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  1. Ephraim Tutt

    Merry Christmas from here to there

    One of the great joys for me in 2009 has been to discover the lounge and its collection of vintage devotees. It has been a real delight to get to know you all and I'll look forward to sharing some more of our shared passion in 2010. For now, I wish you all the most joyous of Holiday...
  2. Ephraim Tutt

    5th Avenue New York

    Known to book lovers as the home of Scribner's Sons and hat lovers as the retail home of just about every hat maker of the Golden Age - Knox, Dobbs, Cavanagh - they all wanted a 5th Avenue address on their label - 5th Avenue New York was the epicentre of culture, fashion and style throughout the...
  3. Ephraim Tutt

    Hatbox Homage

    They are often ignored and derided, sometimes treated as mere packaging and discarded, but the humble hatbox has a long history and is often a piece of social history, and a work of art in its own right. Got a hatbox or two dozen? Then this is the place to show 'em off. Rare ones and common...
  4. Ephraim Tutt

    Lawyers in Lids: Change of name and venue

    To all current and future members of the Lawyers in Lids Room, the current growth in membership and exansion of topics of conversation has necessitated a change in name and venue. We have moved down the hall to larger facilities in the Observation Bar and, with a tip of the vintage hat to...
  5. Ephraim Tutt

    Attorneys and Barristers of the Lounge

    I've noticed that there's quite a few brothers of the Bar (and maybe some sisters too) hanging about in the Lounge after hours. So, I've booked us this here room with its own bar to meet with fellow legal beagles from around the world and discuss what we do, and most importantly the lids we...
  7. Ephraim Tutt

    Bollman Inatoo 1930's

    I've been offered this Bollman wool felt 1930's 'Inatoo' for the princely sum of $30. What d'ya reckon?
  8. Ephraim Tutt

    Costs of standard clean and block

    What's it costing you folk in your various parts of the globe for a standard clean and block. My local hat guy in Brisbane charges $15 Aussie bucks for a standard service that includes a naptha bath, stiffener if required, steam, stretch if needed, blocking in the bash of choice (and a rebash...
  9. Ephraim Tutt

    Biggest head?

    I just returned from my local hat shop where the proprietor told me that the biggest hat he ever made was a size 69! He said it was like a tent. That's over 27 inches. That aint a hat - thats a construction site! Anyone come across a larger noggin? If Art's around - what's the biggest hat...
  10. Ephraim Tutt

    Hats, the Aussie capital city and american King O'Malley

    Now here's a pic full of a variety of hats - I can see fedoras, homburgs, what looks like a pith helmet and a plethora of lovely bonnets. The centre of attention is Mr King (his name not his title) O'Malley as Minister for Home affairs, driving in the first peg into the soil of what would become...
  11. Ephraim Tutt

    HAPPY BIRTHDAY HOMBURG!

    Today, on this here thread, we pay tribute to Homburg - both the hat and its city of origin. Because today, dear citizens of FL, is the 127th birthday of that felted lid. For those of you who haven't kept up, Dreispitz discovered: "According to a Wikipedia entry...
  13. Ephraim Tutt

    What's the Banjo wearing?

    Hi all, I posted this photo of Banjo Paterson on an Akubra thread (dealing with their hat of the same name) recently. This is something of a signature hat for Banjo and appears in many photos of him, including the one on the Aussie $10 note. What do you think it is? Looks like a rebashed...

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