vintage custom made fedora

[Dinerman]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=ADME:B:EOIBSAA:US:11&Item=170061141373
I've never heard of this hat maker. Probably some small custom guy.
what do you all think of the hat?

here's the description off the bay.

This is a fabulous vintage felt wool CUSTOM made in Milwaukee in tan beige with a silk band. This hat is a size 7 1/4 and is made by WASICKAS 4726 S PACKARD AVE. CUDAHY WI. GREAT CONDITION!!! This is similar to the hat worn by Johnny Depp in the image provided. Very hip and cool 50's fedora

 

[DOUGLAS]

I saw that one Dinerman, It looks like it will be a nice one.

 

[Dinerman]

It came in the mail today. It's an interesting hat.
I don't know what you'd actually call it, but it seems to be a crossover fedora/ homburg. It's got a bit more curl to the brim than your standard fedora, so it looks almost like one with the brim up, but less than your standard homburg, so it looks like a fedora with the brim down. The brim snaps down easily and looks correct, but it has the typical homburg type brim binding. I guess you could wear it both ways, so you could have casual and formal in one hat.

The felt is in very nice shape, with no moth bites. It is a medium weight felt and a bit of massaging popped it into its original bash.

 

[Razzman]

I don't know how I missed that one. Just my size too. It is a fine looking hat. I like the way you bashed it. It looks really good on you. Goes quite well with that jacket. Congratulations :eusa_clap :eusa_clap :eusa_clap

 

[Dinerman]

and in case you wondered, the dimensions are as follows
crown (unbashed) = 5.5 inches
crown (bashed) = 4.5 inches
brim= 2-3/4 inches when flattened
brim = 2-1/4 inches when curled
so there's really a considerable curl in this brim.
also- a detail that struck my eye: The sweat guard plastic layer under the sweatband has hand sewn seams. The other hats I have and I've seen with this feature are either glued, taped somehow or fused.

 

[deanglen]

What a terrific color and look! Very, very nice hat, Dinerman.:eusa_clap

dean

 

[RBH]

Great hat!

I love what you did with it!!
Looks like you did real well. :eusa_clap

 

[DOUGLAS]

A grand hat for sure Dinerman

 

[besdor]

I think your hat was a homburg to start. But the hat is soft and is easy to open the flange and snap down . Its a good hat, probably from the 1940's .
You look like Elliot Ness!!



Steven
Bencraft Hats

 

[Dinerman]

yeah. the brim doesn't roll over itself, it goes up to about a 60 degree angle.

 

[ideaguy]

Great hat, great look - another winner. You guys are killin' me...