Hey there, I have a few hat blocks, #51's, Salt, and #400's. I can see subtle differences in them, but I don't know exactly what blocks are best for what hats. Where could I find more info on them (and hat blocks as they pertain to hat styles in general?) Thanks!
Thanks guys! I had popped into this vintage store where I've bought a few lovely hats from, and they had a nice Stetson that fit me perfectly but it wasn't priced and they said I needed to wait till the next day when the owner came in. So when I went back to get the Stetson, this was sitting...
I looked more carefully. The sweatband is sewn into place with kind of a unique stitch pattern and I would hate to destroy it. So it's going to stay hidden. :D
I just posted this in the hat forum, and a member encouraged me to post this here. Picked up a Alexander & Oviatt hat at a vintage store near Hollywood the other day. It's felt and silk and in pretty good condition given it's age.
I'm also thinking that after reading the article that I linked to, where it says Alexander died in 1921. The hat you linked to just says Oviatt's, so perhaps it was made after that, but if mine says Alexander and Oviatt, and the owner of the hat was born in 1911, he would have been just a kid if...
The sweatband is actually sewn down, except in the tiny spot where my husband is pulling it back to show the store tag. Here's the liner logo, thanks for reminding me.
Picked this up yesterday near Hollywood at a vintage store, it's a really beautiful hat made for Alexander & Oviatt which was a men's haberdasher in Los Angeles that opened in 1911 and closed in 1969. The store and its owner have quite an interesting history and the gorgeous building he had...
Thanks everyone, I might go with the tennis balls and the wood screws. We're probably going to be moving to a new city in the next few months, so I have thought of just packing them up but I kind of want them around me for reference as I am learning how to hat.
I'm wanting to display my collection of Stetson, Resistol, Akubra, Borsalino, Dobbs and Baron hats (among others) on the wall of my studio. I have probably 20-25 hats to display and was going to use 3" black pipe with a flange and a cap, but that would cost well over $150. which is awfully...
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