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What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?

johnnycanuck

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Another day of trying the stingy. My pork pie Robert Hall hat.
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One more day of school until Christmas break. Stay safe everyone.
Johnny
 

Steve1857

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I'm waiting for a bit of sunshine or at least lighter skies to be able to post some hats I recently acquired from Panos @PanosChris.
In the meantime, I'll post this fluffy, green giant of a Fléchet. It's definitely not a stingy. I'm sure I'll never dare to wear it outdoors. Well, maybe on St. Patrick's Day :)
Like it's previous owner in Oslo, I can't stop petting this one. IMG_20201217_201602.jpg IMG_20201217_201608.jpg 20200212_105547_resized.jpg IMG_20201217_214555.jpg
 

PanosChris

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I'm waiting for a bit of sunshine or at least lighter skies to be able to post some hats I recently acquired from Panos @PanosChris.
In the meantime, I'll post this fluffy, green giant of a Fléchet. It's definitely not a stingy. I'm sure I'll never dare to wear it outdoors. Well, maybe on St. Patrick's Day :)
Like it's previous owner in Oslo, I can't stop petting this one. View attachment 290576 View attachment 290577 View attachment 290578 View attachment 290579
Steve, shall we start a European version of beastymass? Looks good my friend! I miss petting that (my girlfriend thanks you for taking it from my hands)
 

Daniele Tanto

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That's a great and unique hat. I love the green!
Thanks Dave, me too I like the green, not all the variations, but some. I see your hats covered by snow, it is too much for my taste. Hope it is getting better

Hello, Daniele. I own a couple of American-made Alexander hats, though I suspect there is no connection between the two hatters.
Thanks Jim. I have no ideas where the "Alexander" was made, but it seems far from English manufacturers. If you have some pictures of the Alexander US made please show, so I can make a confontation

Daniele; The green heathered hat is a puzzle. Great heathered felt in an unique hue. It is a good example of the felts available to hatters during those years.
Eric Thanks, you are completely right about the felts made years ago. I see your gorgeus collection of Canadian hats with admiration

Beautiful hat Daniele... love the felt and the shape
Joe thanks. I see your collection is growing up day by day ;)
 
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Funkytown, USA
I'm waiting for a bit of sunshine or at least lighter skies to be able to post some hats I recently acquired from Panos @PanosChris.
In the meantime, I'll post this fluffy, green giant of a Fléchet. It's definitely not a stingy. I'm sure I'll never dare to wear it outdoors. Well, maybe on St. Patrick's Day :)
Like it's previous owner in Oslo, I can't stop petting this one. View attachment 290576 View attachment 290577 View attachment 290578 View attachment 290579

Paging Joao Encanardo! @Joao Encanardo, please pick up the GREEN courtesy phone!
 
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Central California
I'm waiting for a bit of sunshine or at least lighter skies to be able to post some hats I recently acquired from Panos @PanosChris.
In the meantime, I'll post this fluffy, green giant of a Fléchet. It's definitely not a stingy. I'm sure I'll never dare to wear it outdoors. Well, maybe on St. Patrick's Day :)
Like it's previous owner in Oslo, I can't stop petting this one. View attachment 290576 View attachment 290577 View attachment 290578 View attachment 290579

I love this hat! It definitely deserves more head time. You’d be the cock of the walk out and about in that hat!
 
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Dynamite blue homburg!



Great pics of a hat at work. Campdrafts do some of their best work in the snow at my house also.



Sharp and an excellent choice to record under.



Daniele; The green heathered hat is a puzzle. Great heathered felt in an unique hue. It is a good example of the felts available to hatters during those years.



This morning I wore a 30's fedora whose label is St. Lawrence Hat Co., Brockville, CA. I lead with the pics of the tip label and embossed leather sweat to identify the company.

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This one was made in Brockville Canada. Wolthausen owned the factory from 1895 until 1930. Brock was made by the very same Wolthausen Hat Corporation.

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Wolthausen Hat Corp also made Brock hats of which I have showcased a couple on this thread in the past months.

On to the hat: This St. Lawrence fedora is a light gray with a definite cool hue. The crown felt is soft and easy to crease and dent.

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The bound edge has a bound edge with a whip stitch that shows on the top. I turned the brim like a snap brim fedora. It did not go easy and I have been considering that the hat may have been intended to be worn with the slight rolled edge up. I will start to wear the hat "turned up."

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The felt and ribbon work are of excellent work. The unreeded sweatband leather is modest, durable and comfortable. I have another fedora of this hat company that uses a thicker, treated, dyed and smooth leather.

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The proportions are of the stereotypical '30's felted hats. The providence definitely places it in 20-30's manufacturing.

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Cheers folks. Thanks for allowing my share my St.Lawerence fedora.

Eric -
Sometimes you gotta Turn it UP
 

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