HAT ADORNMENTS: ribbons, bows, pins, pugs, leather, etc.

RBH · Feb 14, 2007

Hamandbacon said:
I love these hat pins, guys!!!!

I would like to know how they mount up. One of the DC-3s, has a horizontal pin-type clasp that makes that style a good choice, but some of the others seem to have a post pin with a button or squeeze clasp. (hope I am using the correct terms here)

I have an Akubra with a thin leather band I would like to put a pin on it, but the clasp would seem to be a problem cutting into the side of my head???:eusa_doh:

Any ideas here? Did I miss something?

Jeff G.

Jeff, the pin on my 'Wildcatter' has the butterfly type clasp on it and it does not go into my head. But if your hat is a litle too tight that may cause a problem. I just put the clasp on and had the sweat between it and my head.
As a pin of this type will leave a small hole you should be sure that you want it and that you plan on leaving it on the hat.
Some pins are kinda like a safety pin but without a clasp, they just slide throu the fabric.
Give it a try and show us the results!!!

Hamandbacon · Feb 14, 2007

Thanks RBH!

It may be a little tight on the Akubra, since I had to put some cork around the head band to prevent sweat stains. I will look at other hats that may work better. Thanks for explaining how you did your hats with these two types of pins!! I will certainly post pics when I do.

Jeff G.

Dixon Cannon · Feb 15, 2007

My pins.

The DC-4E pin

The Hughes Lockheed Electra pin

....more to come...

-dixon cannon

Dixon Cannon · Feb 15, 2007

Hey B-I-T

Resistol 737 Kitten Finish Original pin.

Oddly enough, all of the Boeing 737 series of aircraft from to 100-900 are all twin engine aircraft. This pin is more like a Boeing 707, DC-8, or Convair 880 airliner, with four engines each.

-dixon cannon

Absinthe_1900 · Feb 15, 2007

This one is an oddball.
A 1940s Convair B-32 Dominator pin. The B-32 was a back-up if the B-29 had failed.

The rest of the "Flying Circus".

Tony in Tarzana · Feb 15, 2007

That's it for now. I'd love a Spitfire pin but I doubt I'd ever find one.

Bud-n-Texas · Feb 15, 2007

Dixon Cannon said:
Resistol 737 Kitten Finish Original pin.

Oddly enough, all of the Boeing 737 series of aircraft from to 100-900 are all twin engine aircraft. This pin is more like a Boeing 707, DC-8, or Convair 880 airliner, with four engines each.

-dixon cannon

Dixon you possess much more information on aircraft than do I. I can not say why Resistol chose this pin for their hat, only that this is the way it came, it match's the logo inside the hat, and I have seen several others just like this one. "?"

K.D. Lightner · Feb 15, 2007

I love those pins, guys, thanks for posting! I have some lovely pins now given to me by my Texas friend, but have been loathe to put them on my good fedoras, certainly not the custom made ones, but maybe some of the others, including cowboy hats.

Now, I am going to search for pins on Ebay. I love those little airplanes!

karol

RBH · Feb 15, 2007

Bud-n-Texas said:
Dixon you possess much more information on aircraft than do I. I can not say why Resistol chose this pin for their hat, only that this is the way it came, it match's the logo inside the hat, and I have seen several others just like this one. "?"

Bud, the same thing goes for the pin on Stetsons Stratoliner.Why they placed the DC-3 pin [ the ones with out TWA written on them] on the hats I do not know. But as anyone one can tell from the ads the Stratoliner plane pin was not the pin that was on the hat.[huh]
I have the pin without the TWA on my Stratoliner. The pin on my Campdraft is the TWA service pin.

K.D. Lightner said:
I love those pins, guys, thanks for posting! I have some lovely pins now given to me by my Texas friend, but have been loathe to put them on my good fedoras, certainly not the custom made ones, but maybe some of the others, including cowboy hats.

Now, I am going to search for pins on Ebay. I love those little airplanes!

karol

Karol, you are right, the planes are so cool! If you can find the right size [small] alot of pins add to a fedora.

K.D. Lightner · Feb 15, 2007

Oh, boy, am I in trouble. I just checked Ebay, typed in airplane hat pin, also aircraft hat pin, also plane hat pin -- and boy, do they have lots of those things, including some of my favorites: WWII fighter and bomber planes and some old bi-planes. Many in metal, many in enamel, etc.

They do have Spitfire pins, I just purchased a Spitfire, will wait to see what it is like before buying others.

Many are an inch-and-a-half, which strikes me as large for a hat pin, but there were some that were 7/8's of an inch to an inch.

Also fascinating: there were a lot of nose art pins, many risque as they were the women they painted on their planes in various stages of, should we say, undress. Plus others with clever names. I know an older gent who would probably enjoy some of those pins.

karol

Spitfire · Feb 15, 2007

Tony in Tarzana said:
That's it for now. I'd love a Spitfire pin but I doubt I'd ever find one.

Tony - take a look at The Imperial War Museum, UK. As far as I remember, they sell golden Spitfire pins Worth a try...Nice collection by the way.

Spitfire · Feb 15, 2007

Never too old to learn

This is a great experiene. I never knew about this Fedora hatpin tradition.
Interesting. And congrats Gents on some very fine pins...:eusa_clap

RBH · Feb 16, 2007

K.D. Lightner said:
Oh, boy, am I in trouble. I just checked Ebay,....

They do have Spitfire pins, I just purchased a Spitfire, will wait to see what it is like before buying others.

karol

Karol, we look forward to seeing your 'new' pin!.
Welcome to another, neat phase of fedora wearing.

I am on the lookout for a pin that reflects my rural and farming back ground. I will be sure to keep you all posted on the results of my search!

RBH · Feb 16, 2007

Bud, I worked with my camera a little and think this pic is better. I believe that the silver pin goes well with the greysilverbelly color of my Marathon.

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Dixon Cannon · Feb 16, 2007

Just for the record...

I won't post the live auction here, but, if anyone has an interest there is a Sikorsky Fedora pin now available on eBay. No one has yet bid, but I bet they will now! Igor Sikorsky of course wore his own 'lucky fedora' on each of his test flights.

-dixon cannon

Bud-n-Texas · Feb 16, 2007

RBH said:
Bud, I worked with my camera a little and think this pic is better. I believe that the silver pin goes well with the greysilverbelly color of my Marathon.

<a href="http://imageshack.us"><img src="http://img108.imageshack.us/img108/5605/hpim1081yl4.jpg" border="0" alt="Penneys Marathon" /></a>

I like it, I am looking for just the right horse pin now. I have one on the way, it should be here soon. I will post when it arrives.

Bud-n-Texas · Feb 16, 2007

RBH you asked for them

My latest pin just arived this afternoon, I hope you can make it out. It was listed as a Horse Patoot, I just had to have this one, what a hoot.

RBH · Feb 16, 2007

Bud, I LOVE IT!

Its the perfect size. Most pins are too big to place on a thin ribbon bow, but that one is GREAT! lol lol lol

What type of pin is it? A butterfly or stick pin?

Bud-n-Texas · Feb 16, 2007

RBH said:
Bud, I LOVE IT!
Its the perfect size. Most pins are too big to place on a thin ribbon bow, but that one is GREAT! lol lol lol

What type of pin is it? A butterfly or stick pin?

It is a butterfly style, I will try and post a few more as I can.

Bud-n-Texas · Feb 17, 2007

This is an older Stetson that came on one of my westerns.

I have more in a box, just have to find that darn box. (Put it in a safe place so that I would not loose them.) :lol

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