Yes, I do indeed have 1, in a nice rich brown......I really like it.....very tall crown with a nice wide open brim.....true American style.....here is a picture again.....it is posted earlier in this tread.
That is a great hat, ,, and I shall keep looking!
Fantastic Homburg. That is a nice rich darker brown, love it.
That Mallory you picked up is pretty nice too!!!
Yes I need to get it posted here. Matt posted it when he got it a number of pages ago. I have my own take to impart.
I lusted after this one but it's too large for me =)
It fits my LO perfectly. In fact, for a 7 3/8 it was almost a little tight fore and aft. I put my former in it and gave it some steam and it fits like one of my NW customs. Love the hat.
Sweet Homburg! Nice sweat logos, and it even tells you it is a Hommie! That size/reorder tag looks familiar...Adam?Just found this Homburg from The B R Baker Co.
You are now an official "Dewonking" specialist!This arrived yesterday. I don't know much about Collins & Fairbanks, but the hat looked absolutely cool so I had to put down a bid. Glad I did!
It had a wonky brim when it came out of the box. This is pre-dewonkification, facing forward.
It took some heavy steaming and hand-shaping plus holding it in the desired shape till it cooled to get the wonk out.
Post-dewonkification.
The simple box bow is growing on me. Nice clean look to it.
Inside:
Tags and stamps:
And the head shot:
5 3/4" open crown, 2 5/8" brim. Not a lightweight at 161g. Sweatband is substantial, and still supple with good stitching. This is a nicely made hat.
I will venture a guess of late thirties to early forties. Any input always welcome.
Sent from thin air using electricity and other wizardry.
I'm glad you got this one. I was eyeballing it as well. It turns out to be an outstanding hat, I'm impressed and just a little envious! I didn't bid, so I can't whine.This arrived yesterday. I don't know much about Collins & Fairbanks, but the hat looked absolutely cool so I had to put down a bid. Glad I did!
It had a wonky brim when it came out of the box. This is pre-dewonkification, facing forward.
It took some heavy steaming and hand-shaping plus holding it in the desired shape till it cooled to get the wonk out.
Post-dewonkification.
The simple box bow is growing on me. Nice clean look to it.
Inside:
Tags and stamps:
And the head shot:
5 3/4" open crown, 2 5/8" brim. Not a lightweight at 161g. Sweatband is substantial, and still supple with good stitching. This is a nicely made hat.
I will venture a guess of late thirties to early forties. Any input always welcome.
Sent from thin air using electricity and other wizardry.
This arrived yesterday. I don't know much about Collins & Fairbanks, but the hat looked absolutely cool so I had to put down a bid. Glad I did!
It had a wonky brim when it came out of the box. This is pre-dewonkification, facing forward.
It took some heavy steaming and hand-shaping plus holding it in the desired shape till it cooled to get the wonk out.
Post-dewonkification.
The simple box bow is growing on me. Nice clean look to it.
Inside:
Tags and stamps:
And the head shot:
5 3/4" open crown, 2 5/8" brim. Not a lightweight at 161g. Sweatband is substantial, and still supple with good stitching. This is a nicely made hat.
I will venture a guess of late thirties to early forties. Any input always welcome.
Sent from thin air using electricity and other wizardry.
Thanks Red! I'm glad I got it too, didn't think my bid would hold up. Someone tried to drop a big chunk on it at the last second, but not quite enough...
Thanks D!
The Dewonkmeister!
Are you going to pinch it?
