pinches are minimal. It is definitely different - I like it.

 

[RJR]

Here is my latest Champ. It's a dark green (I'm calling it Forrest Green). The first picture showing the bash is the most accurate for color. It has some teal in the color. This is the only hat I've ever bashed like this. Not really a C-Dent, not a Diamond, it just is what it is. The side pinches are minimal. It is definitely different - I like it.

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Very nice,congrats.

 

[hatophile]

Here is my latest Champ. It's a dark green (I'm calling it Forrest Green). The first picture showing the bash is the most accurate for color. It has some teal in the color. This is the only hat I've ever bashed like this. Not really a C-Dent, not a Diamond, it just is what it is. The side pinches are minimal. It is definitely different - I like it.

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A beauty Bill.

 

[Redfokker]

Here is my latest Champ. It's a dark green (I'm calling it Forrest Green). The first picture showing the bash is the most accurate for color. It has some teal in the color. This is the only hat I've ever bashed like this. Not really a C-Dent, not a Diamond, it just is what it is. The side pinches are minimal. It is definitely different - I like it.

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Nice one Bill. Love the color.

 

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Gorgeous!!!
... and a little steam will straighten that ribbon wrinkle right out
is that an overwelt or a felted edge ?
looks to be the latter ... if so that adds to the amazing score

What's a "felted edge"? I know about bound/ribbon edge, raw edge, under/overwelt edge, Cavanagh edge, but never heard of "felted" edge until now. Do you have a pictured example?

 

[moontheloon]

What's a "felted edge"? I know about bound/ribbon edge, raw edge, under/overwelt edge, but never heard of "felted" edge until now. Do you have a pictured example?

A felted edge is a “Cavanagh” edge ... or Mode Edge or Guild Edge or Custom Edge etc etc

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A felted edge is a “Cavanagh” edge ... or Mode Edge or Guild Edge or Custom Edge etc etc

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So many different names for the Cavanagh edge! Was "felted edge" the word that Champ used in their marketing or just a term you used to describe it?

 

[moontheloon]

So many different names for the Cavanagh edge then... Was "felted edge" the word that Champ used to in their marketing or just a term you used to describe it?

"Felting" is a technique or step in the hat making process including heat , moisture and pressure ... and similar to the process used to achieve this edge treatment

hence the term "felted edge"

not sure if Champ had a name for the treatment ... if they did I don't know what it is