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  1. Allenworsham

    Question about repairing a wood hat block

    I have done woodworking for many years as a hobby and have repaired a lot of things. I have a hat maker friend that has a damaged hat block that he wants me to repair. It had been repaired before by someone else who drilled A few holes to put bolts through to strengthen the block and then put...
  2. Allenworsham

    Grandfather's Panama restored by Tom Gomez @Gomez Hat Company

    Awhile back I posted photos of an old 1940's-1950's Panama that belonged to my Grandfather who passed away in 1959. Here is the link to the original thread: http://www.thefedoralounge.com/showthread.php?81310-Repairing-a-1940-s-50-s-Panama-with-wavy-brim I was advised to get in contact with...
  3. Allenworsham

    Can you help dating a couple of women's hats?

    My sister found a box of old hats in her garage that she said belonged to my Grandmother and my Aunt (Grandmother's Daughter). There were 4 hats in good condition overall with the exception of the netting being torn a bit. I stopped by a Women's Vintage Clothing Store and showed the lady there...
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    Repairing a 1940's-50's Panama with wavy brim

    I finally got back my Grandfather's 1940's-50's Panama that I was having cleaned up and having a new ribbon put on it as the original ribbon was not salvageable. This was 1 of 5 hats that had been found in my sister's garage all stuffed in an old hat box as my Grandfather died in 1959. Overall...
  5. Allenworsham

    Help with Modern equivalent to 1950's Sports Coat design

    Being a larger guy at 6' 200 lbs with 40" pants, finding vintage clothing is very difficult and very expensive. I am not a "Suit Guy" as I have always preferred to go with a Sports Coat that I can wear with multiple outfits as it makes my limited wardrobe go a lot further and can work in both...
  7. Allenworsham

    My Great Grandfather's Tools

    I have been a hobbiest woodworker for many years and have made many different projects for my home, church, gifts and my wife's classroom as she is a Special Educator and needs some things built to spec. Some of the tools that I use belonged to my Great Grandfather who was a builder/contractor...
  8. Allenworsham

    My Grandfather's hats restored

    Awhile back my sister came across an old "Dobb's New York" hat box in her garage that had 5 hats that belonged to my Grandfather who had died in 1959. He had a barber shop for many years and then got his insurance and realtor licenses and opened up an insurance/notary/real estate office and ran...
  9. Allenworsham

    Help finding 1950's dress pants for larger guy

    I do not want to step on anyone's toes as I know how serious folks here are about authentic vintage clothing. But I am struggling to find a few pieces that: 1. fit a larger person like me. 2. being able to afford them. I have a few vintage fedoras from my grandfather dated from the...
  10. Allenworsham

    Cleaning and Whitening a 50+ year old Panama Hat

    While going through a bunch of old stuff in her garage a few weeks ago, my sister came across a hat box stuff with 5 hats in it that belonged to my Grandfather who passed away in 1959. We figure that these hats were made in the 1940's to early 1950's so they are around 50-60 years old. The box...

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