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The Resistol Roundup
Well, the "Krushable" trademark was first used on 6/6/1957 so it cannot be older than that. Resistol stopped making dress hats in the late 1960s (1968, I think) so not newer than that. The light weight is part of the "Krushable" feature. Yes, there is at least one strand of beaver fur in...- BanjoMerlin
- Post #169
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Post New Hats Here!
Photos of the inside would help. Liner and sweatband markings. And are there any markings on the back of the size tag?- BanjoMerlin
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It's about time we define "fedora"
I don't read it that way. The statement is in the past tense so to me the "could" goes with "by the wearer instead of the hatter" meaning the wearer could put the requisite lengthwise crease in himself. In 1942 Stetson was advertising their "Three-way" hat ($8.50) as being designed to be...- BanjoMerlin
- Post #218
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It's about time we define "fedora"
Trombone Shaped Object is the term trombone folks use to describe an actual trombone that is a poor quality musical instrument but which is indeed a trombone and can be used to play music though it would not be a satisfying experience. Is prefering a fedora of such quality that it will last...- BanjoMerlin
- Post #217
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It's about time we define "fedora"
A fedora is a fedora. It might not be anything you would want to own but it is none the less a fedora. (May I suggest "FSO" (Fedora Shaped Object) to designate those hats that may appear to be a fedora but are, in fact, simple pieces of junk?) So a "fedora" is a hat with a creased crown and...- BanjoMerlin
- Post #204
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Hanging jacket on coat rack
The word impolite means "not polite." "Polite" means showing consideration for others, tact, and observance of accepted social usage. If everyone has removed his jacket then removing the jacket is the accepted social usage. By not removing ones jacket in that situation one is not showing...- BanjoMerlin
- Post #46
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opinions please...
Yup, a tapered hat on a bottom-heavy face looks kind of like a nose cone. It emphasizes the pear shape. This is one reason there are several popular fedora creases. A center-dent adds taper while a C-crown will tend to straighten up the sides. Sometimes a quick re-crease is enough...- BanjoMerlin
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vintage vs. new..
Not a valid comparison. Leather sweatbands don't get softer with age, they dry out and get stiff and brittle. If the sweatband on a vintage hat is soft today it was at least that soft when the hat was new.- BanjoMerlin
- Post #43
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vintage vs. new..
Most of the vintage hats around today (Stetson, Dobbs and many others) were made in factories in what would pass for an assembly line process - Mass Production. The quality differences are not due to Mass Production but to concious efforts to control production costs.- BanjoMerlin
- Post #39
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Hanging jacket on coat rack
If you are the only one wearing a suitcoat/sportcoat because everyone else has taken their's off it can indeed be impolite.- BanjoMerlin
- Post #40
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It's about time we define "fedora"
Exactly. It is the appearance that makes a hat a fedora, not the material or construction. The material and construction details are what determines the quality.- BanjoMerlin
- Post #184
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opinions please...
I really think there is too much taper in the crown for you. If the crown cannot be stretched perhaps the hat would be just perfect for someone else. If it is worth more to you as is than it is to anyone else then keep it.- BanjoMerlin
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Hanging jacket on coat rack
I agree. If nobody else is wearing a jacket you're going to appear to be on your way out if you are wearing your jacket.- BanjoMerlin
- Post #37
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opinions please...
Is it really the brim or is the crown tapered too much for you? I think there is too much taper. I'd have the crown redone with much less taper but compare it with the hats you do like.- BanjoMerlin
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It's about time we define "fedora"
Out of curiosity I checked several on-line vendors to see what they consider to be a "fedora." It was interesting that a few did not use the word "fedora" at all to describe the hats. Obviously, the popular definition of a "fedora" is not at all specific. It would seem that a "fedora" is...- BanjoMerlin
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Ebay Hats: Victories, Defeats, Gripes & Items of Interest
DUE TO POPULAR DEMAND, A CUSTOMER MAY ORDER NO MORE THAN THREE UNITS OF THIS ITEM EVERY THIRTY DAYS. lol lol lol- BanjoMerlin
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It's about time we define "fedora"
I think the issue of whether a particular hat could be a fedora is moot. That cone of fur felt a hatter starts with could be a fedora but would one call it a fedora in its coned form? An open crown hat with snap brim, etc. is NOT a fedora until it is given a crease that completes the fedora...- BanjoMerlin
- Post #165
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It's about time we define "fedora"
Actually, the contemporary movies made in the late 1940s and early 1950s might be the best historical evidence we have about hats and clothing of that time. Don't pay any attention to the featured characters who were dressed by the costumer, look at the extras who are wearing their own clothes...- BanjoMerlin
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Ebay Hats: Victories, Defeats, Gripes & Items of Interest
Don't I wish! An old house with an undisturbed attic is a rare treasure nowadays.- BanjoMerlin
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Ebay Hats: Victories, Defeats, Gripes & Items of Interest
Could be late '40s, no later than the '50s. A really nice hat from Sears. At your size, you could fill your closet with great hats for short money.- BanjoMerlin
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