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Wormser hat find

Levallois

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On my way back from the gun show today I thought that I would stop in at an "antique" store that I haven't been to in years. I walked in asked if they had any hats and waited for the inevitable, no, followed by something about how they sell as soon as they come in. Well, the lady said yes and led me to a case that had the usual crap but there was one gem, and it fit, but what the heck color is that I wondered?! It's a Wormser "Royal Luxury" "Beaver Blend." Soft and wonderful with a few moth bites but in pretty good shape - $35. Not bad but the color was different - for lack of a better term it was a dusty purple with a 1 11/16-inch wide black ribbon. It has a 5/8-inch wide brim edging with two rows of stitching.

My camera is incapable of taking an accurate potrayal of the color -it's not this blue - but it looks sort of like this:

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The sweatband was a good 2 1/8-inches wide and it had the plastic cover over the design in the center of the liner:

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There was also a price tag:

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I bought it dreading showing it to the wife. Well. she loved it. It's growing on me. I've read about Wormser here and know it's a quality brand - this one sure feels like. Thanks for looking!

John
 

Levallois

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rmrdaddy,

I didn't find any of the things that I was looking for at the gun show. Hence the pessimism at the antique shop. At least I scored a nice hat.

John
 

Levallois

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I forgot to show the ribbon. None of my other hats has a ribbon tied like this one (and again the hat isn't this blue):

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Levallois

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I appreciate all the kind words about the Wormser. I'll work on a me-wearing-it shot - you people are gluttons for punishment. Oh, and it's a hard to find 7 1/2.

John
 

Levallois

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Wearing the hat - my camera has something against purple but this is pretty close. 40's herringbone coat, white shirt, blue/purple paisley tie and dark blue pocket square.
I talked to a friend he said it was a "white balance" problem. I just can't find the manual.

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billysmom

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Levallois said:
Wearing the hat - my camera has something against purple but this is pretty close. 40's herringbone coat, white shirt, blue/purple paisley tie and dark blue pocket square.
I talked to a friend he said it was a "white balance" problem. I just can't find the manual.

Coathattie006.jpg

Outstanding! Fabulous color and great proportions for you. Congrats :eusa_clap :eusa_clap :eusa_clap

Sue
 

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