Good looking hat, Jim. Interesting brand and theory too. Never have seen one of these over here, either in the felt or in advertising, so not a brand that was imported on any scale to speak of. I think the only American brand that was imported pre-war in some measure was Stetson. Post-war they were made in Europe under license, like Dobbs, which is the only other American brand you can find more regularly. Resistol and Penn-Craftwere made under license too, but are much more rare.TAR Thursday!
This Dalton is one of my oldest hats. These things are nigh impossible to date, but I have a completely speculative theory about the liner tip logos. The ones with "World's Finest," like this one and the blue Waverly, are pre WWII. They changed to "America's Finest" during the war, to capture the patriotic sentiment. It doesn't seem they were sold much, if at all, outside the States, though Steve (@mayserwegener) found a liner tip dye block in a European purchase of those things a couple years ago. We know the rights to the name were sold in 1953, and few later examples of this brand have been seen beyond that era (a few stingy late 50s-early 60s hats that don't appear to be from the original factory).
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Sure looks good to me, Daniele. Tasteful hat as always.Hello to everyone, as you know or you know now summer is not the best season to wear hats
Panama Hats Direct patron with the middle line on the crown.
A very interesting panama for my taste and for my will not to spend a lot of money for a straw hat
Summer is still fresh here, so I can stand it, but some heat is coming from North Africa and the weekend will be "boiled"
Have a nice day and I really can't mention every good hat I saw in the last week, so compliments to everyone!
You know your hats, Charlie! How are you on the clarinet?
Very flashy, Mike. Fitting for summer...
Thank you, Sergej. Appreciate that. Dress to keep the heat out (that's the theory at least
)Beautiful Doug. Great colour and very nice ribbed ribbon.
Very nice Greg. Interesting how it completely changes colour under different lighting.
What is the world coming to if even the laws of football don't hold true anymore
?Missed that one, but congratulations, Mike. You wear that boater well.
Thanks, Jeff. And to think that when Daniele posted it in the classifieds here no one was interested! That may have had something to do with the size though...
That is soooooo cool. I love these lightweight felts.As others are writing, the summer heat has arrived. Temps in the mid 90s today. Perfect weather for an unlined hat, no?
This hat, assumed to be pre-WWII, is a very light, thin, but dense felt. Easily shaped, it is one of my lightest summer hats. I forget exactly, but something like 2.5 oz.
Friday has arrived. Celebrate accordingly!
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Great hat, Eric. And a great plan to go with it!Thanks sir. I do like the bold blue hued straw hat of late.
Trying to get errands completed in the "cool" of the 82'f morning. I have been sport'n an "Imported Visca Tropicool" hat for a trip to the grocery and liquor store. After the trip I am almost ready for some planned time to watch FIFA World Cup this weekend. I have friends coming over to watch France vs. Argentina in the morning. I am speaking for the gang of us when I say we do not have a passionate fav but rather it is an excuse to visit and cheer for our favorite team sports game. I have planned for some French wine, French bread and lots of topas/cheese to choose from. Additionally I have acquired 3 French and 3 Spanish dictionaries so we can immerse ourselves in the language of the participating countries.
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Nice one, Brent. Very nice brim treatment.Montecristi 100X
Not a good match for what I’m wearing but I’ve been itching to wear this hat since I received it a couple days ago.
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Stick with what works! Still a nice one Sergej.Same old, same old. Sorry.
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The moment that first pictures came up when scrolling I thought: "hey, a borsalino". I still wonder what it is about borsalinos that is so instantly recognizable. Gorgeous hat, Bowen and in my size too; makes me all greedy...
That hat comes into its own in those surroundings. Excellent, Fabio.
Give them some time, Max. With your fine example set, they will follow one time or another.I was playing really well, shot 38 the front nine, but ruined the round with a 44 on the back. Damn!
I just can't get my compadres into fine hats, even if for them, price would be no object.
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Thanks, Stefan. It's silverbelly in color but has more green hue to it than any other silverbelly hat I own and that seems to contribute to the color changes.
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