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What hat are you waiting for today?

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Funkytown, USA
Decided to buy my very first hat today. Thought I'd start with one of these before I start moving up to the finer hats.
It's a 1960's Towncraft in dark gray (almost black), with a stingy brim. 4X beaver felt.
Very clean hat! Delivery will be next week, and I can hardly wait! :D

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Not my style, but looks like a fine hat.

You know the rules..you don't get the secret handshake until you post a head shot.


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19,001
Location
Central California
Decided to buy my very first hat today. Thought I'd start with one of these before I start moving up to the finer hats.
It's a 1960's Towncraft in dark gray (almost black), with a stingy brim. 4X beaver felt.
Very clean hat! Delivery will be next week, and I can hardly wait! :D

gQoYqvz.jpg


34mZUC7.jpg


pWS44WM.jpg


EtaAnjB.jpg


wV7VjRO.jpg


Rx1uWF5.jpg


I like a nice stingy and your hat certainly qualifies. Now where’s the head shot?


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MondoFW

Practically Family
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852
Decided to buy my very first hat today. Thought I'd start with one of these before I start moving up to the finer hats.
It's a 1960's Towncraft in dark gray (almost black), with a stingy brim. 4X beaver felt.
Very clean hat! Delivery will be next week, and I can hardly wait! :D

gQoYqvz.jpg


34mZUC7.jpg


pWS44WM.jpg


EtaAnjB.jpg


wV7VjRO.jpg


Rx1uWF5.jpg
Congrats, guy! Hope this one encourages you to keep collecting. There's a wonderful (and costly) world of hat to delve into.
 
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12,384
Location
Albany Oregon
Decided to buy my very first hat today. Thought I'd start with one of these before I start moving up to the finer hats.
It's a 1960's Towncraft in dark gray (almost black), with a stingy brim. 4X beaver felt.
Very clean hat! Delivery will be next week, and I can hardly wait! :D

gQoYqvz.jpg


34mZUC7.jpg


pWS44WM.jpg


EtaAnjB.jpg


wV7VjRO.jpg


Rx1uWF5.jpg
A very nice, full featured slim brim. I think you will like this one.
 

OldStrummer

Practically Family
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552
Location
Ashburn, Virginia USA
My skin problem recovery is coming along at a very nice pace. Today I got a haircut!

In celebration, I was browsing the Bay, spotted a hat and hit the button.

1960s Stetson Straw Fedora.

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It was sized at 7 1/8 long oval, but the inside hatband measures 22 1/4", which I think will fit me nicely. Especially after a haircut!

Should be arriving by Saturday.
 
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19,001
Location
Central California
My skin problem recovery is coming along at a very nice pace. Today I got a haircut!

In celebration, I was browsing the Bay, spotted a hat and hit the button.

1960s Stetson Straw Fedora.

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It was sized at 7 1/8 long oval, but the inside hatband measures 22 1/4", which I think will fit me nicely. Especially after a haircut!

Should be arriving by Saturday.

Good to see you back, Fred. Glad the recovery is going well.

Is your new hat a coconut “straw?” Looks interesting.


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OldStrummer

Practically Family
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552
Location
Ashburn, Virginia USA
Good to see you back, Fred. Glad the recovery is going well.

Is your new hat a coconut “straw?” Looks interesting.

Thanks for the well-wishes, everyone. It certainly feels better to look better! I still itch, and there is still some redness, but it's oh, so much better!

As for the hat, I didn't bother to ask the seller, and believe he probably wouldn't know. He wrote on the listing, "My grandpa bought this at the Men's Star Clothing store in Yakima WA." He also noted, “This old Stetson Straw hat is in pretty good condition. All of the stitching is intact as is the stitching for the headband. There are sweat stains on the headband and some soiling on the top and bottom of the brim, which is not very noticeable since the tan color of the straw tends to hide it.”

I confess to being overly eager to add a new hat to my collection as a celebratory gesture, so I wasn't spending too much time analyzing it. For what it cost me, I don't really care if it's perfect or not.
 

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