Recent content by yanito

Is it worth paying the extra money to get the deluxe version of the Fed IV hat?

Hat looks great on you! Wish I would've had more than one bidder on it lol

My Bianchi Italian Continental and my Dobbs Twenty

I'm still hunting for vintage 2 1/2 brims or larger in my size and my price range. I've got the vintage Open Road in my avatar, which I shaped into a teardrop, a Stacy Adams black 2 1/2, and a Scala brown Indy 2 1/2. I would love to a find a nice vintage Stetson around the $60 mark but it...

Bianchi Continental Picked this up on eBay for $43 shipped. Came in a nice resistol box.

Kingsbury "Thirty Dollars" I got this hat from eBay for $11 shipped. There isn't a whole lotta info on the net about this brand. It was a 7 1/4 which I stretched to 7 3/8. I took it in the shower with me, gave it a good scrub with a brush and some mild shampoo. Unfortunately, the previous...

It sure is soft. Too bad this hat won't fit me. I'm gonna be putting it up for auction. I'm sure I'll get at least what I paid for it.

Biltmore Golden Pheasant Picked this up at a Goodwill store. It's in prestine condition. Anyone know the time period of this hat?

What does the number of X's on a hat signify? I've always thought it represented the amount of beaver fur blended in. I've seen Stetson hats at 20x, even 200x. Can someone clear this up?

It definately feels soft like a fur felt. The fact that it's marked 5X would mean that it's a beaver blend, no?

I decided to stop in to see if there was anything of interest. I noticed a cowboy hat at the back of the store. So I went over, picked it up, turned it over and to my surprise it's a Stetson! The lining is in mint condition. Not a spot of sweat. The sweatband is also...

Just won this nice Bianchi. Does anyone know the time period of this hat? http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=120491151751&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT#shId

Interesting. I'd like to see a pic of how it would be used if anyone has one.

What's the string for on some fedoras that I see under the ribbon? My Stetson Open Road has one. It has a button on the end.

In case anyone is following this thread. I found this old newspaper clipping from 1907 mentioning Kingsbury. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn92070146/1907-10-19/ed-1/seq-5.pdf And this one from 1904...