Recent content by alanfgag

Wow... what a great find. Thanks for sharing.

On my way to Passover Seder at the home of some dear friends... brought along this old Kippah (yarmulke) that I found at my parents house. It looks a lot like the Kippot that elderly Eastern European immigrant men wore at services when I was a kid. This one was a souvenir from Stephen Wilk's Bar...

Nice hats today... with a couple of exceptional finds.

No books, but way too many berets thanks to Daan and his extensive collection. The private label Aotearoa are made by the Boneteria Auloronesa - these are very high quality French made berets. I have some Spanish and Japanese made boinas from Flamingo which I like also though they wear and feel...

Here is the back story: https://southpacificberets.com/

Topping off with a bit of merino from our resident boinameister... a good bit actually - looks wider in the photo than it feels on.

Wow... five pages back. This thread needs some love!

From Schoble (that other Pennsylvania hatmaker) - a hat I don't wear often but when you need something lilac tinged, it works well. Very nicely made and in pristine condition. It came from the Johnny Phi NOS mother lode... raise a wrinkly hand if you know what that refers to. ;^)

Great info... thanks. My wife's family is from different regions in Italy - the Salerno family has the name Passeggiata.

Thank you... and yes, shpatzir is Yiddish for a stroll. My mom used to say "the dog needs a shpatzir... get your shoes on!"

A beautiful crisp spring day is perfect for a semi-annual shpatzir with this Dunlap duplex. Era unknown but my guess is c.1940. Has the Sizor adjustable sweatband which was an HCA feature used around this time.

Donna wearing a nice string of Navajo silver beads for our walk in the park.

Wonderful find!

Many thanks for the kind words. <tipping hat in your direction>

Birds are nesting everywhere, a sign that it's time to bring out the featherweights... here a charcoal heather Stetson Standard Quality from the mid Depression-era.