Recent content by Winsor

When I bought my first Vanson motorcycle jacket at age 50, 17 years ago at Vanson, a Cobra CSRX they told me roll it up in a ball & sit on it while watching TV to break it in LOL!

You are right! I'm as guilty as the next guy for babying and coddleing my hats. However, if you look at photos of men in the first half of the 20th century, both white collar and blue collar, they wore a beautiful fur fedora to PROTECT their head, from damp, dirt, dust, horse manure, mud, slop...

rr wine, welcome and good luck! I'll keep an eye out for you in your new Fed, I'm just over in Marblehead! Best wishes, Winsor

Aaron Hats Website Now Also Gone-EOM Aaron Hats Website Now Also Gone-EOM

I just discovered this article and clip that describes one of the few remaining American-made shoe makers, and its "Indy" boot. See the clip in the article link: http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2008/01/24/sole_survivor/ See also the Alden Shoe company at http://www.aldenshoe.com...

I went to the Aaron Hats store in No. Conway, NH today and its GONE! Emptied out, cleaned, no note on door. Does anyone here know what happened? I emailed Aaron at his store address and it bounced back. I checked his website and its dead. Does anyone here know what happened to this business...

I can relate The only "smartass" comments I get are from coworkers. Otherwise, I get great comments everywhere else. I think the coworkers are jealous they don't have the guts to wear one.

[/IMG] [/IMG] thanks for the kind words....2 more photos, same hat.

My first TFL photo post http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/vrD5_bTp3ViSNACYf4k3dw?authkey=Gv1sRgCK6xhMvQ1KuyJg&feat=directlink let's see if this newbie can post a pic---my Fed IV Moonstone, my shaping job. Winsor OK--I failed in embedding the pic but I succeeded in embedding the...

Shaping Feds Hey Carlisle from Marblehead, MA: I have shaped 2 Fed 3s, 2 Fed 4s and several other open crown Akubras. My suggestion is to locate the front CENTER of the hat by ranging across with a ruler or straight edge from the rear seam and put a small paper clip on the ribbon. THEN, wear...

OK then, I want to do the opposite How about this: I have several federations that I "bashed" myself (is that still the in word for styling the crown?). Anyway, the brims came rather flat and I want more snap down in the front and up in the back (similar to the way the brims on my Akubra...

Akubra "Fedora" VS "Sydney" I own both. The Fedora is stiffer than the Sydney, which is quite soft. Both beautiful and comfortable with low crowns so I wear while driving.

Hey Karl Hey Karl, Know that Starbucks well, used to work in that building. I love this time of year so I can wear my Feds and CEOs without overheating. I'll keep an eye out for you. Mark

Hey Akubra Man-Watch Question I have a question about your Rolexes: Generally it seems that the Roman numeral between III (3) and V (5) is IV (4). BUT, on your Rolex faces that use Roman numerals instead of Arabic numerals the numeral 4 is shown as IIII. Why is that do you think? I have a...

Hats Main Hobby? Harp Player stole my line: I spent half my money on booze and broads, the rest I wasted! Wasted too much money on sailing for 30 years and smartened up, sold the sailboat and started motorcycling at age 50, 7 years ago. Have ridden in 17 states and 3 provinces, about 80,000...