What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?

Blare said:

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The Mallory Ten - Premier Quality
Taupe to Very Light Milk Chocolate felt
5 3/4 Crown open - 5 1/4 as shaped
1 3/4 Burgundy grosgrain ribbon
2 3/4 brim with half inch rose gold grosgrain binding

I should have memorialized my guess for this mystery hat from a few weeks back that finally arrived today with its travel partner. Based on the sellers only photo of the top... I was convinced Mallory. As it seemed to echo the styling of the dark brown Mallory “whippet clone” that arrived a couple weeks ago. It is in fact The Mallory Ten and the styling may take from Whippets cues... but this is a bit bigger hat at a 2 3/4 brim. The color is sort of taupe to very light chocolate milk with soft thin felt. A good sized crown at 5 3/4. The ribbon offsets with a dark burgundy which is hard to capture correctly in the photos and a half inch contrasting rose gold brim binding. The 1817 logo date indicates post 1946 Stetson takeover... and the OPS tag narrows it as 1951 to 53 with a $10 selling price putting right in the Whippet market. Heavy brushing cleaned it up very well. But it might could use some work with a damp rag... and possibly some light sanding to remove the subtle foxing on the felt. But all and all quite a hat!

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Here is the original seller photo...

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Back tomorrow with the mystery OR style hat...

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Short Balding Guy said:

Cool Akubra this morning. Thanks for sharing.



Let the celebrations continue! I have been enjoying your pics of late. Thanks for sharing your hat adventures.



Excellent hat and the rewards of moral mushrooms speak volumes. I foresee some terrific meals in the immediate future.



Excellent hat and jacket and the plaid shirt reveal continues.


I went out for an essential errand for coffee. A light snow burst caught me and my TAR fedora. A chose a Stetson Open Road for my errand.

Cheers on a TAR kind of day here in Minnesota, USA, Eric -

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Short Balding Guy said:

I love the Gannan natural and the gill work makes it ever so special. Excellent hat!

Cheers to all posters, Eric -

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Shadow1948 said:

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Short Balding Guy said:

Cool hat! I thoroughly enjoy the posts of late. IMO, the brim and trim of this hat is flattering on you.

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DaveProc said:

Holy smokes. This is a real beauty Joe!!

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quikrick said:

Brent Black at the Marina.

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quikrick said:

Brent Black at the Marina.

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mayserwegener said:

Anton Peschel Neutitschein Velour possibly late 1930s early 1940s.

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Blare said:

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Mystery Hat #2 Reveal

Beallcrest 5XXXXX Quality Kingston
Open Road Style - Silverbelly
5 inch crown as shaped with cattleman’s crease
3/8 matching grosgrain ribbon
2 3/4 brim with matching 1/8 binding.

From the one photo of these two mystery hats my feeling was a Mallory and an old Resistol in an Open Road Style. Yesterday confirmed the first with the Mallory reveal. Today it’s time for the OR style hat which is now revealed as a Beallcrest 5X Quality Kingston made for 3 Beall Brothers 3.... known as Bealls today. A real nice feel to the felt... the crown measures 5 inches as shaped nicely in a cattleman’s crease... however the felt is soft and shapes easily. Can’t get a real good idea on age... I was guessing late 50s to 60s. A few marks here and there but otherwise the felt is in nice shape. Now on to who may have made this hat for the Beall Brothers. The only real clues I saw in manufacturing and size tags weren’t too conclusive to me... had me think possibly Stevens or Adam hats. But then I saw this label on the underside of the sweat.... looks quite a bit like one I’ve seen before... on an old OR style hat no less... one made by... Resistol

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Frunobulax said:

Well that's interesting. Good score, Joe.

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deadlyhandsome said:

Velour Borsalino:

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Bill Hughes said:

Art Fawcett “Honeyboy” for a meeting with my orthopedic surgeon. Gonna have back surgery in a few weeks.

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