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What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?

bowlerman

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Well this is a March first: I mean this is a March fourth first. I think.


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T Jones

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My latest refurb project. A fellow Lounger sent me this '50s era size 6 5/8 No.1 Quality Stetson Western. I had to block this up five sizes to fit me. I wasn't for sure if I was going to be able to keep it Western with that big of a size up considering that I thought I'd lose a good deal of brim in the process. I did a little blocking experiment that I was thinking of and I was able to maintain an even 3 1/8 inch brim all around, down from a 3 1/2 inch brim. In the process I gained an 1/8 inch in crown height, which was a pleasant surprise. Anyway, I was able to keep it Western. The hat is styled in my preferred crown crease and brim curl for a Western, similar to some hats that I remember seeing on television in 1950s T.V. Western serials. I'll have more later in the 'Conversion Corral', and also in the 'Western Anyone' threads....

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DRB

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My latest refurb project. A fellow Lounger sent me this '50s era size 6 5/8 No.1 Quality Stetson Western. I had to block this up five sizes to fit me. I wasn't for sure if I was going to be able to keep it Western with that big of a size up considering that I thought I'd lose a good deal of brim in the process. I did a little blocking experiment that I was thinking of and I was able to maintain an even 3 1/8 inch brim all around, down from a 3 1/2 inch brim. In the process I gained an 1/8 inch in crown height, which was a pleasant surprise. Anyway, I was able to keep it Western. The hat is styled in my preferred crown crease and brim curl for a Western, similar to some hats that I remember seeing on television in 1950s T.V. Western serials. I'll have more later in the 'Conversion Corral', and also in the 'Western Anyone' threads....

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TJones: Congratulations. Great conversion. I like the crown better like that. Looks new and made for you. Wait, it was made for you/by you.
 

Michael A

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Classic and stylish. Great outfit and great hat. The red scarf is the icing on the cake here, Michael.
Thanks Stefan. My three piece suit and overcoat collection haven't been getting their usual workout this winter. It's been so cold I've been stuck in work wear/hunting/ex-military stuff to stay warm. Hopefully they will get a month or so of wear now.

Another great 'burg. It does look grey there.

Thanks,
Michael
 

GHT

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My latest refurb project. A fellow Lounger sent me this '50s era size 6 5/8 No.1 Quality Stetson Western. I had to block this up five sizes to fit me. I wasn't for sure if I was going to be able to keep it Western with that big of a size up considering that I thought I'd lose a good deal of brim in the process. I did a little blocking experiment that I was thinking of and I was able to maintain an even 3 1/8 inch brim all around, down from a 3 1/2 inch brim. In the process I gained an 1/8 inch in crown height, which was a pleasant surprise. Anyway, I was able to keep it Western. The hat is styled in my preferred crown crease and brim curl for a Western, similar to some hats that I remember seeing on television in 1950s T.V. Western serials. I'll have more later in the 'Conversion Corral', and also in the 'Western Anyone' threads....
Oh my, how easy it would be to break two of the commandments for the hat & the radio. Tho shalt not covet, thou shalt not steal. But no, I can resist anything. (Except temptation.)
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scottyrocks

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My latest refurb project. A fellow Lounger sent me this '50s era size 6 5/8 No.1 Quality Stetson Western. I had to block this up five sizes to fit me. I wasn't for sure if I was going to be able to keep it Western with that big of a size up considering that I thought I'd lose a good deal of brim in the process. I did a little blocking experiment that I was thinking of and I was able to maintain an even 3 1/8 inch brim all around, down from a 3 1/2 inch brim. In the process I gained an 1/8 inch in crown height, which was a pleasant surprise. Anyway, I was able to keep it Western. The hat is styled in my preferred crown crease and brim curl for a Western, similar to some hats that I remember seeing on television in 1950s T.V. Western serials. I'll have more later in the 'Conversion Corral', and also in the 'Western Anyone' threads....

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After:
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Great job, as always, although I will admit that the 'before' pic on your head made me chortle.
 
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My latest refurb project. A fellow Lounger sent me this '50s era size 6 5/8 No.1 Quality Stetson Western. I had to block this up five sizes to fit me. I wasn't for sure if I was going to be able to keep it Western with that big of a size up considering that I thought I'd lose a good deal of brim in the process. I did a little blocking experiment that I was thinking of and I was able to maintain an even 3 1/8 inch brim all around, down from a 3 1/2 inch brim. In the process I gained an 1/8 inch in crown height, which was a pleasant surprise. Anyway, I was able to keep it Western. The hat is styled in my preferred crown crease and brim curl for a Western, similar to some hats that I remember seeing on television in 1950s T.V. Western serials. I'll have more later in the 'Conversion Corral', and also in the 'Western Anyone' threads....

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Before:
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Wow, that looks great, Terry. You never cease to impress me with these conversions.


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T Jones

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Wow, that looks great, Terry. You never cease to impress me with these conversions.


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Thank you buddy! It was a pleasure to work with. You can't beat these old vintage hats. This No.1 is one heck of a lid. It's just too bad that felting and hat making has become a long lost art. The felt quality on this hat is amazing. Much better than the stuff that's on the market today.
 

T Jones

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Oh my, how easy it would be to break two of the commandments for the hat & the radio. Tho shalt not covet, thou shalt not steal. But no, I can resist anything. (Except temptation.)
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Ha! Same with me! Some background on that old Zennith radio. My Great Grandmother bought that radio brand new at a long gone furniture store in Columbus, Ohio back in the early 1940s, (Nelson Furniture). I remember going to her house and listening to it when I was a kid. It would make a humming noise right after you turned it on until it warmed up. I can still remember going to a corner drug store where they had a tube tester. People would bring in tubes from their TVs and radios and plug them into the tester to see if they were bad. If a bad one was found the drug store sold you a new one. I remember going with my grandmother and buying tubes for that radio. Those days are long gone, sadly.
 

GHT

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Ha! Same with me! Some background on that old Zennith radio. My Great Grandmother bought that radio brand new at a long gone furniture store in Columbus, Ohio back in the early 1940s, (Nelson Furniture). I remember going to her house and listening to it when I was a kid. It would make a humming noise right after you turned it on until it warmed up. I can still remember going to a corner drug store where they had a tube tester. People would bring in tubes from their TVs and radios and plug them into the tester to see if they were bad. If a bad one was found the drug store sold you a new one. I remember going with my grandmother and buying tubes for that radio. Those days are long gone, sadly.
My 1922 Furguson wireless, in the UK before WW2, radios were known as a wireless, is still in good working order, like your's it's valve driven and takes four or five minutes to warm up.
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That beautiful hat that you have restored reminded me of a similar one that I saw recently, the hat band is a different dimension but the high crown is so of the era. Look in the vintage car thread and scroll down to the 1930's Model J Huppmobile and see the guy standing by the car. https://www.thefedoralounge.com/threads/vintage-cars.8212/page-9
 

T Jones

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My 1922 Furguson wireless, in the UK before IWW2, radios were known as a wireless, is still in good working order, like your's it's valve driven and takes four or five minutes to warm up.
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That beautiful hat that you have restored reminded me of a similar one that I saw recently, the hat band is a different dimension but the high crown is so of the era. Look in the vintage car thread and scroll down to the 1930's Model J Huppmobile and see the guy standing by the car. https://www.thefedoralounge.com/threads/vintage-cars.8212/page-9
That's some good stuff there buddy. I love that Furguson radio. That's a nice one. I also like the tall straight crown on that guy's hat in the picture. That's the way like them. Tall and straight. Here's a Biltmore Western that I converted to a fedora with a tall straight crown. I found a wide vintage black ribbon and put on it. This one started out as a size 6 3/4 and I blocked it up to the 7 1/4 on a 6 inch straight sided block that a fellow Lounger, (Rockwater), made for me. I would say that my favorite era for fedoras would be the 1940s and very early '50s
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Tukwila

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Recently spent some time in beeee-u-teee-ful SUNNY Florida. :) Needed my wide brim Dobbs San Juan Plantation. Way better than this icebox we're living in today!
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We're supposed to meet my sister in law's family in Ft. Lauderdale this month. Their first trip to the US from Ecuador. They're all looking forward to it. Me, LOL, I'd rather have the cool weather.... :)
 

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