Recent content by Pyrogun

I have been told that nail polish remover on a Q-tip will remove gold lettering from a leather sweatband. Never tried it myself, so proceed at your own risk.

Definitely go up to a 44 on a Cooper. They are cut to a slim "military fit" I am of similar proportions as you but with a 40 in. chest. I had a 40R Cooper that was uncomfortably snug on me. A size 42R fits me fine

I received an e-mail response from the Mayor of Elmwood Place, Ohio. He states that Harry's Men's Wear opened for business some time in the 1930's The store was renovated in 1951 and remained open for business until the mid 1970's. That is a pretty broad time frame. I guess the best I can...

I have used Obenauf's leather care products with great success. They do not contain any petroleum products. Check them out here: http://www.obenaufs.com/

I have gotten outstanding service from Delmonico Hatters www.delmonicohatters.com

Here's a link to the eBay listing, which has better pictures of the sweatband and liner than I have been able to manage. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&item=250378837797 Thanks for all the info. I contacted the website for the Village of Elmwood...

No, that crease is just the way it came from the seller.

This is my first post, but I have been learning a great deal from this forum and it is most appreciated. I have been able to answer most of my own questions via the search function. Information on this hat, however, has eluded me. This was my first eBay hat "win". It is a dark brown Royal...