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Ebay Hats: Victories, Defeats, Gripes & Items of Interest

Lefty

Lefty

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and 100% beaver?


pristine 7 1/8 20s/30s Stetson boater

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rjenkins

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I've just purchased a rather nice vintage grey Stetson fedora - Sovereign quality, but exact type unknown.
It looks to be in really good condition from the photos, other than possibly a bit mis-shapen:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=230466904175&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT

This being my first vintage purchase, does anyone have a specific advice on possible cleaning & re-blocking - are there any specialists in the UK?
- Or does it just need wearing?
 
gtdean48

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rjenkins said:
...This being my first vintage purchase, does anyone have a specific advice on possible cleaning & re-blocking - are there any specialists in the UK?
- Or does it just need wearing?
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Got a good hat brush? I always inspect, clean the sweatband, liner & brush the felt VERY well the used hats I get. This one does look like it could use a blocking but just may need some hand shaping. I wipe the sweatband & liner with an antibacterial wipe that you find in First Aid kits, then use a leather conditioner on the sweatband. If it has a funky odor, it goes in a large bag with crumpled newspaper for a few days. If I am worried about critters, it goes in the freezer for a few days too. HTH
 
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mayserwegener said:
Were you the other bid? I figured it was worth taking a chance on even though the size wasn't clear.
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No, I did not check our German bay for bowlers for some time. They are to scaresly showing up [huh]

Obviously it is worth screening it from time to time :eek: ;)
 
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deano

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rjenkins said:
I've just purchased a rather nice vintage grey Stetson fedora - Sovereign quality, but exact type unknown.
It looks to be in really good condition from the photos, other than possibly a bit mis-shapen:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=230466904175&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT

This being my first vintage purchase, does anyone have a specific advice on possible cleaning & re-blocking - are there any specialists in the UK?
- Or does it just need wearing?
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Where are you in the uk mate
there is a hatter in Essex who has been in the trade for years. Does blocking and reshaping.
 
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rjenkins

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gtdean48 - Many thanks for the tips. 'Critters' had never crossed my mind, I think the freeze treatment is a certainty.

What would you suggest for a leather conditioner? The only things I know of are Saddle Soap and Neatsfoot Oil (or Mars oil etc), neither of which appears suitable for a hat band.

deano - I'm near Sheffield.
 
Garrett

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Charlie Huang said:
Good lord, how could I have missed this!

Did you buy it?

I can't tell if it's silk or fur (would be worth a lot if it is silk given that it seems to have survived without much of it wearing off!)
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I did buy it and it should be here next week. I'll post photos.
 
gtdean48

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rjenkins said:
gtdean48 - Many thanks for the tips. 'Critters' had never crossed my mind, I think the freeze treatment is a certainty.

What would you suggest for a leather conditioner? The only things I know of are Saddle Soap and Neatsfoot Oil (or Mars oil etc), neither of which appears suitable for a hat band.

deano - I'm near Sheffield.
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I use Lexol wipes = http://www.amazon.com/Lexol-Leather-Conditioner-Canister-Towelettes/dp/B003C2OQIK
Neatsfoot Oil is good but NOT Neatsfoot COMPOUND = compound breaks down stitching. HTH
 
babs

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Finally getting my Campdraft..

Pasting from the Campdraft thread:

Hi guys.. I know I haven't been in much. Ok I had stepped away from hats for a while, satisfied with my humble little collection, but sure enough, I'm surfing around for giggles on the bay and baboom!!!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...39291&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT#ht_3842wt_1139

MINE! All mine!!! I just jumped on it. Couldn't stand it.. Couldn't let it go.

Finally I get to lay eyes on and see a sure enough Akubra in person.
Impulse buy but that's what margarita's will do to ya. I assume I did good. :)

And I gotta wait until fall to wear it?!?!?! Aaagghh!!
 
MCrider

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babs said:
Pasting from the Campdraft thread:

MINE! All mine!!! I just jumped on it. Couldn't stand it.. Couldn't let it go.

Finally I get to lay eyes on and see a sure enough Akubra in person.
Impulse buy but that's what margarita's will do to ya. I assume I did good. :)

And I gotta wait until fall to wear it?!?!?! Aaagghh!!
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I hate you... No really I do. I was hoping to get a bid on that and today I looked it up and and it was GONE! Hope you wear it in good health and for taking the joy of bidding away from us its only right that you have to wait until fall to wear it!

lol lol lol
 
Lefty

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Check out the Classifieds.

Lefty said:
One of the better ebay questions I've seen - from a live auction, for a hat with a cav edge:

Q: The brim width....2 and 11/16ths? I'm sorry, but that doesn't work out to anything I can comprehend. If I got this hat, I'd need the brim to be pretty close to 3" all the way around, so i could do a dimensional cut on it to make it 2.75" in the front and back and 2.25" on the sides....is there enough brim to do that? Also...can you tell me what the open crown measurement is on the hat? Thanks! Christian
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Lefty

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That's pretty fantastic - both the hat and the price. Congrats to the winner.

That misspelling probably lost seller $100-$200.
 
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