kaosharper1
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I just picked up this hat at the Pasadena City College flea market for $15. Its a beaut of a hat but I can't find much about it. The camera is away, but it looks a lot like the one in this post:
http://www.thefedoralounge.com/showthread.php?p=687349&highlight=wormser#post687349
Mine is as white a hat as I've seen. It is called the "Texan" and is of the Open Road clone type. The felt is called "Royal Luxury." The brim is 3" and the crown is about 5 3/4" tall, so I put a diamond bash in it much like the one in the link above. The ribbon is a thin ivory color. The sweatband is brown leather and is 1 3/4" wide. The sweat is sewn direct to the hat, so there's no reeding, but there is some sort of paper sewn in there so its between the sweat and the felt. The paper feels like the stuff on the top of the liner over the logo. The liner is sewn to the felt.
Inside there is a tag that says "8.50 Wormser 107 5901 7 1/2." Yes, its a 7 1/2 which is a little big for me but since I'm a round oval, its not much different than my 59 centimeter Akubras. It has moth divots under the brim, and 2 on top. Otherwise its in great shape. The amazing thing is that its white, but still clean! It did have some dirt on it, so I thought I might have to have it cleaned, but that brushed right off.
Anyone have any info on this hat? I've searched the forum and the web but found very little on Wormsers except that many people like them, some don't, and RBH coveted the one above at Buckaroo Hatters, but it wasn't for sale.
http://www.thefedoralounge.com/showthread.php?p=687349&highlight=wormser#post687349
Mine is as white a hat as I've seen. It is called the "Texan" and is of the Open Road clone type. The felt is called "Royal Luxury." The brim is 3" and the crown is about 5 3/4" tall, so I put a diamond bash in it much like the one in the link above. The ribbon is a thin ivory color. The sweatband is brown leather and is 1 3/4" wide. The sweat is sewn direct to the hat, so there's no reeding, but there is some sort of paper sewn in there so its between the sweat and the felt. The paper feels like the stuff on the top of the liner over the logo. The liner is sewn to the felt.
Inside there is a tag that says "8.50 Wormser 107 5901 7 1/2." Yes, its a 7 1/2 which is a little big for me but since I'm a round oval, its not much different than my 59 centimeter Akubras. It has moth divots under the brim, and 2 on top. Otherwise its in great shape. The amazing thing is that its white, but still clean! It did have some dirt on it, so I thought I might have to have it cleaned, but that brushed right off.
Anyone have any info on this hat? I've searched the forum and the web but found very little on Wormsers except that many people like them, some don't, and RBH coveted the one above at Buckaroo Hatters, but it wasn't for sale.
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