What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?

[VoodooSan]

Bit foggy, scattered rain and waiting for the thunderstorms to fire up in a bit. Thought it was a good day for something a bit less dreary. This little orangey and green Stetson was one of my first "sad mutt rescues" and has always been one of my favorites. Actually a good fit with one of the recent new Paradise Found shirts.

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Great restoration, Rick, and LOVE the colors!

 

[VoodooSan]

RDOR for some early morning errands.

Happy weekend friends!
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Terrific Stetson, check. Awesome shawl-collar sweater, check. Gorgeous leather jacket, check. You be stylin' BIG TIME, Nathan!!!

 

[VoodooSan]

Good day gents. Going with a Bosalino Trionfo Debrosan in Biber color.

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Very nice, Don. LOVE the pug!

 

[steur]

Good day gents. Going with a Bosalino Trionfo Debrosan in Biber color.

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Yum!

 

[Frunobulax]

Marathon, of which I have suspicions may be wool, like Joe's.

 

[Blare]

Thanks for posting this one Joe.
A while back I found a vintage hat at local antique shop that was labeled 100 percent wool and the quality was outstanding (I wish I could remember the name of the maker). The pouncing was so well done that I found it hard to believe it was wool. I didn't purchase it because it was too small, but I have been keeping an eye out for others since. My thought is, I'd be afraid to buy one online without actually putting my hands on it first. But if I can hold it and feel the craftsmanship, I'd like to have a few in my collection if only for times when I know it won't be exposed to rain.
Great hat!!!

Thanks. There is definitely a difference in the qualities of this old wool felt Compared to what you generally see today. Which makes a lot of sense when you consider the difference in the qualities of fur felt over that period. Another example is pre war era European wool felt (And I assume some post) that was designed to hold up to the elements in a way you don’t see with modern examples.

 

[Blare]

Marathon, of which I have suspicions may be wool, like Joe's.

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Fantabulous! I had figured the Marathon line was the “higher end” J.C. Penney fur felt line made by folks like Lee. and that the cheaper “non Marathon” would be the wool stuff. But that’s what I get assuming. Maybe yours a blend?

 

[hatsRme]

1930s/40s Merrimac Hat Corp for J.C. Penney Co. Inc.

It may be 100% wool felt.. however it seems wool of this era is a whole different breed to wool felts we are used to seeing from later on. While the hand is a bit more rough to the touch than fur. The felt is very thin, sturdy and held a very tight crease.

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Super example, Joe. Some (10?) years ago, Perry (@hatophile ) and I met up to visit the tiny hat museum in the town where that hat was made, Amesbury, Massachusetts. Very cool!!
https://www.wickedlocal.com/story/r...useum-doffs-its-cap-local-history/9930829002/

 

[carouselvic]

Stetson 25 Open Road

 

[The Lost Cowboy]

Looking good Nathan.

Happy weekend back to ya! Got all my morning errands and coffee finish and got home right as the heavy rain started.... this may be a good day to kick back and take a long nap lol

Terrific Stetson, check. Awesome shawl-collar sweater, check. Gorgeous leather jacket, check. You be stylin' BIG TIME, Nathan!!!

Thanks guys.

 

[Blare]

Super example, Joe. Some (10?) years ago, Perry (@hatophile ) and I met up to visit the tiny hat museum in the town where that hat was made, Amesbury, Massachusetts. Very cool!!
https://www.wickedlocal.com/story/r...useum-doffs-its-cap-local-history/9930829002/

How cool. I remember when this hat arrived and I was learning about Merrimac hats I had read there was a museum but I did not know if it still existed. That’s great you both were able to visit.

 

[Frunobulax]

Fantabulous! I had figured the Marathon line was the “higher end” J.C. Penney fur felt line made by folks like Lee. and that the cheaper “non Marathon” would be the wool stuff. But that’s what I get assuming. Maybe yours a blend?

Not certain. It's just that it has a weird feel (very soft, though) and the ribbon is cloth, not grosgrain.

 

[Blare]

Not certain. It's just that it has a weird feel (very soft, though) and the ribbon is cloth, not grosgrain.

I get what you are saying. Sometimes you pick up a felt and it doesn’t feel like anything else but hard to explain how. I had that with an old Templeform heather felt. It’s just different in how it feels and reacts. Interesting about the cloth ribbon.

 

[Blare]

Famous Barr Surety Homburg

 

[Steve1857]

Famous Barr Surety Homburg

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Wonderful colour, Joe!

 

[Pellie]

Vanzina again....

 

[Blare]

Wonderful colour, Joe!

Thank you Steve. So similar in color to the Borsalino Homburg I picked up not too long ago… Wouldn’t think I’d end up with two dark blue homburg but they definitely both stay for different reasons… this one a more traditional homburg in dress weight plus the added coolness of an unknown brand. The Borsalino.. an unusually light weight felt for homburg and…. Well it’s a Borsalino. LOL

 

[Blare]

Vanzina again....
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Looks good Marcel. Like the whole look.

 

[BobHufford]

Not certain. It's just that it has a weird feel (very soft, though) and the ribbon is cloth, not grosgrain.

A mid/late 1940s Stetson I just picked up has a cloth ribbon and binding. It does have the black/white factory sticker so may have been a refurb where that ribbon/ binding replaced the grosgrain.

 

[Pellie]

Looks good Marcel. Like the whole look.

Thank you Joe