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RJR

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Iowa
Optimo Lords hat.
Color "Space"
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Very nice.
 
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11,161
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Alabama
Been shopping around for some cheaper straws to supplement my more delicate ones. Took a chance on this one for $45. Seems to fit the bill. Very tight weave and fairly heavy for a straw but the construction is not bad. Sewn in liner and the sweat is leather though very primitive. The brim, 2 3/4" is soft and flexible but the crown is about as hard as a coconut shell. The hat band is some kind of elasticized material that looks as if it may have come off a pair of Bob Roberts heinous underwear. Not much info on the company, at least in a language that I can understand. I know they make traditional sombreros and cowboy hats. The only other examples of a hat like this that I have seen is a promotional one for Corona beer with the logo all over it.
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A Stetson "Open Road" Royal Deluxe soft Fedora style with wind trolly. Has original box. A good friend gave this to me last night. It belonged to his father who passed away last year......he knew I liked hats and he had no use for it....he told me about it but was unsure of size.....I was very doubtful it would fit (I am a 7 1/2 to 7 5/8). Well long story short......IT FITS LIKE IT WAS MADE FOR ME!!!!!!!!!!!!! Differant color than it photographs...........a sort of yellow-grey-tan.....Sand Color perhaps? Could not find a blocking tag but could be behind the liner.....I was very cautious about peeking behind the sweat......sweat is a sort of very very deep brown..........not sure of it's age.....
CHEERS,
M
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11,161
Location
Alabama
A Stetson "Open Road" Royal Deluxe soft Fedora style with wind trolly. Has original box. A good friend gave this to me last night. It belonged to his father who passed away last year......he knew I liked hats and he had no use for it....he told me about it but was unsure of size.....I was very doubtful it would fit (I am a 7 1/2 to 7 5/8). Well long story short......IT FITS LIKE IT WAS MADE FOR ME!!!!!!!!!!!!! Differant color than it photographs...........a sort of yellow-grey-tan.....Sand Color perhaps? Could not find a blocking tag but could be behind the liner.....I was very cautious about peeking behind the sweat......sweat is a sort of very very deep brown..........not sure of it's age.....
CHEERS,
M
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Wow! Helluva friend. Enjoy that hat. One of my favorites.
 

Bob Roberts

I'll Lock Up
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11,201
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milford ct
Been shopping around for some cheaper straws to supplement my more delicate ones. Took a chance on this one for $45. Seems to fit the bill. Very tight weave and fairly heavy for a straw but the construction is not bad. Sewn in liner and the sweat is leather though very primitive. The brim, 2 3/4" is soft and flexible but the crown is about as hard as a coconut shell. The hat band is some kind of elasticized material that looks as if it may have come off a pair of Bob Roberts heinous underwear. Not much info on the company, at least in a language that I can understand. I know they make traditional sombreros and cowboy hats. The only other examples of a hat like this that I have seen is a promotional one for Corona beer with the logo all over it.
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Palm leaf and no need to be discussing my undergarments.
 

Rogera

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West Texas
A Stetson "Open Road" Royal Deluxe soft Fedora style with wind trolly. Has original box. A good friend gave this to me last night. It belonged to his father who passed away last year......he knew I liked hats and he had no use for it....he told me about it but was unsure of size.....I was very doubtful it would fit (I am a 7 1/2 to 7 5/8). Well long story short......IT FITS LIKE IT WAS MADE FOR ME!!!!!!!!!!!!! Differant color than it photographs...........a sort of yellow-grey-tan.....Sand Color perhaps? Could not find a blocking tag but could be behind the liner.....I was very cautious about peeking behind the sweat......sweat is a sort of very very deep brown..........not sure of it's age.....
CHEERS,
M
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That is superb!!
 

homesicksteve

Familiar Face
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Kent; UK

Daniele Tanto

I'll Lock Up
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4,112
Location
Verona - Italia
They came in a very tight box, they needed air and a fit
Here are two Borsalino, probably at the end of the seventies or early eighties.
Both finished with a short hair felt very soft.
Very well kept, have the charm of classic Italian hats in the last 40 years.

Amiata 5 cm brims and crown at 11 cm. matching ribbon with overwelted brim
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Folco 5.5 cm brims and crown at 11.5 cm. matching ribbon and raw brim
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They both have to sleep until October. They have taken a ride in the garden to be photographed :)
May be the felt season is over....who can say it?
 
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down south
Been shopping around for some cheaper straws to supplement my more delicate ones. Took a chance on this one for $45. Seems to fit the bill. Very tight weave and fairly heavy for a straw but the construction is not bad. Sewn in liner and the sweat is leather though very primitive. The brim, 2 3/4" is soft and flexible but the crown is about as hard as a coconut shell. The hat band is some kind of elasticized material that looks as if it may have come off a pair of Bob Roberts heinous underwear. Not much info on the company, at least in a language that I can understand. I know they make traditional sombreros and cowboy hats. The only other examples of a hat like this that I have seen is a promotional one for Corona beer with the logo all over it.
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I've seen similar hats at the local tienda down here. It looks great, which is the important thing, and it ought to provide a fair amount of head protection should you ever have too many Corona-ritas and fall down.

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RJR

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Location
Iowa
A Stetson "Open Road" Royal Deluxe soft Fedora style with wind trolly. Has original box. A good friend gave this to me last night. It belonged to his father who passed away last year......he knew I liked hats and he had no use for it....he told me about it but was unsure of size.....I was very doubtful it would fit (I am a 7 1/2 to 7 5/8). Well long story short......IT FITS LIKE IT WAS MADE FOR ME!!!!!!!!!!!!! Differant color than it photographs...........a sort of yellow-grey-tan.....Sand Color perhaps? Could not find a blocking tag but could be behind the liner.....I was very cautious about peeking behind the sweat......sweat is a sort of very very deep brown..........not sure of it's age.....
CHEERS,
M
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Wonderful gift!
 

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