Recent content by RAH

Thank you Alan. It's not as stiff as others I've seen and felt at antique shops.

I attended an estate sale recently where the gentleman of the house collected a slew of different style hats. The seller said that the owner would travel the world, ask someone to purchase their hat, and take it home. One of the two hats I purchased was a pinched-front fedora-type hat from Lock...

Hello group, I recently attended an estate sale where the gentleman of the house was obviously a collector of hats. It was a pretty amazing and eclectic display of hats and caps and everything else. I picked up a dark blue bowler that actually fits me well. I'd never purchase one online. It's...

Before I try and sell my hat elsewhere, I thought I'd present it to y'all first. I have my own personal Filson dark blue wool packer hat, size large I'm looking to sell. Asking for $55 plus shipping in the US only. I bought this earlier this year. The crown is just as firm as the day it was...

Thanks for your reply and observations Eric. Come spring, I’ll post an updated photo of the hat. We’ll see how it holds up here in Ohio.

Hello members, My wife and I diverted from a long route home the other day to stop at the last day of an estate sale. As luck would have it, I purchased this like-new vintage blue Filson wool Packer hat for a 10-dollar bill. It was half off due to the last day of the sale. With a tiny bit of...

I'm selling my own personal grey/gray Cavanagh fedora, size 7 3/8. Smoke-free and pet-free home. I just don't wear it as often as I should. It's not perfect. It's missing its lining. I am including a liner from another hat. The rear knot is loose. There are a few light patches on the underside...

Octoberfest is right around the corner! I have for sale my vintage Habig brand Tyrolean hat. It fits my 7 3/8 head quite nicely. It's a warm hat with no nasty vintage smells. I wore it for one season but just bought another hat. So this one goes. My loss is your gain. Habig is one of the few...

I picked up this green velour P&C Habig tyrolean hat yesterday at a thrift store for $1.99. It's from 1968 and made for the Hotel Intercontinental in Vienna. The hotel would have been four years old then. I have some questions, knowing next to nothing about how to re-bash and take care of...

I'm selling my Stevens chocolate brown fedora, size 7 3/8 with a Cavanagh-type edge. It has some moth hole damage. I bought it as a beater hat but now have a better beater, if that makes sense. It has no smells and has a nice sweatband. No liner is included. It has three moth holes; one in...

I picked up a used Open Road the other day online. Well, I am calling it an Open Road. It could in fact be a clone. You see, it didn't come with a sweatband or a liner. It was too small for me, which I knew coming into the sale. But since it didn't have a sweatband I knew I could stretch the...

Hello, I'm looking to sell my black Royal Deluxe Stetson Eagle fedora, size 7 3/8 long oval, in very nice condition. The only smells are from the lavender and cedar shavings I have in its custom box. It has a nice bound edge, original liner and original eagle pin on the bow. This was my first...

Do you still have this pdf tutorial? Your link above doesn't work any longer.

Here are pix of my new (to me at least) Stevens hat, a recent $9.50 online purchase that I figure will become my defacto beater hat. Photos include before and after shots. I think it cleaned up pretty well. It had quite a pronounced bend in the brim. I stored it in the freezer upon receipt as it...

Thanks for the welcome! I picked up a Sterilite brand plastic file box yesterday at a thrift store for $2.50. These fit the fedoras I have (a black vintage Stetson Eagle and gray Cavanagh) quite nicely. I made a hat holder, so to speak, from a politician's yard side that had been sitting along...