Recent content by Andrew friedhofen

Egos clashing, petty sniping. They are hats, not mega- yachts or maseratis. I'm out of here.

That's right. His early cues could be bought for a couple hundred or so. But they became progressively more expensive.

Good quote. She will soon figure out that her prices are way out of line. I hope she adapts and does well.

Well put. 30 years ago a good friend of mine began making pool cues. His first work was crude and simple, poor inlay work, etc. But he got much better. Now his average cue costs 3-5 thousand dollars, and many in the 15-20,000 range. Collectors all over the world have his cues, and he has been...

Yes it's called passion and the American dream. She may become one of the greats.

New here but I've noticed that most bowlers have a homburg like brim. Are they ever called homburg bowlers?

General question about coats: how new could a coat be and still have the amalgamated union label? The style or brand is kensington.

I've made several inserts from strips of cardboard and then covered them with tissue paper. Pretty simple really.

Just started wearing vintage hats about two years ago and only had compliments when I had on a beat up straw. Fuggitabout the borsalino, habig,cervino, bentley, champ etc. This is a ball cap area.

I'm new here and having a little trouble navigating, but I recently bought a Bentley hat and cannot find any info. Looks like a well made hat. Would send a pic but I have to reduce it first. Looks to be a fur felt fedora with leather sb and satin liner. Anyone have one?