Dobbs "Gay Blade"

Wesslyn · Feb 21, 2018

Blatz_mann said:
The Hat...

Nah, it's worthless. I'll take it off your hands free of charge so you don't have to worry about it any more.

Seriously though, that is one fine hat. If it fits you, don't sell it. You may regret letting it go.
I agree it's mid to late 40s, maybe early 50s. It's in great shape for its age as well. Almost all of my hats that old have some issue, be it the sweatband is toast or moths got to it or stains or the felt is thinning...
Yours looks immaculate from the pictures.

jlee562 · Feb 21, 2018

Plastic tipped liner = 60's

Blatz_mann · Feb 21, 2018

jlee562 said:
Plastic tipped liner = 60's

The liner is made of silk...

Frunobulax · Feb 21, 2018

Blatz_mann said:
The liner is made of silk...

The liner may be silk (or perhaps satin); however, the pic seems to show a plastic covered liner tip (the area with the logo). That usually says 50s (I believe jlee is mistaken or that is a typo. The style and other elements say 50s to me.

Take some time, however, to do some research at www.thehattedprofessor.com. He gets into distinctions in logos, sweat debossments, etc. It seems to me the blue logo in the tip, along with the coach logo on the sweat, are good clues. I just can't remember exactly what clues they are. The Professor's site should help you considerably.

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hatsRme · Feb 21, 2018

Well, I'm stymied. The crown logo says late forties to me, but the size tag looks like sixties. Better call the Professor! Maybe you can split the difference, and call it early 1950s?

It's a KEEPER either way!! Congrats on this find.

hatsRme · Feb 21, 2018

Frunobulax said:
The liner may be silk (or perhaps satin); however, the pic seems to show a plastic covered liner tip (the area with the logo). That usually says 50s (I believe jlee is mistaken or that is a typo. The style and other elements say 50s to me.

Take some time, however, to do some research at www.thehattedprofessor.com. He gets into distinctions in logos, sweat debossments, etc. It seems to me the blue logo in the tip, along with the coach logo on the sweat, are good clues. I just can't remember exactly what clues they are. The Professor's site should help you considerably.

Sent directly from my mind to yours.

I have a couple of 1960s Dobbs with the plastic inner tip liner, so it seems to have lasted into that era...

AbbaDatDeHat · Feb 21, 2018

Greetings Blatz et all:
Any way to post the manufacture’s stickers behind the sweat? That would help some to nail down the age. Dobbs did some funny stuff with colored tip crests. Combined with sweat crest and manufacture stickers probably could get pretty close to age.
What about the “Gay Blade” model? It’s not common. Anybody know it’s manufacture run?
Be well. Bowen

jlee562 · Feb 21, 2018

Mr. Bowers would be the definitive judge.

Blatz_mann said:
The liner is made of silk...

Unless the pictures are deceiving me, I see a clear plastic covering over the liner. IIRC, these are more common in 60's hats, and maybe started showing up in the late 50's. Earlier hats typically would have an oilskin covering over the top part of the liner.

Here's a 60's Dobbs stingy I own:

Here's my Gay Prince with an oilskin liner:

I tried to find the full size pic of the liner, but it's locked in photobucket purgatory.

steur · Feb 21, 2018

jlee562 said:
Mr. Bowers would be the definitive judge.

Unless the pictures are deceiving me, I see a clear plastic covering over the liner. IIRC, these are more common in 60's hats, and maybe started showing up in the late 50's. Earlier hats typically would have an oilskin covering over the top part of the liner.

Here's a 60's Dobbs stingy I own:

Here's my Gay Prince with an oilskin liner:

I tried to find the full size pic of the liner, but it's locked in photobucket purgatory.

The felt looks wonderful on that hat, Jared. And the brim and bow finish gives it an unmistakable look.

Wesslyn · Feb 22, 2018

jlee562 said:
Plastic tipped liner = 60's

It looks like the tip MIGHT be oilskin, although I agree it looks plastic at a glance. It might be the lighting.
Everything else says late 40s early 50s.

Frunobulax · Feb 22, 2018

AbbaDatDeHat said:
Greetings Blatz et all:
Any way to post the manufacture’s stickers behind the sweat? That would help some to nail down the age. Dobbs did some funny stuff with colored tip crests. Combined with sweat crest and manufacture stickers probably could get pretty close to age.
What about the “Gay Blade” model? It’s not common. Anybody know it’s manufacture run?
Be well. Bowen

Yup. If we could see the reorder tag, I'll bet we could nail it better.

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