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I can't say I'm a big fan of that one, JT. Makes me think that it might have been a women's fedora (not saying it is, though) However, with a bound edge, it could look like a western homburg. Still not something I could pull off myself. Heck, I'm not sure I could bring myself to pull that on lol
 
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While my red hat is whimsical enough to wear to a renaiscance faire (We have three that I go to.), I don't normally wear it anywhere else. It is definitely a man's hat, though I'm sure it has been worn by a woman somewhere in its history. It has a top notch leather sweatband, better than other Lock & Co. hats I've seen. I originally bought it for the sweatband and the wide black ribbon and bow (since pirated for another hat). Those two parts were worth the $12 it cost in a thrift store. But I've gotten more than my money's worth of fun out of it, too. Here's the present incarnation of that hat: http://www.lockhatters.co.uk/Fedoras-Manhattan-P64.aspx . How much is L140, anyway?
 
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J.T.Marcus said:
...How much is L140, anyway?
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That's not an L, JT, it's a pound sign. £O£

Anyway, at present the exchange is roughly double, so 140GBP is about 280USD.

That's quite a lot. You could get an AB and maybe a hat off eBay for that. lol
 
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J.T.Marcus said:
He has been conspicuously quiet! lol
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Maybe he saw your hat and is now lying unconscious somewhere near his computer. Hope he comes around again soon. lol
 
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Maybe I can redeem myself (and my dignity) with this offering. A "Nashville Cowboy," pure white wool (I know...), brim cut down to my favorite 2 5/8", black ribbon added, nothing done to the crown.


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J.T.Marcus said:
Maybe I can redeem myself (and my dignity) with this offering...
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No need. Your dignity was never in question.

Nevertheless, that is another nice conversion.

Any chance we could see a line up of some/all of these, JT? It would be nice to see them in such a way as to compare dimensions, colours and bashes easily. Maybe just line them up along a shelf or table or something and snap something. It'd be great in this thread.
 
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I deliberately saved this one for last. I resized it up from 6 7/8 to 7 1/8. That would be quite a stretch for some hats, but this one handled it well. It's definitely fur. Viewed straight on, there is virtually no taper. (Bears a striking resemblance to a popular hat made by a well known company in Australia.) I rebashed the crown from a cattleman's crease, and reshaped the brim. Now for the surprise: It is a BRADFORD DOUBLE X. Most of those are wool. This one is not! (Glyco-Tite Process?)


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J.T.Marcus said:
I deliberately saved this one for last. I resized it up from 6 7/8 to 7 1/8. That would be quite a stretch for some hats, but this one handled it well. It's definitely fur. Viewed straight on, there is virtually no taper. (Bears a striking resemblance to a popular hat made by a well known company in Australia.) I rebashed the crown from a cattleman's crease, and reshaped the brim. Now for the surprise: It is a BRADFORD DOUBLE X. Most of those are wool. This one is not! (Glyco-Tite Process?)


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WOW now this one I like... no I LOVE !!!!!!!!
Great thin ribbon JT!!!!!!
 
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fatwoul said:
Any chance we could see a line up of some/all of these, JT? It would be nice to see them in such a way as to compare dimensions, colours and bashes easily. Maybe just line them up along a shelf or table or something and snap something. It'd be great in this thread.
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Thanks for asking. I had a ball doing this!
 
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