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I wonder if that store got looted this week...
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OTHER THAN eBAY Hats: Victories, Defeats, Gripes & Items of Interest
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An impromptu run to town allowed me to pick up these two hats I had bought back in the days before COVID.
A dirty Open Road:
A Country Gentleman woolie that was paired with it. My daughter can probably find some use for it.
A dirty Open Road:
A Country Gentleman woolie that was paired with it. My daughter can probably find some use for it.
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Dobbs Twenty TAR:
A big thanks to John @moehawk for turning me on to this great hat. This is the best part of The Lounge: great people.
A big thanks to John @moehawk for turning me on to this great hat. This is the best part of The Lounge: great people.
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A couple a cool,finds there Bob
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Wow.. great one Brent!
TheGuitarFairy
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incoming .. apparently w/ a $35 sales receipt from 57'
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Nice! Good get.
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I asked the seller to use care in packing the hat. Here was his reply:
“I wanted to double check that you had seen in the description that the top has been bent and reformed before- the hat is not rigid like many bowlers, but is very soft and flexible, and the top has definitely been crushed and reformed, probably numerous times.”
Seems like a good seller to me. Here’s the “bowler” I bought:
Too bad that that the crown is soft.
“I wanted to double check that you had seen in the description that the top has been bent and reformed before- the hat is not rigid like many bowlers, but is very soft and flexible, and the top has definitely been crushed and reformed, probably numerous times.”
Seems like a good seller to me. Here’s the “bowler” I bought:
Too bad that that the crown is soft.
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LOL. I think you’ll be able to make it work.I asked the seller to use care in packing the hat. Here was his reply:
“I wanted to double check that you had seen in the description that the top has been bent and reformed before- the hat is not rigid like many bowlers, but is very soft and flexible, and the top has definitely been crushed and reformed, probably numerous times.”
Seems like a good seller to me. Here’s the “bowler” I bought:
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Too bad that that the crown is soft.
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Too bad that that the crown is soft.
You might look into that "bronzing" in the WTF Hats thread to see if you can stiffen this back up again.
Nice looking hat despite the dimples and dents.
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LOL. Never have to worry about that low hanging branch.You might look into that "bronzing" in the WTF Hats thread to see if you can stiffen this back up again.
Nice looking hat despite the dimples and dents.
Actually a quite touching response by the seller. Shows he cares (but doesn't know hats).I asked the seller to use care in packing the hat. Here was his reply:
“I wanted to double check that you had seen in the description that the top has been bent and reformed before- the hat is not rigid like many bowlers, but is very soft and flexible, and the top has definitely been crushed and reformed, probably numerous times.”
Seems like a good seller to me. Here’s the “bowler” I bought:
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Too bad that that the crown is soft.
M Hatman
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OK....I am "out and about" this past weekend. I have been looking for a 50's 60' Borsalino box and a similar vintage Disney "Currier and Ives" box for some time......
Then I find these:
But wait it gets better (and quite like an episode of "Twilight Zone" or a GREAT Magic Trick)!!!!!!!! NOW bear in mind these were purchased at two different shops.......Boxes RARELY have the interior structures let alone a hat......(and if there IS a hat, it is a crappy hat from 30 years later and often a women's hat(s) too....). Not only was the interior structure there BUT...........
Inside the Disney Box was a.......BORSALINO (size 7 1/4 so will be moving on).
AND inside the Borsalino box was a DISNEY!!!!!!!!!!! Size 7 1/8 so will also move on.......
ALL of this just goes to show, You just never know what will come your way!!!!! AND it also illustrates nicely that just because a hat comes to you in a certain hat box does not mean the two are in ANY way related to one another.......(while these two hats did indeed roughly match the time period of these boxes they of course did not match brands). All too often the nice old 50's hat box (when a hat is involved) contains a crappy wool 70's or 80's hat........(I wish I had a $1 bill for every ebay hat and box listed as an awesome 30's 40's hat in its "original" box (which is from the 50's 60's)......(and of course the hat in question is a wool Stetson/Dobbs with the metric /fractional size tag which was made in the late 70's at the earliest)!!!
ANYWAY I am happy with these and will be keeping the boxes where I will "marry" them to correct hats for storage.....(at least the Borsalino anyway, I am still looking for a 50's Disney in my size).
Then I find these:
But wait it gets better (and quite like an episode of "Twilight Zone" or a GREAT Magic Trick)!!!!!!!! NOW bear in mind these were purchased at two different shops.......Boxes RARELY have the interior structures let alone a hat......(and if there IS a hat, it is a crappy hat from 30 years later and often a women's hat(s) too....). Not only was the interior structure there BUT...........
Inside the Disney Box was a.......BORSALINO (size 7 1/4 so will be moving on).
AND inside the Borsalino box was a DISNEY!!!!!!!!!!! Size 7 1/8 so will also move on.......
ALL of this just goes to show, You just never know what will come your way!!!!! AND it also illustrates nicely that just because a hat comes to you in a certain hat box does not mean the two are in ANY way related to one another.......(while these two hats did indeed roughly match the time period of these boxes they of course did not match brands). All too often the nice old 50's hat box (when a hat is involved) contains a crappy wool 70's or 80's hat........(I wish I had a $1 bill for every ebay hat and box listed as an awesome 30's 40's hat in its "original" box (which is from the 50's 60's)......(and of course the hat in question is a wool Stetson/Dobbs with the metric /fractional size tag which was made in the late 70's at the earliest)!!!
ANYWAY I am happy with these and will be keeping the boxes where I will "marry" them to correct hats for storage.....(at least the Borsalino anyway, I am still looking for a 50's Disney in my size).
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WOW! What a couple of great finds and cool story how it came about. CongratulationsOK....I am "out and about" this past weekend. I have been looking for a 50's 60' Borsalino box and a similar vintage Disney "Currier and Ives" box for some time......
Then I find these:
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But wait it gets better (and quite like an episode of "Twilight Zone" or a GREAT Magic Trick)!!!!!!!! NOW bear in mind these were purchased at two different shops.......Boxes RARELY have the interior structures let alone a hat......(and if there IS a hat, it is a crappy hat from 30 years later and often a women's hat(s) too....). Not only was the interior structure there BUT...........
Inside the Disney Box was a.......BORSALINO (size 7 1/4 so will be moving on).
View attachment 240555
AND inside the Borsalino box was a DISNEY!!!!!!!!!!! Size 7 1/8 so will also move on.......
View attachment 240556 View attachment 240557
ALL of this just goes to show, You just never know what will come your way!!!!! AND it also illustrates nicely that just because a hat comes to you in a certain hat box does not mean the two are in ANY way related to one another.......(while these two hats did indeed roughly match the time period of these boxes they of course did not match brands). All too often the nice old 50's hat box (when a hat is involved) contains a crappy wool 70's or 80's hat........(I wish I had a $1 bill for every ebay hat and box listed as an awesome 30's 40's hat in its "original" box (which is from the 50's 60's)......(and of course the hat in question is a wool Stetson/Dobbs with the metric /fractional size tag which was made in the late 70's at the earliest)!!!
ANYWAY I am happy with these and will be keeping the boxes where I will "marry" them to correct hats for storage.....(at least the Borsalino anyway, I am still looking for a 50's Disney in my size).
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The mystery Resistol (mysteresistol) that I put in the Waiting For thread yesterday has had its mystery solved (and the mystery Lounger who is facilitating this long distance pickup is revealed as well). Thanks @Michael A !
One 'X' better than my current San Antonio.
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A few minor spots that should clean up completely I think.
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I like this gold color, or copperish or whatever, liner a lot.
Great buy for $4. I would be very happy to find this in a size 7 or 6 7/8. I don't see any evidence of mothing at all.
Michael
One 'X' better than my current San Antonio.
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A few minor spots that should clean up completely I think.
Labels.
I like this gold color, or copperish or whatever, liner a lot.
Great buy for $4. I would be very happy to find this in a size 7 or 6 7/8. I don't see any evidence of mothing at all.
Michael
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Fantastic find Bob. Way to go @Michael A for the assist!
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Champagne. Nice hat Bob. Is the brim on your other San Antonio 2-5/8 or 2-3/4? I think all of mine are 2-3/4. I wonder how many 2-5/8 are out there?
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Thanks Joe!
Thanks Jack! I'll have to check the X-Double-X when I'm back in town.
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If we ever find a San Antonio at 2-1/2 then maybe they were all 2-5/8 with a tolerance of plus/minus .125.
Sorry, it's the engineer in me!
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Far from pristine, but I couldn’t say no:
