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    What pens are we carrying today?

    Pilot Custom 823, dark grey. Not vintage, but has a timeless elegance, and is probably one of the best all-around writing instruments made today.
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    Vintage professions you'd like to see come back.....

    The watchmaking profession is alive and well (I noticed in the first few replies that "watchmaker" or horologist was something several people missed.) I wanted to do something that wasn't so corporate and kept craftsmanship alive, so I went to school for watchmaking. I now have two...
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    The Aran Sweater?

    Thanks for the thoughts, all. I'll keep my eyes peeled here in a few months. Unfortunately, a little excursion to Ireland for weekend shopping is a little bit out of the question for me at the moment, so I'll have to see what I can dig up in some of the big-city department stores come...
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    The Aran Sweater?

    Apologies to the mods, I think this is the right forum for this but would rather not put money on it. Where can I get a good quality, relatively-genuine Aran Sweater? I want something in the traditional cream/white color, with real wool, rather than acrylic, and it must be thick and warm...
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    Hat stores in Chicago?

    Ok, you're all going to think this is positively decadent. Due to, how shall we say, "a complex set of surprise circumstances," I found out today, pretty much completely out of the blue, that I'm going to be making a trip up to St. Paul, MN this Thursday and Friday. I told a friend, and he...
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    AUCTION #67: Adam - Majestic - Size 7 3/8 - B005005H07-closed

    $125 here.
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    Bicycle Helmet?!

    I wholeheartedly concur, Indy. :eusa_clap When I was a kid, we often rode bikes, and I never had any kind of serious accident. Nobody that I know did either. We rode on streets and sidewalks, and it was a small town. It's pretty safe to say that you'll eventually have some kind of spill...
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    Boaters in the 19th Century.

    Well... those folks look like a really cheery bunch. If the chap in front wasn't posing on the ground, you'd think they were on their way to a funeral. (Yes, I know it's just period photography.) Usually, I think of boaters as being a '20s and "Jazz age" type thing. It was seen as rather...
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    Driving golden era cars in the modern era

    What year do you have, Johnny B? I have always liked the Edsels.
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    Helmet Horde?

    Thanks Thunderw21, great link! Much obliged.
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    Helmet Horde?

    I've got an old German helmet from WWII. An elderly veteran in my hometown gave it to me when I was 10 years old. Sadly, the markings are very worn, so I don't have much to go off of if I wanted to research exactly what sort of service it pertained to, and so forth. I know very little about WWII...
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    Need help, HAT GIVEAWAY!!!

    The Clipper The 400 or The Four-Hundred The Jazz Cat The Speakeasy
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    Formal Wear Primer

    Going back to the topic of a few pages back, adding a splash of color to one's dinner jacket ensemble, I've always found that a pocket handkerchief does this wonderfully. A burgundy, or even (believe it or not) bright red silk specimen will add a dash of color, establish "uniqueness," and not...
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    Great Grandpa's Hat

    Yeah... looking at the crown, it's bashed like a homburg, and looks to be black or dark blue, which fits, since homburgs are/were more formal. However, it's got a snap-brim, so I think it's a fedora. Sort of a fine line between the "stuffiness" of a homburg and the "nonchalance" of a fedora...
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    Smoking in the house???

    I smoke inside. In the winter, outside smoking is out of the question -I do it for relaxation and enjoyment, not because I have a desire to freeze my tail off. In the summer, it's too humid, here in Missouri. However, since I only smoke a pipe or cigar a few times a week, and I have good...
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    Got a new hat

    lol I better call an ambulance right now! With all the old hats and coats in my closet, who knows what virulent disease is waiting to get me ;) Nah but seriously, I wouldn't worry about it. The thing that you have to remember is that the clothes we're buying vintage are in buyable condition...
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    Flogging white pique evening dress waistcoats and [shortly] vintage morning trousers

    :offtopic: It's a small world, mate. Before I ever visited the fedora lounge, I bought an old CTS book from you on the 'bay. Now I'm looking at your auctions for clothes lol
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    Need help, HAT GIVEAWAY!!!

    Great minds think alike, ADHD_Librarian! I didn't see your picture, as on dial up, they tend to load slowly, so I often just scroll past them and read the comments. You said "famous hat wearers ...or not" and I immediately thought "Hey, somebody should post a pic of Adolf Hitler in a...
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    Need help, HAT GIVEAWAY!!!

    The Beauclerk The Texas Tiger The Night-On-The-Town
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    Need help, HAT GIVEAWAY!!!

    I submitted one on the first page, "The Sicilian Special." However, since others are submitting more than one, here are a few more, hehe. The Dodge City The Dingo The Cosmopolitan The Metropolitan The Blade (i.e.: "gallant young blade") The Cruiser The Slubberdegullion (yeah right!)...

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