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What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?

Short Balding Guy

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Walkabout in a Borsolino Misto. This is a lovely hat to wear on a gorgeous Spring morning.

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Morning coffee under the brim of a Stetson.

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I have to run to the grocery store so I changed to a Gannon Playboy.

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Cheers this Spring Day to all, Eric -
 

T Jones

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This is now the oldest hat I have in my collection. A guess on this hat is that it may be a No. 1 Quality Stetson from 1935-1940. Alan offered some good information on it, but added that it would be very hard to tell without the original sweat, which has been replaced. A generous lounger sent this one to me. It was a very small 6 3/4 until I recently I converted it and reblocked to a 7 1/4 LO. The original sweat band, size tag , and liner were all missing. Fortunately it still had the original manufacturers labels. Here's the hat and labels, and what it looks like now after I converted it. Unfortunately the brim binding came apart in a couple of spots when I was blocking it. For now I'm going to leave it as is.The manufacturers label gave the block type as a 52. I just happened to have a 52 block in my size. That's what I reblocked it on. Also, a previous owner punched two holes at the brim break on either side, probably for a wind cord. The reblocking moved the holes up to the crown and are hidden by the ribbon. It sports a tall straight crown with a 2 3/4 snap brim that I flanged on a #19 brim flange. The felt quality is unbelievable and has a real smooth finish. It's a solid hat with a few minor issues. There's a little discoloration showing where some of the brim was moved up to the crown after blocking it up.

I originally guessed this hat to be from the 1940s while the Lounger who sent it to me guessed it to be from the 1930s. More discussion in the dating your hat thread....

Before:
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After: 7 1/4 LO
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On the head:
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P. & C. Habig Wien "Grand Prix Paris" possibly around 1900. There was a newspaper from 1903 behind the Sweatband so my guess is this model was made around the time of 1900 Paris Grand Prix. I was very lucky to find this Stiff Felt back in 2021.

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The Band and Bow blocked by the Brim Flange.

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Similar Stiff Felt Forms, Also P. & C. Habig Wien Crest with "Patent Ventilator" from a P. & C. Habig Wien - Berlin Catalog, possibly 1890s.

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This is now the oldest hat I have in my collection. A guess on this hat is that it may be a No. 1 Quality Stetson from 1935-1940. Alan offered some good information on it, but added that it would be very hard to tell without the original sweat, which has been replaced. A generous lounger sent this one to me. It was a very small 6 3/4 until I recently I converted it and reblocked to a 7 1/4 LO. The original sweat band, size tag , and liner were all missing. Fortunately it still had the original manufacturers labels. Here's the hat and labels, and what it looks like now after I converted it. Unfortunately the brim binding came apart in a couple of spots when I was blocking it. For now I'm going to leave it as is.The manufacturers label gave the block type as a 52. I just happened to have a 52 block in my size. That's what I reblocked it on. Also, a previous owner punched two holes at the brim break on either side, probably for a wind cord. The reblocking moved the holes up to the crown and are hidden by the ribbon. It sports a tall straight crown with a 2 3/4 snap brim that I flanged on a #19 brim flange. The felt quality is unbelievable and has a real smooth finish. It's a solid hat with a few minor issues. There's a little discoloration showing where some of the brim was moved up to the crown after blocking it up.

I originally guessed this hat to be from the 1940s while the Lounger who sent it to me guessed it to be from the 1930s. More discussion in the dating your hat thread....

Before:
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1940s-Stetson-Conversion-14.jpg


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1940s-Stetson-Conversion-11.jpg


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1940s-Stetson-Conversion-8.jpg


After: 7 1/4 LO
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On the head:
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Another fabulous job, Terry. Looks terrific
 
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This is now the oldest hat I have in my collection. A guess on this hat is that it may be a No. 1 Quality Stetson from 1935-1940. Alan offered some good information on it, but added that it would be very hard to tell without the original sweat, which has been replaced. A generous lounger sent this one to me. It was a very small 6 3/4 until I recently I converted it and reblocked to a 7 1/4 LO. The original sweat band, size tag , and liner were all missing. Fortunately it still had the original manufacturers labels. Here's the hat and labels, and what it looks like now after I converted it. Unfortunately the brim binding came apart in a couple of spots when I was blocking it. For now I'm going to leave it as is.The manufacturers label gave the block type as a 52. I just happened to have a 52 block in my size. That's what I reblocked it on. Also, a previous owner punched two holes at the brim break on either side, probably for a wind cord. The reblocking moved the holes up to the crown and are hidden by the ribbon. It sports a tall straight crown with a 2 3/4 snap brim that I flanged on a #19 brim flange. The felt quality is unbelievable and has a real smooth finish. It's a solid hat with a few minor issues. There's a little discoloration showing where some of the brim was moved up to the crown after blocking it up.

I originally guessed this hat to be from the 1940s while the Lounger who sent it to me guessed it to be from the 1930s. More discussion in the dating your hat thread....

Before:
1940s-Stetson-Conversion-15.jpg


1940s-Stetson-Conversion-14.jpg


1940s-Stetson-Conversion-13.jpg



1940s-Stetson-Conversion-11.jpg


1940s-Stetson-Conversion-12.jpg


1940s-Stetson-Conversion-8.jpg


After: 7 1/4 LO
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On the head:
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Looks great, Terry. Nice to see the old hat getting a new lease on life.
 

Rmccamey

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I, too, like the swoosh brim on that bowler!

P. & C. Habig Wien "Grand Prix Paris" possibly around 1900. There was a newspaper from 1903 behind the Sweatband so my guess is this model was made around the time of 1900 Paris Grand Prix. I was very lucky to find this Stiff Felt back in 2021.

52869819627_45ecde0c17_h.jpg


The Band and Bow blocked by the Brim Flange.

52870395251_a3ee3edae1_h.jpg


52870576964_b267c4c017_h.jpg


52870809453_eb7815ea16_h.jpg


52870552049_c2e28a484c_h.jpg


Similar Stiff Felt Forms, Also P. & C. Habig Wien Crest with "Patent Ventilator" from a P. & C. Habig Wien - Berlin Catalog, possibly 1890s.

20264855825_38bdf984a2_b.jpg


20076846190_55b3f3bbe4_b.jpg

Thanks Steve…. And yours keep coming…. Loving the brim on today’s bowler!
 

T Jones

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Looks great, Terry. Nice to see the old hat getting a new lease on life.
Thank you, Brent! The felt quality on this hat is awesome and the finish is 'smooth as silk'. This is one hat that I'm glad I converted. I'm a little bummed out over the brim binding falling apart, though. I'll probably replace it later on....and I'd like to find a vintage mid-ribbon of the same color to put on it to hide the discoloration where I reblocked it. Anyway, good thing I didn't bet money when I guessing the hat's age! I was off by a decade!
 

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