Recent content by Daoud

Yeah, it's not very old. I've had several of the silver belly in that model, and they're O.K. Not as good as the really old ones and not as bad as the current ones. This felt is much better than the 3X though, for sure. This one is definitely a keeper. Got a lot of character- the kind it takes a...

Thanks for the reassurance. It IS a nice hat. And every time I wonder if it was worth the money, I just ask myself, "Have you ever seen an OR that color before? No you have not so shut up!" And being a 4X is is wonderfully soft.

I recently won this auction:http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=290420314024&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT and I got the hat today. It is I would say about a 90/100. Usual day to day soiling and wear. Much nicer felt than any similar-aged OR I've seen. I'll post some better pictures...

Sorry, but I have to call "Baloney!" on the assertion that a hat has to say "Open Road" on the sweatband to qualify as a true O.R. Why do I say that? Because the current model O.R. DOES NOT say "Open Road" anywhere but on the box and on the (easily torn off and lost) paper tag that comes affixed...

Sorry about that, and thanks for letting me know. It's fixed.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=170443426937&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT

http://cgi.ebay.com/Stetson-Open-Road-Good-Condition-Size-7-1-2_W0QQitemZ170443205428QQcmdZViewItemQQptZVintage_Men_s_Women_s_Accessories?hash=item27af34eb34

Ahhhh.....yeah, I KNOW I'm right. I don't know what they manufacture on their "oldest continuous running woolen mill" but judging by the offerings in any of their catalogues in recent years, it ain't clothes. That would be why I mainly buy vintage stuff. The pocket is the right chest pocket...

They definitely are a bit less expensive. I might go the Catalena route. Thanks!

Well, as far as saying "when the Woolrich coat was produced....." I dunno- they seem to have been in production for a LONG time and are still being produced, albeit with bigger pockets......certainly a pocket watch wouldn't be very accessible under multiple layers of wool and might well be...

The idea that there are pockets of Appalachia in which Elizabethan English is still spoken has been largely discredited in recent years. For a brief overview of this see http://www9.georgetown.edu/faculty/zanuttir/Appalachian%20project/whatis.html Although the West Virginia Division of Culture...

Puzzling especially because most American garments from the first part of the 20th Century generally have capacious pockets......I believe the compass idea is a good possibility. I'd forgotten about those little Marbles compasses- look like toys. Or a signal whistle- you always used to see those...

Outstanding! Thanks for the information. They're certainly not cheap, but of course I've heard of Optimo and I have no doubt they do excellent work.

That sounds good- do they have set prices or do you just send the hat in and hope you can afford what they do to it?

"Received Pronunciation" it's called in England. The King's English, so to speak. Or Queen's, as the case may be.