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  1. dr greg

    Late fathers vintage leather coat ,help with age and make

    every design point says pre-war to me, what a beautiful thing, there are leather preparations that don't darken the patina, and if they slightly do, it goes away, however i dunno what brands you have over there, that is a treasure fo sho
  2. dr greg

    money's worth

    $100 for the pair at a local opshop...not cheap but worth doin them up, a Numac from Sydney and a Nice from the UK...you can get lucky!
  3. dr greg

    how old? opinions!

    The lining is exactly the same as what we used to call 'coastwatcher coats' that were ankle length leather issued to soldiers on winter submarine lookouts on the australian coastline in WW2..very common in the 70's, never see em now
  4. dr greg

    how old? opinions!

    got this recently for $20 with no buttons, which made me think military origin because why else remove em? anyway luckily i have a few buttons up my sleeve…:
  5. dr greg

    off the boil

    I've been selling vintage clothes at local markets for over 40 years so I've seen trends come and go, but what's really interesting is the utter lack of interest in classic hats since the plague...dunno why, but not only have I not sold one this year, but no-one tries em on anymore, no gaggle of...
  7. dr greg

    US Manufactured Jeans

    I picked up a pair of cone mills Tellasons recently, as new, exactly my size, $1....no-one knew what they were, pockets a bit low at the back is my only complaint, i might be old but i still have an actual arse..
  8. dr greg

    any Lewis experts?

    just an update, i put in on ebay with a description in Kanji, it went for north of US$1000 to someone in Tokyo...
  9. dr greg

    What Was The Last Movie You Watched?

    It left me a bit flat too, dunno why, it looks FANTASTIC, and some top-notch actors in minor parts meant a lot of love went into it, maybe the lack of a supernatural element meant del Toro was not on familiar ground and just didn't know how to handle classic noir, which is what it...
  10. dr greg

    any Lewis experts?

    contacted LL and they don't do spare parts except zips, so it stays as is I spose
  11. dr greg

    any Lewis experts?

    contacted LL and they don't do spare parts except zips, so it stays as is I spose
  13. dr greg

    Colour vs heat

    I have a farm, i do physical work out in the sun, and in summer I WEAR A WHITE HAT! :)
  14. dr greg

    Colour vs heat

    It's painted of course, but it always seemed odd to me that the whole idea of a light woven hat was to keep your had cool, and this seems designed to do the opposite...
  15. dr greg

    any Lewis experts?

    there's a lot of wisdom in the saying 'opposites attract', my missus hates 90% of my music too, but after 30 years things balance out!
  16. dr greg

    Help with {date or identify} a hat please.....!

    actually i just got the kettle out, you could, but it's a lot firmer than any other hat i own
  17. dr greg

    Help with {date or identify} a hat please.....!

    you couldn't shape this with a hour of steam
  19. dr greg

    Help with {date or identify} a hat please.....!

    this one is rock solid, very stiff felt like a bowler, which makes sense given that Henry heath made top-qual bowlers 100 years ago
  20. dr greg

    Help with {date or identify} a hat please.....!

    I did figure it was a bit earlier than the classic film-noir hat but you very rarely see 'dress' hats over here
  21. dr greg

    Help with {date or identify} a hat please.....!

    sitting next to a Stetson Whippet or a vintage Akubra it just looks different, I've bought sold and owned a LOT of hats in the last 40+ years and I never saw one exactly like it before, i thought it might be some obscure English style
  22. dr greg

    Help with {date or identify} a hat please.....!

    too high, unbound edge?
  23. dr greg

    Help with {date or identify} a hat please.....!

    not a fedora or a homburg, what say you

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