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[Louis Mountbatten]

Generally speaking that is going to be a size 6 7/8, Stetson did this for a while, I can't remember if other brands did as well.

Actually, hat makers have used a "7/8" tag for both 6-7/8 and 7-7/8.

 

[Louis Mountbatten]

Probably a thread about this somewhere but can someone give me a quick how-to on replacing a wide grosgrain ribbon with a thin one?
Mighty thanks if you can.

Be careful with this. Before taking off the wider ribbon, make sure the hat has not faded above the band but is still the original color underneath. The last thing you want is to take off a ribbon and then have two different colors of felt showing.

 

[StoryPNW]

Actually, hat makers have used a "7/8" tag for both 6-7/8 and 7-7/8.

That may be true, but if you ever find a 7 7/8 tagged like that you should probably go buy a lottery ticket.

 

[AbbaDatDeHat]

That may be true, but if you ever find a 7 7/8 tagged like that you should probably go buy a lottery ticket.

Lol true!!
Brent, @deadlyhandsome, won that lottery not to long ago.
Not sure if he parlayed it into a Powerball win cause he’s still here. Lol
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[Louis Mountbatten]

That may be true, but if you ever find a 7 7/8 tagged like that you should probably go buy a lottery ticket.

It absolutely wasn't common. For sure. But I have seen it.

 

[Digital Trekker]

I am in PV for a week. Apparently there used to be some Panama hats here (jibijaba?). But I can’t find any. All I see is tourist grade cheap crap. Anyone know where I might find a shop that still sells quality hats here? Ive be been told I can buy a Panama online cheaper that one I might find here. But I’d like to try. If for no other reason that the experience.

 

[The Lost Cowboy]

I am in PV for a week. Apparently there used to be some Panama hats here (jibijaba?). But I can’t find any. All I see is tourist grade cheap crap. Anyone know where I might find a shop that still sells quality hats here? Ive be been told I can buy a Panama online cheaper that one I might find here. But I’d like to try. If for no other reason that the experience.

What is PV?

I see your location is Malaysia. I spent ten years in Melaka. Where are you?

 

[belfastboy]

What is PV?

I see your location is Malaysia. I spent ten years in Melaka. Where are you?

Puerto Vallarta. Mexico

 

[belfastboy]

I am in PV for a week. Apparently there used to be some Panama hats here (jibijaba?). But I can’t find any. All I see is tourist grade cheap crap. Anyone know where I might find a shop that still sells quality hats here? Ive be been told I can buy a Panama online cheaper that one I might find here. But I’d like to try. If for no other reason that the experience.

I have yet to find a decent hat shop in tourist Mexico. Either cheap crap at a cheap price or slightly higher grade crap at a stupid high price.

 

[The Lost Cowboy]

Puerto Vallarta. Mexico

Thanks. I know very little about Latin America.

 

[belfastboy]

Thanks. I know very little about Latin America.

Here on the west coast Mexico is a popular holiday destination with PV very high on the list.

 

[AbbaDatDeHat]

I am in PV for a week. Apparently there used to be some Panama hats here (jibijaba?). But I can’t find any. All I see is tourist grade cheap crap. Anyone know where I might find a shop that still sells quality hats here? Ive be been told I can buy a Panama online cheaper that one I might find here. But I’d like to try. If for no other reason that the experience.

You might PM @drmaxtejeda.
He lives in Mexico City and knows a thing or two about hats.
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[Frunobulax]

Here on the west coast Mexico is a popular holiday destination with PV very high on the list.

When I think of Puerta Vallarta, I always think of Truth or Consequences. They were always sending folks there.

 

[belfastboy]

When I think of Puerta Vallarta, I always think of Truth or Consequences. They were always sending folks there.

As a reward or punishment?

 

[Frunobulax]

As a reward or punishment?

At the time, it probably cost about $50 to send somebody there from Hollywood.

 

[belfastboy]

At the time, it probably cost about $50 to send somebody there from Hollywood.

Did they give them the other $50 to get home?

 

[Frunobulax]

Did they give them the other $50 to get home?

Yer killin' me here, Robert.

 

[belfastboy]

Yer killin' me here, Robert.

I am on pain meds.....its not my fault!

 

[BobHufford]

Anyone know where the two-cell (Finisher and Depth) Stetson factory sticker falls in the time line. I would guess in the 1900 to 1915 range, but not sure if early or late.

Similar hat with the three-cell (Block, Depth and Finish) sticker:

https://www.thefedoralounge.com/threads/pre-1940s-stetson-dress-hats.42859/page-8#post-1190939

 

[Happy]

In summer 2023 is there any trouble in ordering a hat from Australia?
By trouble, I mean coming into the USA are hat taxed or otherwise held by US customs?
Thank you, this is all new to me............... no Saltwater croc headbands on my order.

Ordered from Everything Australian on July 4th. The hat hit US Customs on July 7, sent to Post Office on July 10 and arrived to me in Kansas on the 12th. Not bad!