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Rmccamey
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Wow, what a terrific thrift store find!
While I was out on my exercise ride this morning I stopped at my favorite thrift and got a couple of hats. First a cheapo straw
IMG_2307 by Michael A2012, on Flickr
IMG_2308 by Michael A2012, on Flickr
IMG_2309 by Michael A2012, on Flickr
And second this Resistol Wide Country
IMG_2314 by Michael A2012, on Flickr
IMG_2310 by Michael A2012, on Flickr
IMG_2331 crop by Michael A2012, on Flickr
Seems a bit unusual to find a thin ribbon with a 2 1/4" brim.
IMG_2322 crop by Michael A2012, on Flickr
IMG_2320 crop by Michael A2012, on Flickr
IMG_2315 by Michael A2012, on Flickr
Have some good hat hunting,
Michael
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When I found the one I have I thought the same thing. After learning that Lyndon B. Johnson wore the Wide Country I've been looking back at pics & it is obvious it is what he preferred in a brim.
I can understand why it's your favourite thrift store, Michael. Nice finds, especially the Resistol.While I was out on my exercise ride this morning I stopped at my favorite thrift and got a couple of hats. First a cheapo straw
And second this Resistol Wide Country
Seems a bit unusual to find a thin ribbon with a 2 1/4" brim.
Have some good hat hunting,
Michael
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Michael A
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Thanks Bob. Great blue roll brim you got and great that it fits.
Thanks Randy. Nice hats don't show up often, but every now and then.
Thanks for the info, Jack. After looking at a few LBJ photos and my hat I'm sort of coming around to the idea of 2 1/4" for a western dress hat brim. I see your hat has a lower lot number than mine.
It's a good one, Steve. They had a couple of nice shirts there today too, but since I wasted all my money on hats I didn't get them. Ha ha.
Thanks all,
Michael
Good catch, Michael. We don't see a lot of them but they're out there as HJ pointed out. I once owned a Churchill Beaver 25 with a 2 1/4" brim. I have a Dunlap as well that has a 2" brim.
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Michael A
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Thanks BB. I guess, now that I think of it, I have a Marathon with a 2 1/4" brim.
DSCN2622 crop by Michael A2012, on FlickrI haven't opened them up and measured, but my feeling is that the Marathon has a shorter crown and more taper than the Wide Country. I have to say that for being a size big and an extra long oval the Wide Country is settling in on my head pretty well. I think they may have been a bit generous on that sizing. Still need to do a bit of toying with the flange to get that brim up look working.
Michael
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That's quite the catch, Bob.Just a couple of quick and dirty pics of my newly unboxed Texas Hatters Hi Roller in dark blue. I did not expect this to fit, but it does! There is no hat band as it was just some chicken pluckings strung together.
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I grabbed another orphan no one was bidding. A little staining I'm confident I'll get out, and some mothing, mainly on the back, but I'm quite pleased with this Stetson Royale De Luxe gambler treatment dress hat. It fits nicely, as well. I expected the 7 1/4 to be loose.
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I like that Resistol..sharp dressy looking western fedoraWhile I was out on my exercise ride this morning I stopped at my favorite thrift and got a couple of hats. First a cheapo straw
And second this Resistol Wide Country
Seems a bit unusual to find a thin ribbon with a 2 1/4" brim.
Have some good hat hunting,
Michael
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I want that Resistol ... and the address of that thrift store.
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Thanks, it does have a nice dressy look. Pretty high quality felt for the era I think.
Michael
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I like it Bob.Just a couple of quick and dirty pics of my newly unboxed Texas Hatters Hi Roller in dark blue. I did not expect this to fit, but it does! There is no hat band as it was just some chicken pluckings strung together.
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I like the straw and love the Resistol. Great get Michael.While I was out on my exercise ride this morning I stopped at my favorite thrift and got a couple of hats. First a cheapo straw
And second this Resistol Wide Country
Seems a bit unusual to find a thin ribbon with a 2 1/4" brim.
Have some good hat hunting,
Michael
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Amen to that.
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Great finds Michael!!While I was out on my exercise ride this morning I stopped at my favorite thrift and got a couple of hats. First a cheapo straw
And second this Resistol Wide Country
Seems a bit unusual to find a thin ribbon with a 2 1/4" brim.
Have some good hat hunting,
Michael
The straw hat looks like an Amish hat. Probably more sturdily built than most yard cutters, if it is, and that Resistol!! Man that's truly a lucky find. That thing is absolutely amazing. What a catch!
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Michael A
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Thanks Scott. Not exactly the finds of the century, but they do make for a good month of hat hunting in the local environs. The Resistol is probably the most minty hat I've found in the last year here.
Thanks Dale. And good eye on the straw. Not only is the braid substantial, but they have have a double braid at the brim edge, so it is a stout straw. It may even stand up to bicycle use. I'll test it this morning on the street out front. The store I got it at is run by the Mennonite church and a lot of Mennonite and Amish shop there. I have never seen an Amish felt hat there though , and I've often wondered why not. Certainly see plenty of them being worn in the store. When I was standing outside the store yesterday getting ready to leave I saw a gentleman going into the store wearing a fine looking fur felt fedora of about the same dimensions as the Resistol. Good thing I got there early. Ha ha.
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Michael
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They're both nice, but that Wide Country is a great find!While I was out on my exercise ride this morning I stopped at my favorite thrift and got a couple of hats. First a cheapo straw
And second this Resistol Wide Country
Seems a bit unusual to find a thin ribbon with a 2 1/4" brim.
Have some good hat hunting,
Michael
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