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    My new old Stetson

    Here is a photo of me in my Stetson silverbelly "Open Road" set up as a fedora, center dent, pinched. Maybe 1950's - I haven't determined the date yet. Open crown, nice soft felt. Originally sold by Joske's of Texas, which was still in business when I last lived there, but I believe is gone...
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    Mobster in the trunk

    Same thing happened to my Uncle Peck Capelli. The car Uncle Peck was found in was his. A really fancy big black Packard. Wish I still had it! Peck was a driver for one of the NY "families." Of course, in the Golden Era, nobody talked, so the whole story of Uncle Peck's demise never did come out...
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    Detachable collar questions

    Among the things I inherited from my father-in-law were several collars of various shapes, all white, except for the following (click for a larger display): Inside the collar it says, "Town Club Collar." So I was wondering whether this collar was intended to be worn on a white shirt, a blue...
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    One more hat

    I just found this old shot of me in my beaver top hat - an old Filene's hat from Boston, here paired with a frock coat, though it looks pretty good with tails, too. I've since had it restored a bit. Replaced the ribbon. Yes, I was much younger then. Better not to mention it.
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    Two of my hats

    WARNING! The following pictures may offend somebody! My Homburg (complete with tie and pocket square): http://img500.imageshack.us/img500/8771/10002605va.jpg My Borsalino "Colombo" (sorry, dressed casually, even wearing (gasp!) blue jeans, view at your own risk)...
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    Color photos, 1930's and 40's

    You might want to check out the online exhibition from the Library of Congress of color photos from the 1930's and 1940's at http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/boundforglory/glory-exhibit.html. I think the book from which they come (Bound for Glory: America in Color, 1939-43 ) has been mentioned here...
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    Borsalino "Colombo"

    I thought I would post here the results of some correspondence I had recently, with the help of Riccardo, who also posts here from time to time, I believe, regarding a recently acquired Boraslino "Colombo" hat, the one with the picture of the sailing ship in the lining of the crown. I first...
  9. J

    Hats in Venice and Vienna

    I'll be in Venice and Vienna late in the Fall, and I was wondering if anyone knows of any hat shops worth visiting in either place. It's been decades since I was last in Italy, and that was in full summer, but even with the heat and sun I didn't see many men wearing hats. Are Italians or...

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