Recent content by JJR512

I've been scanning and enhancing old family photographs lately, and came across this one that I'd like to share. It is from 1953 or 1954, when my mother was six or seven years old. This is the family Christmas tree for my grandparents, mother, and aunt, at their house in Danbury, CT. Merry...

It is your logic and reasoning that is faulty. "Don't steal a car" isn't a social norm, it is a law. But that's a minor point. The larger point is that if you steal a person's car, you are causing harm to that person. Perhaps not physical harm, but certainly financial harm. As I asked in my...

Here is my take on hat etiquette. Suppose you take a man and a woman who have absolutely zero knowledge about hat etiquette. Dress the woman in a nice dress, dress the man in a nice suit, and put a nice fedora on his head. Now sit them down and have them share a meal together. Keep in mind that...

But is it supposed to be warm? Was the original military designation of the jacket not "Jacket, Pilot's (summer)"?

Consider this... http://www.thelastbestwest.com/popups/cowboy_hat_facts.html#FurFelt

What is the difference between reblocking and reflanging?

About how much might that cost, do you suppose? Ballpark or rough estimate/best guess.

Here are some photos. I think the crown is basically fine, in terms of shaping. It's the brim that really needs some work. Any help, tips or advice would be appreciated. Thanks! :)

Could be wool. How can I tell the difference? (Sorry for what is undoubtedly a very simple question for this membership...)

One other thing...As I mentioned, I have no idea where this hat came from. I don't remember buying or owning it myself. For all I know, I could have found it on the street and brought it home with me and forgot about it. Or maybe I inherited it from my grandfather. I have no idea. But should I...

My sister was recently cleaning out her old room in our parents' house and came across a hat that she says isn't hers, but she thinks she remembers that it's mine. She doesn't know what it was doing in her closet, and frankly, I don't remember ever owning it. It's a felt fedora. It might be...