Rediculouspre 1946 Stetson merger Mallory
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Totally off the charts, Moon! Serious drool factor for this hat.pre 1946 Stetson merger Mallory
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As Matt would way Rediculospiculous.
Alden 403 Moc Toe Boot - Brown Chromexcel - $680 The classic "Indy" style Alden Boot in the classic Horween brown Chromexcel. 
Grant Stone Diesel Boot Dark Olive Chromexcel - #395 Goodyear welted, Horween Chromexcel, classic good looks. 
Himel Bros. - The Ross Mk. 1 Leather Jacket Classic D-pocket motorcycle/aviator style jacket. Stetson The Motor... one of those hats you buy for the typeface. A few have put-puttered onto the Lounge and there is a little thread dedicated to this moment in Stetson and automotive history here. I repaired tears in the felt forward and aft - tolerable job but keeps me from wearing this more often. It was nice to steam it up and get it out in the daylight today.
I just had to go back to this Vanzina, Alan. It's so perfectly gorgeous. The double wings on both sides of the bow really appeal to me. It's something I have been questioning in my mind, but never thought to ask about it until I saw this picture. I've wondered why hatters don't double up the wings on both the front and back (left and right?) sides of the bow. It just looks more symmetrical to me (and that's my curse, LOL, feeling a need for symmetry in an otherwise asymmetrical world). I wonder if it's just that much harder to do or.....???From the bounty of my black hat collection, here is an old Vanzina that might perhaps be a rare example of the work of this manufacturer before their absorption into Borsalino during or after the depression. The style has a tall crown and narrow brim, an alpine flavor which reflects the location of the retailer in Brunico, a southern Tyrolean city in Italy within 20 kilometers of the Austrian border. The basting thread that protects the ribbon and elaborate bow remains in place. I don't believe this hat was ever sold to or worn by a consumer. Daniele might have additional thoughts/information.
The gold font is awesome. "The Motor", what an outstanding name. Do you figure it to be 1910 - 1912-ish?Stetson The Motor... one of those hats you buy for the typeface. A few have put-puttered onto the Lounge and there is a little thread dedicated to this moment in Stetson and automotive history here. I repaired tears in the felt forward and aft - tolerable job but keeps me from wearing this more often. It was nice to steam it up and get it out in the daylight today.
Wow, nice work!Newly blocked, cleaned, and a new sweat in the vtg pilgrim.
All things serve the Beam.
You see Esther, there are two types of repetition.
One is bad. "Everytime I eat pizza I get heart burn" is bad repetition
The other type of repetition is good. "Esther wearing the same hat everyday" is good repetition.
We're glad for good repetition
Looks great, bAm! You're a natural, I think!My first attempt at a hat-from-scratch. A Blue Monkey creation with a big blue sawtooth:
The would-have-been brim binding on this gave me serious grief after one too many re-stitches so I just trimmed a quarter inch off the edge and left it raw. The next blank comes tomorrow and I'm not calling it done until its edge is bound.
Nice lids, everyone!
Great Pics, Alan!The Stetson Motor was sold by Harry Harold Hatter in Trenton, NJ - shown here in 1929 and 1935
