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High quality panama values? The best of the best, 7 1/2 to be for sale on classifieds
I have a friend who has asked me to help him sell a hat he got from an estate sale. It's a Paul's Hat Works marked "Monte Cristi" and "Made in Ecuador" on the inside of the crown. I took it into Paul's and spoke to the ladies that now run the place. This is a $1500 to $2000 hat, if they were...- SET
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Leather sweat band care?
I think part of the idea of the waxed silk is that it breathes a bit and yes it was sewn in. I think it mostly kept the skin oil from traveling through to the felt, but that's technical question probably best asked of someone who does a lot of hat repair. Stevan -
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Leather sweat band care?
In reading the David Morgan instructions that come with the Pecard product, I would suspect the sweat band rot is from never being treated with anything. Untreated leather dries out and should not be flexed due to internal chafing of the fibers. Sweat bands tend to be lamb skin which isn't the... -
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Leather sweat band care?
Wax paper may be inexpensive for the material, but there is also the labor to put it in. Waxed silk will likely last 10 or 20 years. Waxed paper? I'd give it a month, it's a throw away item, not a severe use item. I could wax my own silk fabric if I have to, but I'd have to research the right... -
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Leather sweat band care?
I'm moving to the Dominican Republic in the Caribbean, so clearly the tropics. On my last 2 trips, I destroyed the sweat band on my Akubra slouch hat (modified to a fedora style, vintage 1971-1972) due to sweat. I've since had it replaced. The shop that put in the bands (Paul's hat Works, San...
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