Recent content by Snrbfshn

Hate to say it, but... There are not very many around. In Charlotte, there is Alexander Hats on Independence Blvd., and Holloway's Mens Wear on North Tryon. Holloway's isn't a hat shop, but is a clothing store that caters to black men and does carry a nice selection of hats.

Hat rack in the foyer, shelves in three closets, hat boxes in two rooms and the garage. I, too, try to store correctly, but when I don't a little steam puts things right.

Expensive/valuable... I think my most expensive hat was a midnight blue Knox "Tom 'n' Jerry," which I believe I paid about $130 for. That said, my most valuable hat would be my Knox 100 (which I paid $28 for). To this day I've not seen or heard of another.

I see gaps... Sell them?!? How can you sell any of them when you're lacking so many to complete the collection. Heck, in my opinion, you're just getting started. Can't be more than another 1,000 or so before you're done.

Consider the bigger picture... I found my hat-buying on ebay became a lot more rewarding when I came to understand size doesn't matter. Well, not literally, but not committing because the hat might not fit is a mistake. Out of my about-14-or-15 dozen auction hats, maybe 45-50% arrived as a good...

Very pleased... The Scout dark hat cleaner is first rate. I've used multiple cans over time on numbers of hats. The light hat cleaner contains silicates that can leave a residue. Never used it and see no reason to since the dark hat cleaner works fine on any hat. I've done silverbelly hats and...

I dunno... I think the difference is less about value/wallet size and more about the hat's size. Lids in the 6 7/8 to 7 range don't fetch nearly as much.

If this were soccer, you'd have scored a.... Goooooooooooooooooooooooooal!!! That's a helluva deal. And from the plentiful pix I'd say it's in great shape. Fifty bucks?! Sure, five years ago you might have nabbed that hat for half that or less. Nowadays I'd say better-than-fair price and...

Not much here, either... Welcome to the Lounge. Best hat site on the web, as you've already seen. I'm in Charlotte and there's precious little here. Best I've found are menswear stores that cater to African Americans. Holloway's on N. Tryon St and Freedom Dr. are most reliable. Other than that...

Nice one... I've got a few that look very much like this one, and I peg them at late '50s to early '60s.

My guess is... I think this is a '70s, possibly late '60s lid. The liner's design and use of glue rather than stitches points in that direction, as do the black sweat and the tag typography. The "Stetson" pin could have been added later, but the ones I've had were on '70s and early '80s hats...

I measure... Brim width on the underside from the outer edge to the bead (or edge of sweat, lacking a bead). Some measure topside to edge of crown. For open crown, with hat of flat surface, I measure along the side of the hat from base of crown to top, usually eyeballing it along the ruler. For...

Whoa! Using their pricing on the straw hats, my 20 or 30 straws must be worth somewhere around oh, say, $100,000.

Two things... For producing a lot of steam, I find the Rival Hot Pot very handy: http://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/product.asp?order_num=-1&SKU=11904270&RN=153 For directing steam and smoothing, I think the Rowenta Steambrush is first-rate...

Must......post.......pictures...... I've had a few Bradfords over the years. Though not westerns, mine seem to be late '40s to mid '50s. Post some pictures so we can compare liners and sweats.