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Source for vintage lids in New York?
Hey all - Returning to the boards after a long abscence. As I was uncrating my felts this weekend, and noticing how poorly some of my new hats have aged, I decided that it was probably time to take the advice of the members of this board and buy a vintage felt. I'm looking on ebay... -
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Four color hat brochure, 1st revision
Hey all -- Sorry I haven't posted much lately. Work, family and, alas, taxes, have been eating up my time. Here's the text of the fedora brochure I've been working on, incorporating the feedback I've gotten from this site. Note that the "Vintage vs. Custom" section is gone. In retrospect, I... -
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Text for the fedora brochure, pt. 1
OK, folks. Here’s the first draft of the text for the brochure. I want to keep the prose as down to earth as possible. A custom hat is a premium purchase, but I want this to provide information, not the hard sell. The old modifier bop (“Luxurious, beautiful and elegant, this timeless classic... -
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Reblocking a hat
A few quick questions: How far can you go when reblocking a hat? In other words, is the best you can hope for when you bring in a hat to get reblocked is to restore it to its original shape, or could you alter it through reblocking? If you had a hat with a (purposefully) tapered crown... -
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A new, full-color illustrated felt hat brochure?
Here's a not-so-modest proposal: Would anybody (especially the hatters on this forum) be interested in a brand-new, eight- or twelve-page, fully illustrated color brochure about felt hats? The brochure could cover 1) The origin and rise to popularity of the fedora; 2) The hat-making... -
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New guy with question about new hat
I'm a new member who has been lurking around the board a few days. I've learned quite a lot from reading past posts. This is a great resource. Quick question, though: Much as I would like to get a vintage hat, I've got a 7 5/8 head, so it's difficult to find anything. I'm looking on ebay, but...
