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  1. DickWhitmanMM

    Hat blocking service in Seattle?

    Coyness resolved.
  2. DickWhitmanMM

    Hat blocking service in Seattle?

    And, I just found out he passed away in 2014: this is from a post I just found on Fedora Lounge: bendingoak Vendor I'm so sorry to report with a heavy heart that master hatter Alexander Conley has passed away. I meet him a couple years ago and he opened his doors to me and we talked shop for a...
  3. DickWhitmanMM

    Hat blocking service in Seattle?

    I dug it up. This is from a post I made here in 2008: Conley Hats, “The mad hatter,” is sir ALEXANDER CONLEY at 1112 34th Ave. (just south of East Union Street on 34th). *He makes custom-made hats as well, very cool guy, he said he's 73. That would make him about 88 today.
  4. DickWhitmanMM

    Hat blocking service in Seattle?

    Coy? That’s all I remember about him! Others in Seattle here likely know more. It was 15 years ago, dude
  5. DickWhitmanMM

    Hat blocking service in Seattle?

    A gentleman in Seattle who was well known and respected by all. I went to his store/service place around 2008 and he was THE go-to guy for all things hats. I heard he closed down his store and may’ve passed away. Not entirely sure, but he’s nowhere to be found.
  7. DickWhitmanMM

    Hat blocking service in Seattle?

    Now that the great Mad Hatter is no more, I have a vintage Stetson I need cleaned and blocked, and don’t know where to start. Who does this now? I live in greater Seattle area… Thanks!
  8. DickWhitmanMM

    New Knox Jaguar fedora… year anyone?

    Just picked up this gem at a sale. Anyone know what year it is based on the inside tag on the sweatband? It was originally purchased at Blocksteins, a very old and closed (1981) popular retail outlet in Houston, TX. Is “90070” a clue to the year it was made? Oh, and it needs a pro blocking...
  9. DickWhitmanMM

    Vintage '50s BORSALINO ALESSANDRIA Fedora Hat size 4.5?!

    Thanks! Yeah, 7 seems about right. What's a "Punti"? Any idea of the manufacturing date based on the tag, logo, etc., I'm guessing about 1950s?
  10. DickWhitmanMM

    Vintage '50s BORSALINO ALESSANDRIA Fedora Hat size 4.5?!

    Picked this up at an estate sale. It's a very cool fedora. A BORSALINO Allessandria - made of mohair (?) with a course linen ribbon. The weird things is the size: it's a "4 1/2" according to the inside tag, but it feels more like a 6 1/8-ish. . It was originally purchase at "SPALLOTTA Roma" and...
  11. DickWhitmanMM

    Vintage Stetson - The Sovereign?

    AMC (Janie Bryant) is very very particular about wardrobe, so I'm sure it's period-specific; late '50s, early '60s at the latest...
  13. DickWhitmanMM

    Vintage Stetson - The Sovereign?

    Stetson Soveriegn [/url][/IMG] This is a vintage late '50s Stetson Sovereign.
  14. DickWhitmanMM

    Stetson fedora repair BEFORE and AFTER story

    jimmy the lid-- Thanks, that's fine, I actually wanted an mid '50s to early to mid '60s Stetson anyway!
  15. DickWhitmanMM

    Byrnie Utz in Seattle

    be sure not to handle the hats by the crown! They will slap your wrist with a ruler...
  16. DickWhitmanMM

    Where can a fellow get a filling station attendant's hat device/badge?

    had I read this a month ago I could have loaned you one. I had a TEXACO filling station cap circa '50s.
  17. DickWhitmanMM

    Stetson fedora repair BEFORE and AFTER story

    haha. 100% truth-- it's the same hat. And yes, Alex does hat resizing. I basically lucked out here-- I was willing and able to pay good money for a vintage Fedora once I found one in my size and era preference. And a chance-encounter at Goodwill (dragged in by my GF) led me to this. The hat...
  19. DickWhitmanMM

    Stetson fedora repair BEFORE and AFTER story

    Good point CARTER-- and again, props to Tony for steering me in the right direction: Conley Hats, sir ALEXANDER CONLEY is at 1112 34th Ave. (just south of East Union Street on 34th). His phone # is (206) 322-1868. *He makes custom-made hats as well, very cool guy, he said he's 73 but looks and...
  20. DickWhitmanMM

    Byrnie Utz in Seattle

    speaking of CONLEY HATS repair... I posted a BEFORE and AFTER thread.
  21. DickWhitmanMM

    Stetson fedora repair BEFORE and AFTER story

    I was--as some of you know--looking for a '50s Stetson fedora size 71/2 to 7 5/8. Well, I found one, of all places, the Goodwill outlet in Sodo dist of Seattle. It was in pretty bad condition but, like Charlie Brown and the tree, I was determined to nurture it back to life. Fedora Lounge regular...
  22. DickWhitmanMM

    Byrnie Utz in Seattle

    hahaha! So true! I was reprimanded by the Bernie Utz Hat Dominatrix for doing just that! I felt like I had pee'd on the carpet. Anyway, speaking of SEATTLE. Does anyone know of a good HAT BLOCK/repair service in Seattle I could take my vintage '50s Stetson Fedora to, it's in dire need of a...
  23. DickWhitmanMM

    1956-1957 Fall/Winter Sears, Roebuck suit catalog...

    Thanks! very cool-- thanks for sharing! I wish that catalogue was still valid! That style of hand drawings in ads and catalogues of the era is such a lost art...

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