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FALCON PARK, Custom Beaver-Felt Fedora (never worn, as new)

seabass

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Hello,
I have a Falcon Park 100% Beaver Hat in 22 7/8'' Long Oval.
I recieved this in early August of 2011 after a 5 month wait, I have never worn it with the exception of trying it on & having the ribbon changed.
It fell off during shipping, It was not tacked in place,, I did not bother to send it back or complain, I figured it would be a long time to fix if returned.

I have a good friend who had a good collection of vintage hats & he had replaced the ribbon with some vintage ribbon for me I have seen some of his ribbon work
that he does on his collection & he will change on hats he sells sometimes strictly vintage......I do not know what happened to the original ribbon that came with this hat..the vintage ribbon is a biege Khaki color & he frayed the edge of the bow.....the only thing that i did notice with this replacement ribbon is he tacked it down a lot & on the inside you can see a stitch & thread that he passed through the liner in one spot....He made sure this ribbon was not going any where....

So as for the hat itself the felt is Beaver & very nicely pounced & feels luxorious. No problem with the fit & if your a Long Oval 7 1/4 your good..
I gave him measurement at the time of 22 7/8''
this is a copy of the Falcon Park Gentleman & the brim is a up style (not Snapped) though im sure it will shape to your likeing & the crown is a simple center dent with small
dart's in front & pretty straight crown all around ...
The Sweatband does have some ripples but no problem affecting fit & in the pics if you notice wrinkles in the sweat, it is just the grain of the leather & looks nice & strong overall & good leather with a soft touch to it...
so here are the specs,

100%Beaver , brim is 2 3/8th'', crown is as bashed front 4 1/2'', side 5'',rear 4 3/8'' & the ribbon is 1 5/8'' wide in a Khaki color & vintage with a frayed edge.
A very nice hat That i had never wore....Im into vintage lite felts or lite beaver felt customs...this is a very nice felt & not hard at all its good quality.

if you ordered this today it would run $335.00 shipped. you can have this for $235.00 shipped in the 48 states & no waiting.
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These pics were taken today in midday sun..
i will post more detail pics:cool:
 
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LoveMyHats2

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Wow, that is a really beautiful hat, the contrast with the ribbon color against the darker color of the hat looks really nice! You have my best wishes on the sale of such a nice hat, if is was 7 1/2 I would sure be very tempted to buy it.
 

seabass

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Aww heres some more pics !
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in this pic you can see where my Friend tacked the ribbon. Not that noticeable in the sunlight.
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this pic shows the 1 stitch thread that comes through the liner. (at 4 O'clock) He made sure this ribbon wont fall off.
the leather is showing ripples (but no Nipples) thats just the grain of the leather & fits fine on the noggin.
though i have not wore this hat with the exception of trying it on.
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Well i probably broke the record for pic posting & thats the hat folks !:cool:
Thank You
che:cool:
 

LoveMyHats2

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Dang, I am shocked this is not sold yet!?! The color contrast this hat has, really makes it a stand out looking hat, with some nice geometry, just a great hat. Dark thick rich brown with that light tone ribbon.....someone that wears this size should leap on it!
 

seabass

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WOW forgot i still had this...

Nice unused Beaver felt only thing is the stitch that comes into the inner lining for the ribbon....

Drop to $ 199.00
 
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