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What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?

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Buffalo, NY
Borsalino Visone (mink)... a beautiful velour felt hat likely sold shortly before or shortly after the Second World War.

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The Lost Cowboy

One Too Many
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Northern Alabama
H.C. Capwell made by Caxton. Last time I had this one out I got caught in a downpour. I noticed today what looked like some color seepage from the ox blood ribbon. On closer inspection it appears it may have come from the wind cord as it only shows in areas touched by the cord. Very unusual.

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Thank you Joe, and same for the Capwell. Too bad about the staining but it looks like the wind cord would cover it?
 

Mighty44

One Too Many
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hambone71

Practically Family
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Roll Tide
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Thank you Joe, and same for the Capwell. Too bad about the staining but it looks like the wind cord would cover it?
Thanks Nathan. Oh definitely it covers it fine.. because it was the culprit… I think. When poking and prodding I expected to find more staining under the ribbon but there was none. Thought for a moment it was due to gravity and length of time for the dye to drip down. Then I noticed it was only where the cord touched the felt And in the couple areas the cord wasn’t touching the felt. Like near the bow.. none. It is weird because the staining is similar color to the ribbon.. and the cord appears black.. But apparently it bleeds red. LOL
 
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Location
Central California
I'm finally back at it again after a short bout with some kind of flu or illness of some sort. I did a quick practice run on this 4X Stetson refurb. I don't know how I'd classify this one. I got the idea for this hat style from what I think was a Borsalino. It now sports a 6 inch open crown with a Center Dent and a 3 1/2 brim with a pencil curl. I did a thin ribbon with a Borsalino style bow work. I also gave the brim a slight swoop in the front.

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Reused the liner and sweat:
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On the head:
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Love the hat, Terry, but that brim curl makes me weak in the knees. ;)
 
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Location
Alabama
Off for the mandatory doggo walk with a Canadian Stetson Premier.

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I tried to look up this hat shop, but Ben created too much chaff.

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Not sure of the age, but the sweat seems to indicate it was made in the last 2000 years or so.

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Yeah, I'm a mouth-breather today, LOL.
Canadian made Stetson's are nice.

Try John. Hard to get anything in front of a pay wall.

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19,408
Location
Funkytown, USA
Nice one Jim!

I can find references back to 1929.

1940:

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1945:

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1952:

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A major fire in the adjoining blocks in 1954 did some damage.

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Canadian made Stetson's are nice.

Try John. Hard to get anything in front of a pay wall.

Article clipped from The Winnipeg Tribune - Newspapers.com™

Thanks, guys.

I found that photo after I posted, but was stymied by the paywall and couldn't read the article.

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Has anybody ever seen a Crean?
 

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