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    more art

    Merry Christmas to me . . . in the 20s. This is a present from my lovely wife and is an Art creation. Some of the dimensions are a touch more plentiful than those I've seen typically displayed on the Forum, but it's exactly to order. Mr. Fawcett is not only an artist, but is an absolute...
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    crown height

    Greetings. How tall was the crown of the so-called stovepipe of the 20s? Also, anyone know what the typical brim width was? 2 1/8? maybe 2 1/4? thanx Bud
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    black or brown sweat band

    Okay so the collective wisdom that (I think) I've gathered from the Lounge is brown means old (or at least older) and black means more recent for sweat bands. I've recently seen some offerings at that place we all know where there are some black sweats in hats represented to be plenty aged...
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    Straw hat day?

    My sense is that straw hat day meant that you left your felts behind and donned your boater. Which means the switch really mattered to a time when boaters were prevalent, which was (historians correct me) more of the early 20th century and not the 30s, 40s & 50s. If that's true, what kind of...
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    Return to sanity?

    So I noticed that a green, 7 3/8 Stetson went in a recently concluded e-bay session for a mere (thereabouts) $135.00. Funny thing was, this lid had the magic word "Stratoliner" on it. I watched with interest at how high over $300 it would go, but no dice. Could "Stratoliner"'s failure to...
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    save me from moths

    So standing over my hats, all resting peacefully on their rack, looking at them in their sweet-breathed slumber, like a father watches over his new child, I am overcome by this other-worldly feeling. I'm not sure what told me to look under the ribbon of a thankfully not vintage Borsalino, but...
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    20s stovepipe

    Can anyone identify the dimensions of your typical 20s stovepipe? I know tall crown & not-too-wide brim, but are we talkin' typically 6" on the crown and 2 1/2" or under on the brim? What about ribbon width? Also, were those hats typically the long-hair, fuzzy types, or was there nothing...
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    coffee stain

    So I'm walking into the office this morning with my laptop case slung over my right shoulder, and a cup of starbucks (with lid with the small hole to drink through) in my right hand. The strap slips off my shoulder and crashes down on my arm, at which point a geyser of coffee shoots up from the...
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    what was FDR's hat?

    Anyone know the particulars on what kind of hat FDR wore? The photos I've seen has him in a suit with a hat that has the dimples on the crown down the sides, kind of like a cowboy hat, and with the brim up all the way around. It doesn't look like a traditional-looking fedora, but not like a...
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    What do you think the age of this Stetson is?

    Howdy. Could you offer an opinion on how old my Stetson is? The ribbon is 2 inches, the brim is just a whiff under 2.5 inches, and the crown height looks to be 5.25 inches or so. Thanks. Bud
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    hats (or not) in Vegas?

    Anyone going to be wearing a hat, thinking about a hat, or maybe not wearing one (or even thinking about one) in Vegas this coming weekend? I could use an interlocutor over something stronger than a co-cola. Bud
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    black hat band

    Anyone know whether a black hat band in a Stetson signifies anything--like the hat's age, quality or something else? The hat in question is a black Stetson Playboy sold by Cottrell's in Denver. Bud
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    question re brim

    I was thumbing through a book that has color photos of the 40s and 50s and lingered over a couple of photos of FDR and one of Churchill, reason being that in each photo the hat was your standard issue fedora, but both men wore the brim up in front rather than snapped down. Could anyone in the...
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    taper?

    Hello fellow lid lovers. I've seen it mentioned before in various threads, and I've looked to find an answer to my question so I wouldn't bother you with something that may have been already addressed, but found nothing satisfactory. Perhaps I didn't look diligently enough. In any event...
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    Wormser

    'lo all. Anyone know when Wormser hats stopped being made?
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    Dave Brown Hats?

    Anyone have an opinion on Dave Brown Hats? I've taken a look at the website www.davebrownhats.com and looks like some cool stuff, particularly the pork pie looking thing designated DB-1950, but what do I know. Thanks for your insights. Budney
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    What happens w/hat rehab?

    Can anybody give me an idea what happens when you send your felt hat off to get rejuvenated or rehab'd or whatever we call it? I'm guessing as much or little as you want, but does original equipment--liner, sweatband, hat band--HAVE to get replaced if any particular rehabbing is done? Bud
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    Stetson question

    But a coupla statements first. Open Roads, Playboys, Whippets, Stratoliners--these are names of hat models (do we hat people call 'em models like car models?), while royal, royal deluxe and imperial are indications of the quality. And the models go with the quality indicator--I've got a royal...
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    TLC for geriatric hat?

    Howdy all. I've got an old, dirty, stinky, mis-shapen Stetson Imperial. How does one resuscitate such a victim? Contact Art? Although I've seen on this forum something to the effect that he's out for the summer (if I remember right). Budney
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    Difference between the Stetson Stratoliner and The Open Road

    Anyone in the know care to hold forth on the difference between a stratoliner & an open road? I know the open road is often blocked in a sort of western style, but the ones that are c-blocked I can't tell a difference from a stratoliner. Thanks for your views. Budrich

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