panama

I’m a little new to the forum and have a few questions for ya’ll. I just picked up a nice older panama. Not vintage, but maybe 5-10 years old. Found it at a thrift store!! Doesn’t look like it was warn much. It has a few stains on the sweat band and was very dusty when I found it. Anyway, it...

I'm helping my mother-in-law sell some of the hundreds of items that she still had after retiring from many decades of being an antiques dealer here in San Francisco. She's not computer literate so I'm handling the on-line things for her. These two hats were found at an estate sale here in SF...

What is this? Can anyone ascertain that this hat is a Stetson or is it a Beaver Brand Hat? Is it vintage? Is it a Bowler? What is this thing? :p I emailed the seller, but he doesn't know. He bought it at an estate auction. The box says Stetson . . . what say you? :)

In this thread, I will be posting my year-end hat modifications for basically my entire hat collection. If this thread needs to be moved, please do so. Armed with a glue gun, double-sided tape, hatbands from Panama Hats Direct, and a pocketknife, I have added new hatbands to most of my hats...

WTB Panama Hat; 2 1/4 inch or less brim, natural straw.

Hi there, (First time poster here) I have what is probably an "average" quality panama hat that is "natural" in color. My preference is for a darker "caramel" kind of color. Anybody have any thoughts on how one might achieve this? I'm under the impression that the hat can be wetted (dyed?)...

Hello everyone, new member here. Have used this forum as a resource for many years but never posted before. Thought I'd start by posting a review of my Zephyr :) I purchased this hat as an alternative to my 15 year old Panama which was starting to show some wear and tear. I considered both...