What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?

[steur]

Off for a quick grocery run in the Frunoliner.

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Fruno did well with those colours!

 

[Steve1857]

Thanks, Stefan. It's good to be back

Thanks, Steve. Good to see you around again!

The upside of a less than stellar summer is that it allows you to wear felts all year round, Steve. Nice Barbisio; one of the softest hats I've had. Ah, I see you said the same thing.

Beater or not: that is one mighty fine hat.[/QUOTE]

 

[steur]

Hey all!
Just thought I'd drop in and say hi to everyone. And show off my new vintage Strat!

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I'm still healthy and hangin' on....hope everyone is doing the same.
Have a great day!

Good to see you around, John. And congrats on finding your first Stratoliner.

7X CB OR
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Aahhh, that looks just soooo smooth, Greg. Wonderful.

Stylepark Black/Charcoal Heather

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I haven’t yet replaced the sweatband in this old Stylepark, but this overcast fairly stagnant day gave me a chance to wear it for a grocery run today. The felt on this hat is very unusual. It is extremely soft and light weight... it is fairly thin but not incredibly so. I originally thought from the photos it would be wool. But it does not feel like most wool hats I’ve handled Or fur felts for that matter. Maybe some combination of wool and fur... I do not know. What I can say it shapes with incredible ease and holds just about any shape within a fraction of an inch and it does this without hardly any feel of stiffener whatsoever.

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The 2 inch brim is adorned with spiral stitching and a very tight overwelt edge with tiny stitching. It creates an almost cavanagh like appearance. I believe this spiral stitching also ads function of additional support of the very soft felt for the brim.

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The Stylepark tag inside indicates it was manufactured in the Camden, New Jersey Stylepark factory. This factory was sold December of 1941 to a chemical company as reported by NY Times

https://www.nytimes.com/1941/12/10/...emical-firm-camden-concern-gets-property.html

So it appears this hat would have been produced 1941 or earlier. It does seem to have 30s proportions with its tall crown and shorter brim. Eventually I will have the sweatband replaced and return it to full service.

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It deserves a new sweatband for sure. Nice find. Quite common for these heathers to be a mix of wool and fur, so that may well be the case for this one as well.

Not today but maybe tomorrow...

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Congrats to you and the rest of the family, Alan! That one certainly doesn't look vintage.

 

[Bamaboots]

You got more Xs going on there than an algebra test, Cuz, but it sure looks like a good solution to the summer time heat we've had lately. Enjoy and stay well. Great Stetson!

Thanks, Cuz. Unfortunately, whatever relief we get these days is short term.

Aahhh, that looks just soooo smooth, Greg. Wonderful.

That would describe the finish quite well, Stefan. Thank you.

 

[steur]

Wore this beautiful 1930s Black Stetson yesterday. For some reason, I wasn't wearing this hat that much even though cheap black fedoras was how I got into hats, and black is just the color I wear all the time - but then I decided to modify it slightly adding a little bandana and a feather and I love it now! The hat spoke to me.

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Nice! Nothing wrong with black hats and good to make it work for you.

Out to meet a buddy for a four-way.

Calm down folks, I'm talking about chili.

Resistol Beaver Fifteen Kitten Finish. I have no idea what the beaver (or kitten) content is in this thing, but it has all the bells and whistles, including a Cavanagh edge and wind trolley.

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For a four-way I'd say you'd need at least two kittens (but three would be better) and an equal number of beavers. Magnificent hat!

 

[deadlyhandsome]

Nice! Nothing wrong with black hats and good to make it work for you.


For a four-way I'd say you'd need at least two kittens (but three would be better) and an equal number of beavers. Magnificent hat!

 

[steur]

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Because, why not? Lovely. Max.

 

[steur]

This week's harvest.
Borsalino palladio (1)

Borsalino palladio (2)

Borsalino Caffe

Penumbra panama

Wormser

Portis

 

[deadlyhandsome]

This week's harvest.
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Borsalino palladio (2)
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Borsalino Caffe
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Penumbra panama
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Wormser
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Portis
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Most excellent, Stefan. I don’t think you own a hat I don’t like.

 

[steur]

Most excellent, Stefan. I don’t think you own a hat I don’t like.

Thanks, Brent. Give me some time and I'll see what I can do

 

[deadlyhandsome]

Thanks, Brent. Give me some time and I'll see what I can do

One of these days I’m going to ship you a huge western. Something like a Tom Mix: 18cm crown and 13cm brim.
Makes me miss @Joao Encarnado

 

[Blare]

Good to see you around, John. And congrats on finding your first Stratoliner.


Aahhh, that looks just soooo smooth, Greg. Wonderful.


It deserves a new sweatband for sure. Nice find. Quite common for these heathers to be a mix of wool and fur, so that may well be the case for this one as well.


Congrats to you and the rest of the family, Alan! That one certainly doesn't look vintage.

Thank you Stefan

 

[Blare]

This week's harvest.
Borsalino palladio (1) View attachment 249201
Borsalino palladio (2)
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Borsalino Caffe
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Penumbra panama
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Wormser
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Portis
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Wow Stefan. Tremendous assortment this week.

 

[DaveProc]

Great looking OR, Dave. Cool looking face mask, too.
Stay safe out there.

Thanks Steve! It has the Who on it. My wife made it for me, she made some with the Grateful Dead for me as well.

 

[moehawk]

Congratulations! Can't wait to see more.



Very close, my friend. Out picking up some fixins for pizza Marguerite.

Thanks Jim!

 

[moehawk]

Out to meet a buddy for a four-way.

Calm down folks, I'm talking about chili.

Resistol Beaver Fifteen Kitten Finish. I have no idea what the beaver (or kitten) content is in this thing, but it has all the bells and whistles, including a Cavanagh edge and wind trolley.

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One hundred percent beaver kittens. And it looks great!

 

[moehawk]

Nice looking Strat,

Thanks Steve!

 

[moehawk]

Good to see you around, John. And congrats on finding your first Stratoliner.


Aahhh, that looks just soooo smooth, Greg. Wonderful.


It deserves a new sweatband for sure. Nice find. Quite common for these heathers to be a mix of wool and fur, so that may well be the case for this one as well.


Congrats to you and the rest of the family, Alan! That one certainly doesn't look vintage.

Good to see you around, John. And congrats on finding your first Stratoliner.


Aahhh, that looks just soooo smooth, Greg. Wonderful.


It deserves a new sweatband for sure. Nice find. Quite common for these heathers to be a mix of wool and fur, so that may well be the case for this one as well.


Congrats to you and the rest of the family, Alan! That one certainly doesn't look vintage.

Thanks Stefan!

 

[moehawk]

Hey all!
SSDD...
Same Strat, Differently Dented.



Thanks to everyone for the likes and kind words.
Have a great day!

 

[BobHufford]

Resistol Beaver Fifteen Kitten Finish. I have no idea what the beaver (or kitten) content is in this thing, but it has all the bells and whistles, including a Cavanagh edge and wind trolley.

Great old Resistol Jim!

I don't think "Kitten Finish" has anything to do with fur content. From what I understand it was a process that took advantage of the properties of kitten saliva (you know how they like to rub their faces on things) to offset the interlocking tightness of the beaver felt by breaking down the outer layer just a bit to give it a softer hand. The use of kittens on fur-felt hat processing ended with the creation of P.E.T.A in 1980. This was also attempted on straw hats with little success...