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OTHER THAN eBAY Hats: Victories, Defeats, Gripes & Items of Interest
- Thread starter Rick Blaine
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moehawk
I'll Lock Up
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- 5,661
- Location
- Northern California
Thanks Joe!
moehawk
I'll Lock Up
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- 5,661
- Location
- Northern California
Thanks Jim!
I may finish one of them myself. Haven't decided yet. I would like to get at least one done professionally.
TheOldFashioned
Call Me a Cab
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- 2,058
- Location
- The Great Lakes
Bond Street De Luxe Hats (Sears) Big Boy clocking in at 4.5 x 7.5:
As shown in Sears catalog listing from 1925:
Not mine, too much cheddar to take a flyer on an estimated size only in the listing. Would have been nice, though, to join the Carlsbad.
As shown in Sears catalog listing from 1925:
Not mine, too much cheddar to take a flyer on an estimated size only in the listing. Would have been nice, though, to join the Carlsbad.
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Speaking of estimated sizing. I never received a reply on a request for measurements from this Goodwill auction and the other hats were 7-1/4 so I didn't go very deep (and not deep enough). Did anyone here get this Stetson No.1 with Fray sweat?
RossRYoung
Practically Family
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Dang, Bob! Not I, no buying for a while.
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- Location
- Buffalo, NY
very nice... early 1940s
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- 18,930
- Location
- Central California
Speaking of estimated sizing. I never received a reply on a request for measurements from this Goodwill auction and the other hats were 7-1/4 so I didn't go very deep (and not deep enough). Did anyone here get this Stetson No.1 with Fray sweat?
I inquired about size too. They responded to me and said it was a size 7 1/2 so I didn’t bid.
Joking!
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- 15,010
- Location
- Buffalo, NY
Speaking of estimated sizing. I never received a reply on a request for measurements from this Goodwill auction and the other hats were 7-1/4 so I didn't go very deep (and not deep enough). Did anyone here get this Stetson No.1 with Fray sweat?
Another remarkable example of the durability of the textured "The Fray" sweatband. And save this photo to share when the thought surfaces (as it seems to do from time to time) that early hats were not assembled with reeded sweatbands.
Just Daniel
One Too Many
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- 1,449
Shoot. Not me. How far back was that?
Speaking of estimated sizing. I never received a reply on a request for measurements from this Goodwill auction and the other hats were 7-1/4 so I didn't go very deep (and not deep enough). Did anyone here get this Stetson No.1 with Fray sweat?
TheGuitarFairy
Practically Family
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- 609
- Location
- Just West of Boston
Yup .. totally missed this one.
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Just Daniel
One Too Many
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Whew. I missed it.
Looks like Sawinokur got it, we’ll see it as part of the fictional or fraudulent “dad’s collection” soon.
Looks like Sawinokur got it, we’ll see it as part of the fictional or fraudulent “dad’s collection” soon.
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TheGuitarFairy
Practically Family
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- Location
- Just West of Boston
I've never handled a Barbisio nor do I know how to date etc but this pair is inbound.
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They look great
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- 18,930
- Location
- Central California
Rmccamey
I'll Lock Up
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- 5,657
- Location
- Central Texas
Can't go wrong with these two. The earlier Barbisio hats had a different logo; these are likely mid-fifties to mid-sixties. The felt is great on these hats, especially the Titan. Good score.
TheGuitarFairy
Practically Family
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- 609
- Location
- Just West of Boston
Thanks, Stefan.
Poking around the Barbisio related threads I gotta say some of their ads were really good! I know from the times I've been at european flea markets that this type of commercial artwork is super popular.
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