High Pockets
Practically Family
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- 569
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- Central Oklahoma
Oh man.....that is one nice hat! Great choice Jimmy!-
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Tan/Copper Dobbs 20
- Thread starter jimmy the lid
- Start date
Oh man.....that is one nice hat! Great choice Jimmy!
ScottF
Call Me a Cab
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buler said:
I was just checking the photos of my (sold) Dobbs Twenty of similar color, and Jimmy's pics of his hat look even more like my hat then do my own pics
Fortunately, out of the four I've owned, I was able to find one that fit perfectly - 'moldable clay-like' felt is a perfect description.
indycop
I'll Lock Up
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- 8,325
- Location
- Jacksonville, Florida
That's a sweet hat Jimmy!:eusa_clap
Sargon
Familiar Face
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- 97
- Location
- Rochester NY
Not only a sweet hat and beautiful colors, but an expert crease. I should send mine to you from now on.
Ephraim Tutt
One Too Many
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- Sydney Australia
Copper ribbons rool!
By way of comparison - My tan Dobbs 15 "Gay Blade" with copper coloured ribbon. Similar vintage, style and colours to Jimmy's - but not in that league. My hat has had a harder life but that extra $5 made all the difference. You can just see the quality in Jimmy's felt.
Nonetheless... my little Gay lid remains a favourite.
By way of comparison - My tan Dobbs 15 "Gay Blade" with copper coloured ribbon. Similar vintage, style and colours to Jimmy's - but not in that league. My hat has had a harder life but that extra $5 made all the difference. You can just see the quality in Jimmy's felt.
Nonetheless... my little Gay lid remains a favourite.
Bull Moose
Familiar Face
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- 76
- Location
- Central FL
Very nice lid!
jimmy the lid
I'll Lock Up
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- 5,647
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- USA
Sargon said:
Thanks, Sargon -- glad you like the crease.
Cheers,
JtL
jimmy the lid
I'll Lock Up
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- 5,647
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- USA
buler said:
There may be a good reason why they look identical, Buler. Compare the sticker on your Knox 20 with the sticker on my Dobbs 20:
The block is exactly the same, as is the depth of the crown. Looks like these two lids were definitely related.
It's also interesting to me that the depth of the crown is 5 5/8". It seems much more common to see references to 5 1/2" or 5 3/4" crowns. And, since this is, at best, a difficult measurement to take, it may be that a 5 5/8" crown depth in vintage hats is often approximated as 5 1/2". Interesting...
Cheers,
JtL
