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    112 Page Hat Life Manual of Hat Selling 1946

    A manual for the industry just after the war. Lots of great illustrations and advice, plus pletny of ads from hat makers. Here's a little sample.
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    Longtime member Dan Hermann (DHermann1) has passed.

    Fedora Lounge members who have been here from early days will mourn the passing of Dan Hermann, once a very active poster here and with a broad knowledge of all the things we love here. On a long-anticipated vcation to London last week, Dan became unwell and was suffering from dehydration. His...
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    Vintage Baby and Children's Clothing Collectors?

    In going though my mother's cedar chest recently, I found that she had saved dozens of pairs of white leather children's shoes from the late 40s through the early 60s. They were all quite worn and hard as rocks. There were also dresses worn by my sister in around 1949, a sailor suit my brother...
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    Buyer Beware. Use Common Sense.

    We do our best to filter out the baddies before they get here, and we approve members one at a time manually every day to accomplish that. But lately we've had a few brand new members who appeared legit at signup looking for members who express an interest in buying something, then contact them...
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    Walter Winchell—Songwriter?

    I’ve been trying to find a copy of this 78. Brunswick 6068, Red Nichols “Things I Never Knew Till Now.” In posting to groups in my search, someone notices that one of the credited writers is “Winchell,” and sure enough, it’s Walter Winchell. Apparently he did a little tune writing early on...
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    Ma Rainey's Black Bottom - Netflix

    We watched this Saturday night, and it has much to recommend it. Of course, Viola Davis brings a fearless performance as the Mother of the Blues, Ma Rainey. Branford Marsalis is responsible for the music. Its the last performance by Chadwick Boseman, who died of cancer after filing was...
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    Amy Schumer, The Problem Pregnancy, and the Beaten Jacket

    "Expecting Amy," a docu-series following Amy Schumer's terribly difficult pregnancy, has a scene near the end where she and her husband are staying at a rented house near an active stream with plenty of rapids. He puts a new leather jacket into a cage and throws it into the water while they're...
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    How Did I Miss Annette Hanshaw??

    I have loved the music of the 20s & 30s since I was a teen, but I just ran across this singer, Annette Hanshaw, in a random social media post about her. Born in 1901, her parents owned a music store, where she sang the new sheet music numbers. She wanted to be a painter and studied art for two...
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    "Ratched" on Netflix: For the Vintage

    My Missus and I have been looking forward to this one, because we're big fans of Ryan Murphy when he's good, and we figured the restraint of eight episodes would keep him from the wild time-wasting plot diversions of American Horror Story. Also, Sarah Paulson could be my wife's twin sister...
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    The 100 Best Silent Films

    I know nothing of this publication, but I think it's a pretty good list. Note their parameters: Not the most influential, but the best. Keaton gets a lot of the list. Two of my favorites are here, The Passion of Joan of Arc and Flesh and the Devil...
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    Welcome Peacoat Behind the Bar!

    We are very pleased to add Peacoat to the Bartender staff. He has contributed immeasurably to The Fedora Lounge, and is author of the internet's comprehensive history of the US Navy Peacoat. Welcome, and thank you for being part of the team!
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    The Current War. Edison, Westinghouse, Tesla.

    Trailers are out for this, which has a dismal IMDB meta score of 42. The story of the beginnings of the electrification of the world. Benedict Cumberbatch as Edison, Nicholas Hoult is Tesla, and Michael Shannon plays George Westinghouse. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2140507/
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    The Boys of Pointe du Hoc, growing up Depression Kids.

    Laura Hillenbrand explores the things that made the men and women of the Greatest Generation what they eventually became. https://www.vanityfair.com/culture/2013/10/laura-hillenbrand-on-the-1930s?fbclid=IwAR3DTC5K8RTLINiSLNtjtwt8W7SNEZeok7L3GKDzCnSNKJqJXo0tRILWJBQ
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    Catch 22

    I haven't read the book, and this series seems to have driven the book price up. But the Hulu series, directed by George Clooney, is very well done. The senselessness of war bureaucracy and red tape. the power grabs, its mazing to watch. Filled with great performances.
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    Dick Cole, Last of the Doolittle Raiders, Has Died at 103

    https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/your-air-force/2019/04/09/a-legend-passes-dick-cole-last-of-the-doolittle-raiders-dies-at-103/?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=Socialflow+MIL&utm_source=facebook.com&fbclid=IwAR1rry_lLT3YZsZRJt05H8yX86b6WYPRiDJ4QrMNtbTURQm2WhfBBexBhkg So the final silver...
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    The Highwaymen-new Netflix Movie, chasing Bonnie & Clyde.

    The trailer was released yesterday. Looks like plenty of great backgrounds, if nothing else.
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    "Reveille and Taps: Daily Meditations" Booklet Issued WWII

    This was issued or given to my father sometime during the war by a Rev. George Smith. It was prepared by The Committee on Wartime Service of the Church, Dayton, Ohio, by the Church of the United Brethren in Christ. Copyright 1943. My father, when I knew him, was not a formally religious man...
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    What Podcasts Grab Ya?

    I dug up a thread from 2005 suggesting there should be a Fedora Lounge podcast, which surprised me that we were talking about them so early. The comments there are funny, in hindsight. My wife is very much into true crime stories (and is starting work on her Masters in abnormal psych to back...
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    Vintage 2pc Suit, 50s, Summer, "Hollywood" Waist. Small Size.

    This is a really fine suit, but the size is impossible for me. Two button jacket, Amalgamated union tag places it in the 50s. Note the self waist and belt loops, cuffs, pleats, patch pockets. I am not seeing any damage. Shoulders 17" Sleeve 21.5 from shoulder seam to end Pit to pit 21"...
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    Selling Vintage Stetson Open Road, 7 1/2, Dove Gray, Rebuilt By Delk

    Remade from a smaller Open Road by Steve Delk some time ago, this has a replaced sweatband. Re-blocking to a larger size has brought about the usual shorter crown height. Thin ribbon, no damage save a ribbon end needing tacked down. Brim 3", crown 4.25". A really wonderful hat but I find I...

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