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What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?

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Echter Mayser "Mayser's Supra", date stamped 11/14/50.

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Mayser Hutfabrik, Ulm Donau advertisement from "Fabrikation von Damen- und Herren- Filzhüten, Der Deustchen Hutmacher Zeitung (1933)".

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"I'm Missing A Mayser Hat"
 

Steve1857

I'll Lock Up
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Echter Mayser "Mayser's Supra", date stamped 11/14/50.

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Mayser Hutfabrik, Ulm Donau advertisement from "Fabrikation von Damen- und Herren- Filzhüten, Der Deustchen Hutmacher Zeitung (1933)".

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"I'm Missing A Mayser Hat"
Nicely shaped Mayser, Steve. I love them when they come with date stamps, not to mention wind cords.

Simple, but super and effective advertisement slogan along with the image.
 
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Hopkins Genuine Panama
Fine weave - 5 3/8 crown
Black puggaree
Pencil curl brim - 2 1/2 to curl

This very cool fine weave Panama with pencil curl brim and sort of homburg stylings along with what would be my first boater came off a tip from @BobHufford I really like the styling of this hat and it is like no other straw I have. Among my finer weave Panama this one slips right in between the Muse and The Colonel in terms of weave. I’d like to work the brim some to see if I can get it to seat a little lower instead of curling even higher on top of the edge curl As you can see in the on head shots. I do believe though this one will be getting a lot of wear in the coming months. Thanks again Bob.

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Hopkins Genuine Panama
Fine weave - 5 3/8 crown
Black puggaree
Pencil curl brim - 2 1/2 to curl

This very cool fine weave Panama with pencil curl brim and sort of homburg stylings along with what would be my first boater came off a tip from @BobHufford I really like the styling of this hat and it is like no other straw I have. Among my finer weave Panama this one slips right in between the Muse and The Colonel in terms of weave. I’d like to work the brim some to see if I can get it to seat a little lower instead of curling even higher on top of the edge curl As you can see in the on head shots. I do believe though this one will be getting a lot of wear in the coming months. Thanks again Bob.

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Joe, Looks great! Hopkins was out of Baltimore. Baltimore was a Straw Hat center back in the day.

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I wish I would've taken a few "Before" pictures of this hat before I converted it. I usually do but this time I forgot. This was a way too small and low crowned 6 3/4 Alexander Western. It was a well finished hat that felt and reacted like a vintage one. Better than most modern Westerns I've worked with. Anyway, I was able to block it up to a 7 1/4 LO. After I took it off the block the crown just dry creased so easy, something similar to a vintage 3X Beaver Stetson. In fact, a bit better, and felt better to the touch, too. Definitely a well finished hat for a modern Western. I didn't have to thin the crown down at all. The brim, on the other hand, was what you'd expect from a recent Western, thick and stiff, but still well finished. The brim, I did have to thin down. I got a fairly tall open crown out of it for being so low when I first started it. I ended up with a good vertical sided 5 5/8 open crown and is creased to my preferred Teardrop. 'As creased', it's 4 3/4 at the pinch with a rake sloping to 4 1/4 inches in the back, and is 5 inches at its tallest. The brim is 2 5/8 inches wide. I reused the original single ply skinny ribbon to accentuate the hat's profile and to give it a crisp and casual look....

Off the Block and brim trimmed:
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After:
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On the head:
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Two of my conversions, Alexander and a 3X Beaver Quality Stetson:
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Beautiful work as usual, Terry. Though it is your preferred style, this one turned out especially well.
 
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Hopkins Genuine Panama
Fine weave - 5 3/8 crown
Black puggaree
Pencil curl brim - 2 1/2 to curl

This very cool fine weave Panama with pencil curl brim and sort of homburg stylings along with what would be my first boater came off a tip from @BobHufford I really like the styling of this hat and it is like no other straw I have. Among my finer weave Panama this one slips right in between the Muse and The Colonel in terms of weave. I’d like to work the brim some to see if I can get it to seat a little lower instead of curling even higher on top of the edge curl As you can see in the on head shots. I do believe though this one will be getting a lot of wear in the coming months. Thanks again Bob.

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Fantastic hat, Joe. It's one I'm still missing in the collection. I'd keep it exactly like it is.
 

Rumad

One Too Many
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I started getting emails again suddenly today. I also just checked my junk mail box and found a ton of emails from TFL in there. You may need to sort those settings out.
That was the first thing I did. Only thing in mine is all the phony “shutting down your account (banks) due to unusual activity” garbage. Glad yours started working though! There is hope!
 

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