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What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?
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Short Balding Guy
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Walkabout in a Gannon Wanderer (whiskey beaver with charcoal trimmings) this morning.
Cheers. Be safe, be strong, see you on the streets soon, Eric -
Cheers. Be safe, be strong, see you on the streets soon, Eric -
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Michael A
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53 degrees with a brisk NE wind to drive the rain along. Fabulous. Great day for a long bike ride under this Canadian Army cap which happens to share my age.
IMG_6212 crop by Michael A2012, on Flickr
IMG_6211 crop by Michael A2012, on Flickr
Teamed up with a little Swedish wool.
IMG_6204 by Michael A2012, on Flickr
And after a couple of hours heading into the rain
IMG_6214 crop by Michael A2012, on Flickr
My head was still dry.
Have a good evening,
Michael
IMG_6212 crop by Michael A2012, on Flickr
IMG_6211 crop by Michael A2012, on FlickrTeamed up with a little Swedish wool.
IMG_6204 by Michael A2012, on FlickrAnd after a couple of hours heading into the rain
IMG_6214 crop by Michael A2012, on FlickrMy head was still dry.
Have a good evening,
Michael
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Hello from the planet Mars
The Bay Area woke up to a gloomy orange sky today, it actually got darker from when I woke up. Though as bad as it looks, apparently the air quality is slightly less bad today. My custom build for another day out in the apocalypse.
I couldn’t wear my sunglasses at one point today because the smoke blocked so much sunlight. It was hard to even find the sun because the light was so diffused and pale. Ash covers everything and the hills glow at night. With climate change I’m afraid this is the new normal for California.
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Merrimac 100% Wool - Brown
J.C. Penney Co Inc
4 1/4 to 3 1/4 crown
1 1/8 Dark Brown Grosgrain Ribbon
2 3/4 brim with 1/8 accented grosgrain binding
This was a hat that had been calling my name for over a month. Finally curiosity got the better of me and I put in an offer that was accepted. Being that wool is not generally the felt of choice. But at this point different is interesting and I hadn’t come Across this brand and with a JC Penney logo on the sweat as well so it kinda caught my eye. So here we have this unlined Merrimac Hat Corp hat featuring Genuine Morfelt Quality 100% wool felt with Merrimac Process originally sold at J.C. Penney Co. In hand as would be expected does feel a bit different than a fine fur felt... it is a bit more course to the touch. However it is still very thin and the crown shapes with ease. The brim is thin and sharp and snaps Up and easily. The mid ribbon works Well with the shorter proportions of the crown and the binding is a nice touch on the brim. The sweat is solid and appears fine for now.. however it is very stiff and I would not mess with trying to get a peek behind it. Overall it is in pretty nice shape except the underside of the brim kept some hungry moths quite well fed... but nothing too too deep along with a little discoloration of the ribbon.
I don’t know much about this brand Merrimac except I read here on the lounge that their factory was in Amesbury, MA where there was until not too long ago a hat museum... where at the time Of the posting (2008) the curator hadn’t had much luck in finding examples of men’s Merrimac hats. I am not sure of the dating of this hat or how Merrimac fits in with the Penney’s Marathon line. The J.C. Penney Co Inc logo on the sweat looks to be prior to mid 1950s but just a best guess. If so.. I’ve seen Marathons both older and newer. So I would think maybe Penney’s sold the Merrimac Line along side the Marathons as maybe as more of a popular price option.
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I took the bushman out searching for fall mushrooms. I love being in the woods when it's misting rain. Cool foggy days are almost as special to me as hot summer days.
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Thanks gents!
According to the science-y person on NPR, the orange is the result of a confluence of wildfire smoke in the upper atmosphere which is diffusing the normally blue sky. I live in the southwest part of SF near-ish to the coast, and it seemed to be getting clearer as the sun went down.
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The second recently acquired Borsalino Gorasti, this time in Stibina:
Miamibruno
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Thanks, Eric. You take care of yourself.
Short Balding Guy
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I headed out to do yard chores and thought I would wear my pine green Stetson Whippet. I grabbed the pine green hat off the hat rack and headed out. I glanced at my reflection on the way out and it was a different hat - a Royal DeLuxe Stetson Turf Club. Right color, different hat.
My lack of detail allows me to showcase the two hats together.
Pine green is my color choice this morning.
Cheers. Be safe, be strong and see you on the streets soon, Eric -
My lack of detail allows me to showcase the two hats together.
Pine green is my color choice this morning.
Cheers. Be safe, be strong and see you on the streets soon, Eric -
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Both wonderful EricI headed out to do yard chores and thought I would wear my pine green Stetson Whippet. I grabbed the pine green hat off the hat rack and headed out. I glanced at my reflection on the way out and it was a different hat - a Royal DeLuxe Stetson Turf Club. Right color, different hat.
My lack of detail allows me to showcase the two hats together.
Pine green is my color choice this morning.
Cheers. Be safe, be strong and see you on the streets soon, Eric -
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O’Farrell
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Love 'em both, Eric.
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Wow. Posting 2 days in a row. Alert the media.
40s-50s Superiror Quality Marathon. Steely blue.
40s-50s Superiror Quality Marathon. Steely blue.
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Thanks Steve.. the brown does have some red to it for sure... Maybe not quite as much as the photos though. Sometimes hard to get accurate color rendering.
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Excellent Adrian
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Thanks gents! I'm going to keep this one handy.
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It’s the 40s/50s Royal Adam that I blocked and flanged posted a week ago. Great felt! Finally got around to sewing in a replacement Stetson sweat that I stole out of a 70s model.
It’ll be a daily go to hat, for sure.
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