THE SATIN FINISH/LONG HAIR CLUB

[celtic]

wow, i'm in love with all of these.

i really need to pick one of these up:eusa_clap

 

[The Elizans]

Circa late 1920’s early 1930’s English Velour ‘Extra Best Manufacture’

‘Extra Best’ Velour unbranded snap brim of the early 1930’s. Very unusual for an English hat, it has a welted-in edge, although this is so subtle it is barely noticeable. It is black and has a long nap fur which I have brush flat like a silk top hat. The Grosgrain band is a replacement but authentic to the original proportionally. Despite its claims of being ‘Extra Best’ the leather band inside suggests it is actually quite a modest hat. The lining is a nice yellow raw silk though, which gives this hat a lovely ancient feel. I have another long nap fur hat of German manufacture which I have not yet photographed but will add to the ‘Germany's WWII-era leader’s’ Hats’ thread as it is an exact likeness.

 

[Lefty]

my first

 

[rmrdaddy]

Quite a first friend! NEAT!

 

[GWD]

I have a couple

Marathon Porkpie

Stetson *** Club

 

[Visigoth]

Well, I'm trying to upload an image of a longhair, but -- as always -- I get "upload failed." Tried this with both Safari and Firefox on Mac.

Any advice? (I've almost never managed to successfully upload an image to the Lounge.)

 

[mayserwegener]

Just to **** some of you off. Here are some long hair Alpen (yes where it all started) hats.

Habig

Lembert

Borsalino

Mayser

Bittner

 

[rmrdaddy]

I imagine that if I was climbing all the mountainous terrain in Maryland, I'd surely need one of those tyrolean Alpine hats......

 

[Wolfmanjack]

I imagine that if I was climbing all the mountainous terrain in Maryland, I'd surely need one of those tyrolean Alpine hats......

fftopic: But FYI mrdaddy, the Appalachian Trail runs approximately 41 miles along the Ridge of South Mountain through Maryland.

I'll admit the trek is fairly easy by Appalachian Trail standards, with only a 1,650 foot change in elevation from the low point at the Potomac River (250' elevation) to the high point at High Rock (1,900' elevation). Your geography lesson for today.

Actually mayserwegener, seeing that Bittner has re-kindled a yen to have one of these for my collection. Thanks for posting those pics.

 

[rmrdaddy]

Thanks Jack.

I was really going for the sarcasm though due to mayser's comment...
"Just to **** some of you off. Here are some long hair Alpen (yes where it all started) hats."
Apparently the foremost authority on Alpine hats and their biggest proponent resides in a state known for its inner harbor and blue crabs, ie: completely unrelated to mountainous pursuits. I found that rather ironic.

Thank you for the factual geologic info in any case.

 

[mayserwegener]

Thanks Jack.

I was really going for the sarcasm though due to mayser's comment...
"Just to **** some of you off. Here are some long hair Alpen (yes where it all started) hats."
Apparently the foremost authority on Alpine hats and their biggest proponent resides in a state known for its inner harbor and blue crabs, ie: completely unrelated to mountainous pursuits. I found that rather ironic.

Thank you for the factual geologic info in any case.

I guess only people on cattle ranches should wear western style (which seem to get a pass on this board) hats. I love traditional Alpen hats. The Habig I posted has a amazing long hair felt finish (imo best on this thread). I never said I was an expert but I do have a large collection. I wear them more than my dress fedoras (imo a Alpen hat). They fit perfect into my casual life style.

 

[rmrdaddy]

Lembert

I'm actually a fan of this one, most likely because it has the most fedora-like styling to it, great stingy style snap brim.

 

[dr greg]

alp me please

I regularly find Tyrolean hats in my travels, but CAN not WILL not and SHOULD not wear them, as they have a tendency to make me look like Gert Frobe

 

[Brad Bowers]

My $4.99 Dobbs Twenty-Five Guild Edge Alpine-style hat finally arrived today, so I thought I'd post it here, as well as over at the Dobbs Diner. Beautiful hat, but really needs a good cleaning, as the cream-colored felt is quite dingy brown in spots. A few moth divots, but these aren't very noticeable with the longhair finish.

Could date from 1944-1955, roughly, but best guess places it in the early-'50s. I don't know when Hat Corp. started using oilskin liner tip protectors, but I think the general consensus here is that companies were using them by the early-'50s.

Mayserwegener, or anyone, what's the history of this style of hat in America?

The reorder tag is buried under the liner, so I couldn't get a photo, but it's the standard Hat Corp. one we've seen from the '50s on, though the tag style could date back to the previous decade. There is no union tag present, but on the underside of the sweatband there used to be a two-inch long tag for something. I haven't seen a union tag that size, though.

Specs:
5 3/8" crown
2 1/4" brim - not as stingy as it looks!

The hat doesn't fit me, but maybe I can convince my wife to wear it.lol

Brad

 

[Lefty]

Unmarked '20s - centerdent and pinches- sewn overwelt
'20s Marshall Fields - no pinches - raw edge

As soon as I received this one, Dinerman's black fuzzies came to mind.

Temporary crease. The hat has a pretty low crown and I've got a pretty high melon.

Monster overwelt

Stitching through the tags probably confirms that the ribbon isn't original.

Cloth sweat

 

[feltfan]

Stitching through the tags probably confirms that the ribbon isn't original.

A black hat, huh? Hm.

Yeah, that ribbon looks like an attempt to make a really
old hat look like a 50s hat. Some old man trying to look
contemporary. Time to find the right ribbon for that lid.
Unless you love it as it is.

I might have something around... or someone else might.

An outstanding hat.

 

[Dreispitz]

Great Hats! Guess, this one fits in here, too. Hückel Super Sport

 

[awest84532]

I have a long-hair, but I have never worn it because it has a couple of prominent bare spots (0.5 cm) where the 'hair' has been nibbled away by moths before I acquired it.

Anyone have a thought on how one might repair the bare spots? I'm open to experimentation. Indeed, I have even considered scrubbing the bare spots with a wire brush to see if I can raise some 'hair'. I've got nothing to lose, because the hat is not wearable as is.

How about a can of that spray for male-pattern baldness? Some of these hats have more hair on them than I have on my head.

 

[Lefty]

A black hat, huh? Hm.

Time to find the right ribbon for that lid.
Unless you love it as it is.

An outstanding hat.

I know, I know. A black hat for the black-hat-hater. Time will tell if it works out or is released into the wild.

It would be interesting to see an original ribbon style on the hat. While I'm not a huge fan of the pug style on this one, the silvery gray looks great against the black. *If anyone has something that would work, I'd love an old ribbon to slip over this one for a test run.*

Thanks. I really value and respect your opinions.

 

[Lefty]

Great Hats! Guess, this one fits in here, too. Hückel Super Sport

This is beautiful. I drooled over it in the Germany's WWII-era leader's hat thread and I'll drool over it here. :eusa_clap