OTHER THAN eBAY Hats: Victories, Defeats, Gripes & Items of Interest

deadlyhandsome said:

Far from pristine, but I couldn’t say no:

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Blare said:

Brilliantly beautiful color

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M Hatman said:

OK....I am "out and about" this past weekend. I have been looking for a 50's 60' Borsalino box and a similar vintage Disney "Currier and Ives" box for some time......
Then I find these:
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But wait it gets better (and quite like an episode of "Twilight Zone" or a GREAT Magic Trick)!!!!!!!! NOW bear in mind these were purchased at two different shops.......Boxes RARELY have the interior structures let alone a hat......(and if there IS a hat, it is a crappy hat from 30 years later and often a women's hat(s) too....). Not only was the interior structure there BUT...........
Inside the Disney Box was a.......BORSALINO (size 7 1/4 so will be moving on).
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AND inside the Borsalino box was a DISNEY!!!!!!!!!!! Size 7 1/8 so will also move on.......
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ALL of this just goes to show, You just never know what will come your way!!!!! AND it also illustrates nicely that just because a hat comes to you in a certain hat box does not mean the two are in ANY way related to one another.......(while these two hats did indeed roughly match the time period of these boxes they of course did not match brands). All too often the nice old 50's hat box (when a hat is involved) contains a crappy wool 70's or 80's hat........(I wish I had a $1 bill for every ebay hat and box listed as an awesome 30's 40's hat in its "original" box (which is from the 50's 60's)......(and of course the hat in question is a wool Stetson/Dobbs with the metric /fractional size tag which was made in the late 70's at the earliest)!!!

ANYWAY I am happy with these and will be keeping the boxes where I will "marry" them to correct hats for storage.....(at least the Borsalino anyway, I am still looking for a 50's Disney in my size).

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deadlyhandsome said:

Far from pristine, but I couldn’t say no:

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steur said:

Outstanding hat, Brent. I can attest to how good that colour is (Garrett exchanged me one in that colour recently). Pity it wasn't your size (but theyr rarely are I believe).

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Tukwila said:

The price may be worth it, but I can't believe Borsalino put their name on something with such crooked sewing lines...

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BobHufford said:

Just an item of interest. My wife wouldn't let me up the $25,000 winning bid. I did save the pics for a possible future custom.

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BY CAPTAIN CUTHBERT H. SLOCOMB OF THE WASHINGTON ARTILLERY. Some of the rarest pieces of head gear to survive the Civil War were slouch hats. Of the slouch hats known to survive, only a tiny fraction were worn by Confederate officers. Captain Slocomb's New Orleans made slouch hat is one of the finest examples known to exist. The hat is black fur felt of very fine quality. The crown of the hat measures 5 1/4" high and 5" across when measured from side to side. The hat has been folded in a fore and aft manner forming front and back creases that are 3" tall. The 3 1/2" wide brim is bound with black silk ribbon with 2 rows of stitching. A 5/16" wide black silk ribbon encompasses the base of the crown. The ribbon has 2 knots, 1 tied in the rear and 1 in the left side. The hat's light brown leather sweatband is 2 5/8" wide with a very lightly tooled grid pattern. There is a sm. printed paper label glued to the rear of the sweatband giving the size "7 1/8". The hat has a badly deteriorated blue silk liner that at one time read, "WARRANTED / ARMY HAT / PATENTED...1863 / D'ARCY / NEW ORLEANS". Only portions of the liner remain. UNATTACHED ACCESSORIES: vintage photographs of the exterior and interior of the hat, and an authentication letter from Les Jensen. CONDITION: this rare hat generally shows light wear throughout with 1 noticeable moth nip in the crown. The silk ribbon edge binding shows nearly no wear. The crown ribbon is intact with no losses. The leather sweatband is undamaged and remains pliable with tight stitching. The silk liner has deteriorated badly and exists mostly in pieces. Fortunately, part of the word "WARRANTED" and nearly all of the word "ORLEANS" can still be discerned. The hat comes with some older photographs clearly showing the "D'ARCY" name as well as other printing on the silk liner of the crown. A rare opportunity to acquire possibly the most sought after of all Civil War headgear, the Confederate slouch hat. PROVENANCE: Abraham Lincoln Book Shop, Chicago, IL, to legendary collector George Markham in 1957 to the esteemed collection of Don and Judy Polifka in 1987. (02-13427/BF). $25,000-40,000.

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deadlyhandsome said:

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What do you think the chances are that it’s a 7 7/8?

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Blare said:

Interesting haul today...

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Just A Hat Rack said:

Very nice. I'm interested to see how that gambler looks on you and how much you like it.

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deadlyhandsome said:

Someone scored! Hope it’s someone here:

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