Thank you, Jeff. Agreed!Definitely worth the save!
Thank you, Jeff. Agreed!Definitely worth the save!
Beautiful color comboA nice homburg is a good way to finish this haul. Morreton homburg in a brown colour called Bombay. Size 57 with the bound brim at a generous 6,5cm and the crown at 11cm at the center dent. This one has a chamois finish, which is quite unusual for a homburg.
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You're on a roll with all the new hats, Stefan.A nice homburg is a good way to finish this haul. Morreton homburg in a brown colour called Bombay. Size 57 with the bound brim at a generous 6,5cm and the crown at 11cm at the center dent. This one has a chamois finish, which is quite unusual for a homburg.
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Love this hat, absolutely gorgeous. Enjoy!A nice homburg is a good way to finish this haul. Morreton homburg in a brown colour called Bombay. Size 57 with the bound brim at a generous 6,5cm and the crown at 11cm at the center dent. This one has a chamois finish, which is quite unusual for a homburg.
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Barbisio in a beautiful blue colour called Radio. Size 56 with the raw edge brim at 6cm and the crown at 10cm at the center dent. Fabulous hat, love it. View attachment 793923 View attachment 793924 View attachment 793925 View attachment 793926 View attachment 793927 View attachment 793928 View attachment 793929 View attachment 793930 View attachment 793931 View attachment 793932
A nice homburg is a good way to finish this haul. Morreton homburg in a brown colour called Bombay. Size 57 with the bound brim at a generous 6,5cm and the crown at 11cm at the center dent. This one has a chamois finish, which is quite unusual for a homburg.
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Resistol Pace-Setter
Brownish Grey Felt with purple undertones
4 3/4 Crown as shaped (about 5 1/2 Open)
2 5/8 brim with offset brim binding
1 5/8 grosgrain ribbon
As I was posting a few items up for sale on Facebook Marketplace for a friend I came across this Resistol on my timeline. The condition wasn’t the greatest in the photos and I almost passed it on by but a couple things caught my eye. First it was listed as Resistol Pace-Setter and I’ve mostly seen Pacesetter as a Stevens Hats model, so it peaked my interest. Second, while Resistol is known today more for its westerns… in this era they also made some very fine dress hats. As evidenced by the few Beaver 15 Kitten finish hats I currently own, which are some of the finer hats in my collection. As fine as they are though, they all have the newer Resistol logo with the round O believed to have started around the mid 1950s. I did not however have one with the older diamond shaped O so for the super low price it was offered I decided to snap it up and fill that box.
Upon arrival as assumed from the photos it needed a good cleaning up… brushing out a big cloud of dust, steaming and reshaping. But the end result, I think is wonderful. The felt is a slightly brownish grey that shifts color in various light and appears sometimes to have some purple undertones. The grosgrain ribbon and brim binding are a light almost silver tone with a somewhat antiqued patina. The hat was sold originally at The Bon Marché men’s corner in the Seattle, WA area for $10 according to the hand written tag I found inside the sweat. The manufacturing label indicates 7 1/4 but it fits somewhere closer in between 7 and 1/8. It’s a really great hat and I’m happy to give it some new life.. and it has been with me on my adventures this weekend.
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John Lofgren Monkey Boots Shinki Horsebuttt - $1,136 The classic monkey boot silhouette in an incredibly rich Shinki russet horse leather.
Grant Stone Diesel Boot Dark Olive Chromexcel - $395 Goodyear welted, Horween Chromexcel, classic good looks.
Schott 568 Vandals Jacket - $1,250 The classic Perfecto motorcycle jacket, in a very special limited-edition Schott double rider style. Wow, that’s a beauty Joe — great find!View attachment 793985
Resistol Pace-Setter
Brownish Grey Felt with purple undertones
4 3/4 Crown as shaped (about 5 1/2 Open)
2 5/8 brim with offset brim binding
1 5/8 grosgrain ribbon
As I was posting a few items up for sale on Facebook Marketplace for a friend I came across this Resistol on my timeline. The condition wasn’t the greatest in the photos and I almost passed it on by but a couple things caught my eye. First it was listed as Resistol Pace-Setter and I’ve mostly seen Pacesetter as a Stevens Hats model, so it peaked my interest. Second, while Resistol is known today more for its westerns… in this era they also made some very fine dress hats. As evidenced by the few Beaver 15 Kitten finish hats I currently own, which are some of the finer hats in my collection. As fine as they are though, they all have the newer Resistol logo with the round O believed to have started around the mid 1950s. I did not however have one with the older diamond shaped O so for the super low price it was offered I decided to snap it up and fill that box.
Upon arrival as assumed from the photos it needed a good cleaning up… brushing out a big cloud of dust, steaming and reshaping. But the end result, I think is wonderful. The felt is a slightly brownish grey that shifts color in various light and appears sometimes to have some purple undertones. The grosgrain ribbon and brim binding are a light almost silver tone with a somewhat antiqued patina. The hat was sold originally at The Bon Marché men’s corner in the Seattle, WA area for $10 according to the hand written tag I found inside the sweat. The manufacturing label indicates 7 1/4 but it fits somewhere closer in between 7 and 1/8. It’s a really great hat and I’m happy to give it some new life.. and it has been with me on my adventures this weekend.
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A great pickup, Joe.
Thank you guys! I am quite pleased with it.Wow, that’s a beauty Joe — great find!
Any ideas as to its age?
As to age…. I don’t have anything definitive. Just that the Diamond O logo came before the round O logo. Most examples of the newer logo I believe start to pop up as mid 1950s hats. So I guess in general pre-mid 50s. It could easily be a later 1940s hat. But Being in a sort of whippet styling and proportions and that hand written price tag of $10. (I believe Stetson sold he Whippet at $10 around 1950). I don’t think it would be much earlier. So I’d think early to mid 1950s Might be reasonable estimate.Wow, that’s a beauty Joe — great find!
Any ideas as to its age?
Thanks for the info Joe. As far as the trademark goes, the stylized ”O” was first used in 1934 and was filed in 1943. I think the Byer Rolnick versions like yours might be a bit older than the ones you see with the western red liners but I’m not really sure.As to age…. I don’t have anything definitive. Just that the Diamond O logo came before the round O logo. Most examples of the newer logo I believe start to pop up as mid 1950s hats. So I guess in general pre-mid 50s. It could easily be a later 1940s hat. But Being in a sort of whippet styling and proportions and that hand written price tag of $10. (I believe Stetson sold he Whippet at $10 around 1950). I don’t think it would be much earlier. So I’d think early to mid 1950s Might be reasonable estimate.