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Western, anyone?

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1950’s Stetson No. 1Q

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Tom Hirt, known as "Hat Maker for the Movies," including TOMBSTONE, THE QUICK AND THE DEAD, CONAGHER films. Specifications: 10X, 50% select beaver felt, downy texture, firm body, durable, dressy. 4 inch brim, 6.5 inch crown as adjusted, bound brim extra charge $35, Color is Desert, Style is Trail Boss. New was $375 back in 2010 from Tom Hirt. I found this hat sometime in 2010 on eBay for ?$$. Probably didn't pay more than $100 plus shipping. I was living in a large East Coast city and wore only fedoras, but I was intrigued with this western custom handmade hat. I promptly forgot about it and stored it. Today, while playing my steel string acoustic guitar and watching a promo documentary of CF Martin Dreadnoughts and Martin guitar D45 of Gene Autry, I suddenly remembered I still had this Tom Hirt hat so I dug it up. Still in pristine condition, like Tom finished it yesterday for one of his clients. Whoever she was or he was, that person had style judging by the raspberry red liner she or he choose.
Hope you enjoy the photographs I took on my cellphone this morning. Looking at this, I wonder if I took the wrong road and would have gotten just as much enjoyment pursuing western hats, instead of Art Fawcett, OPTIMO of Chicago and other fedoras. I can now appreciate this example of the beauty of quality American workmanship.
 

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Hurricane Jack

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singlechange said:
Tom Hirt, known as "Hat Maker for the Movies," including TOMBSTONE, THE QUICK AND THE DEAD, CONAGHER films. Specifications: 10X, 50% select beaver felt, downy texture, firm body, durable, dressy. 4 inch brim, 6.5 inch crown as adjusted, bound brim extra charge $35, Color is Desert, Style is Trail Boss. New was $375 back in 2010 from Tom Hirt. I found this hat sometime in 2010 on eBay for ?$$. Probably didn't pay more than $100 plus shipping. I was living in a large East Coast city and wore only fedoras, but I was intrigued with this western custom handmade hat. I promptly forgot about it and stored it. Today, while playing my steel string acoustic guitar and watching a promo documentary of CF Martin Dreadnoughts and Martin guitar D45 of Gene Autry, I suddenly remembered I still had this Tom Hirt hat so I dug it up. Still in pristine condition, like Tom finished it yesterday for one of his clients. Whoever she was or he was, that person had style judging by the raspberry red liner she or he choose.
Hope you enjoy the photographs I took on my cellphone this morning. Looking at this, I wonder if I took the wrong road and would have gotten just as much enjoyment pursuing western hats, instead of Art Fawcett, OPTIMO of Chicago and other fedoras. I can now appreciate this example of the beauty of quality American workmanship.
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Very nice hat. If you know about Tom Hirt then you probably know about him apprenticing in Colorado Springs, buying the shop & later moving it to Penrose, CO. I think a lot of people get Penrose confused with Pemrose (Denver). There was an early Tom Hirt Colorado Springs hat on eBay a yr or so ago. I think it got bought to be flipped by a seller who returned it not knowing what he had.
 
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Steve1857 said:
Shame about the brim binding, Alan. I can understand why you decided to remove it.

What a hat though!

The reed seems to match the colour of the ribbon. Nice touch.
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I hate to mess with a historical hat. I have another old nutria furry western (not Stetson) in black with a sunflower yellow ribbon and matching binding in a similar condition. I've left that one original as it is too large for me to wear. This one fits and I didn't think I would wear it outside with the binding as it was. And of course, it is not an everyday hat, even with the edge cleaned up. But some days I feel like I can pull it off. ;^)
 
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alanfgag said:
I hate to mess with a historical hat. I have another old nutria furry western (not Stetson) in black with a sunflower yellow ribbon and matching binding in a similar condition. I've left that one original as it is too large for me to wear. This one fits and I didn't think I would wear it outside with the binding as it was. And of course, it is not an everyday hat, even with the edge cleaned up. But some days I feel like I can pull it off. ;^)
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Agreed 100%. If so inclined just buy a modern fashion hat instead.
 
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alanfgag said:
I hate to mess with a historical hat. I have another old nutria furry western (not Stetson) in black with a sunflower yellow ribbon and matching binding in a similar condition. I've left that one original as it is too large for me to wear. This one fits and I didn't think I would wear it outside with the binding as it was. And of course, it is not an everyday hat, even with the edge cleaned up. But some days I feel like I can pull it off. ;^)
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I really enjoy alan's collection of great hats when he brings them out and his well photographed hats he himself models on his noggin. alan was blessed with perfect head for hats. His carefully selected and vetted collection.... alan to me is fedora lounge's Jay Leno. I adventure to guess alan has one of the best private collection of vintage hats in America.
 
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