Fedora Hat storage

[Frunobulax]

Finally broke down and bought a hat rack. Love it, but now it is even more evident how darn many hats I have. And I still need another one. And I still have to find a place for this one. It's either time to thin the herd or buy a bigger house!

Yeah, I need something like that. The hat tree I currently have only holds about half a dozen.

 

[moontheloon]

I store my hats in my office right next to my desk

Sent from my iPhone while orbiting the earth in a sea foam green 1957 Cadillac

 

[Frunobulax]

How far do you work from where you live?

 

[moontheloon]

How far do you work from where you live?

this is the office in my house ... but the music school is about 20 min from where I live now

 

[Bushman]

I store mine in their boxes on the upper shelf of my closet:

 

[Rick Blaine]

I got these for three bucks each (in a pack of 5o), here, delivered, way out yonder here to to Hooterville. The cost item alone was $100 but the shipping was fifty, high freight but worth it. They are polyprope' with a white cardboard side. These are $7 or $8 on ePay w/ an idiotic $16 postage!
I hope to reclaim the guest bedroom before she who must be obeyed loses all patience with your humble corespondent. To say nothing of protection from dust & critters.

Just thought to pass this along, gang, FWIW. Ask for Grace, tell her "that idiot from Tennessee" sent ya'.
Have a super turkey day, all. My wife is Canadian, so we've already had one thanksgiving, six weeks ago when it was 89°!

 

[rclark]

I got these for three bucks each (in a pack of 5o), here, delivered, way out yonder here to to Hooterville. The cost item alone was $100 but the shipping was fifty, high freight but worth it. They are polyprope' with a white cardboard side. These are $7 or $8 on ePay w/ an idiotic $16 postage!
I hope to reclaim the guest bedroom before she who must be obeyed loses all patience with your humble corespondent. To say nothing of protection from dust & critters.

Just thought to pass this along, gang, FWIW. Ask for Grace, tell her "that idiot from Tennessee" sent ya'.
Have a super turkey day, all. My wife is Canadian, so we've already had one thanksgiving, six weeks ago when it was 89°!

How many hats per container?

 

[Rick Blaine]

How many hats per container?

They give the following description
"Made of 80 grams material. Clear PVC on top to see what's inside with a nonwoven handle. Bottom is solid black. Cardboard insert is included. Size: 19" in diameter x 11" tall Packed 50 pieces/case" So I dunno, I was think one per, but you're right, it likely has adequate room for more than one. Even better!

 

[RJR]

I got these for three bucks each (in a pack of 5o), here, delivered, way out yonder here to to Hooterville. The cost item alone was $100 but the shipping was fifty, high freight but worth it. They are polyprope' with a white cardboard side. These are $7 or $8 on ePay w/ an idiotic $16 postage!
I hope to reclaim the guest bedroom before she who must be obeyed loses all patience with your humble corespondent. To say nothing of protection from dust & critters.

Just thought to pass this along, gang, FWIW. Ask for Grace, tell her "that idiot from Tennessee" sent ya'.
Have a super turkey day, all. My wife is Canadian, so we've already had one thanksgiving, six weeks ago when it was 89°!

Good deal.

 

[FedOregon]

Great thread. Both for the hat storage ideas as well as the music trivia (which is never trivial). I was fortunate enough to see a bunch of big bands in the 70's. I played sax, a little clarinet and even less flute. I've got no chops anymore.

I saw live: Buddy Rich, Stan Kenton, Mel Torme', Woody Herman, Maynard Ferguson, Bill Watrous, Thad Jones/Mel Lewis. I know there were more. Got to play with Lew Tabackin and Toshiko Akioshi, Frank Rosolino, more... oh, Al Cohn and Zoot Zims (whose talent improved exponentially after a fifth of bourbon was consumed). I was only in the Kent-Meridian band for 2 years.

I was always impressed with Buddy Rich. I remember when that Muppets episode aired with Buddy. What a talent, but nothing like seeing him in person. I've been enamored by the jazz drumming of Kenny Clarke who played in tandem with Kenny Clare in the Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland big band. Screamin' musicians in that band. Two drummers at the same time. Pretty cool. Gene Krupa was practically immortal in my estimation.

I went to a jazz event in Seattle a few years ago when a bunch of alumni who played under director Hal Sherman put together some of the old tunes we used to play; mostly unlicensed/pirated covers of old stuff that was never published. Nearly all of our sheet music had blue notes because it was copied from original onion skins in a copier meant for architects.

One of the alumni, Tamara Danielsson (Tami Schultz as I knew her) and her Swedish pianist husband, Per Danielsson, brought along a drummer they cut a cd with, Danny Gottlieb. Danny sat in on a few tunes. Great drummer, if not on the edge of being a bit over-powering with the band.

I couldn't believe the stuff we used to play. I look back and I'm amazed at the library we played and the opportunities we had back then. As a stupid high school kid I had no idea how good we had it... until I played in college and in "dance" bands.

We used to make fun of Kenny Gorelick, nka Kenny G, but he has the money now... He used to look like Disco Stu on the Simpsons and played the same tired "lick" in ALL his solos, no matter the style of the music being played. All the woodwind guys/gals studied under Johnny Jessen, including Keenny. No way you could get into Hal's jazz ensemble without Johnny on your side.

Now that you're all bored to tears, I'll go back to work!

 

[cozy d]

Happy New Year Loungers! As the new year begins, and as my collection keeps growing and growing, it's got me wondering where do I put all these hats?!

Currently, I've got mine in boxes taking up valuable closet space, in my car, in my music room on top of drums, cymbals, guitar amps, you name it, and basically strategically "left" in other places around the house. My wife likes my hats but she isn't thrilled about the clutter, so I'm facing the very real possibility that I may need to (gulp) downsize the collection...

I'm turning to you my hat wearing friends for ideas! I'm thinking wall hooks, but I'm also seeing an opportunity to be creative! Could you please share how you've come to store or display your hat collection in your home?

Looking forward to hearing your responses!

 

[deadlyhandsome]

Happy New Year Loungers! As the new year begins, and as my collection keeps growing and growing, it's got me wondering where do I put all these hats?!

Currently, I've got mine in boxes taking up valuable closet space, in my car, in my music room on top of drums, cymbals, guitar amps, you name it, and basically strategically "left" in other places around the house. My wife likes my hats but she isn't thrilled about the clutter, so I'm facing the very real possibility that I may need to (gulp) downsize the collection...

I'm turning to you my hat wearing friends for ideas! I'm thinking wall hooks, but I'm also seeing an opportunity to be creative! Could you please share how you've come to store or display your hat collection in your home?

Looking forward to hearing your responses!

Have you already looked at the thread Storing Your Fedoras?
http://www.thefedoralounge.com/threads/hat-storage.46013/

 

[cozy d]

Have you already looked at the thread Storing Your Fedoras?
http://www.thefedoralounge.com/threads/hat-storage.46013/

Thanks for the tip deadlyhandsome, I just read through the thread, lots of removed pictures, outdated links, etc. but also a few clever and relevant ideas. I guess I probably should have named the subject of this thread How Do You "Display" Your Hats? since I'm really more interested in seeing how people do that as opposed to storing them. I believe that some hats should be stowed safely away for special occasions but there should also be a fair number of hats that stay in a regular rotation and the best way to be sure they get worn is to have them conveniently displayed. I'll probably just find some proper wall hooks and let them hang, but hoping to come across some other ideas as well.

 

[LuvMyMan]

Thanks for the tip deadlyhandsome, I just read through the thread, lots of removed pictures, outdated links, etc. but also a few clever and relevant ideas. I guess I probably should have named the subject of this thread How Do You "Display" Your Hats? since I'm really more interested in seeing how people do that as opposed to storing them. I believe that some hats should be stowed safely away for special occasions but there should also be a fair number of hats that stay in a regular rotation and the best way to be sure they get worn is to have them conveniently displayed. I'll probably just find some proper wall hooks and let them hang, but hoping to come across some other ideas as well.

Hello. I can tell you have found out what it is like to be really bitten by the hat bug. I will tell you what I think will happen and it may help you make some choices for the best of your circumstances.

You will perhaps sell off a few hats, but then...slowly you will see some hat that you will want, and that may happen a few dozen times over and over. We did that here in my home a few times. I cannot recall the largest number of hats we owned at one time, perhaps close to 150 or so? And we have at least 350 pairs of vintage shoes and some boots that are my husband's, and about 120 pair of mine. The wardrobe gained size to such we actually moved into a larger home to have the space for it all. Hat storage is simply keeping a hat in it's box and stacked up from the floor to the ceiling in any closet we have, as we avoid any hats being stored in a basement or outside like a garage. If you desire to have some hats out in sort of a display for daily wear as well, I would hunt for an old stand up coat rack, purchase some old style horse shoes, bend em up to be able to attach to the coat rack by using a screw and have the other end of the horse shoe to hanging the hats on. You could do a similar set up with horse shoes and a strip of wood nailed onto a wall I guess. But if you think with some creative thoughts, you can find a way to meet your storage needs and perhaps make what you need for not too much money that can really turn out very nice looking.

Hope that helps you some.

 

[deadlyhandsome]

Thanks for the tip deadlyhandsome, I just read through the thread, lots of removed pictures, outdated links, etc. but also a few clever and relevant ideas. I guess I probably should have named the subject of this thread How Do You "Display" Your Hats? since I'm really more interested in seeing how people do that as opposed to storing them. I believe that some hats should be stowed safely away for special occasions but there should also be a fair number of hats that stay in a regular rotation and the best way to be sure they get worn is to have them conveniently displayed. I'll probably just find some proper wall hooks and let them hang, but hoping to come across some other ideas as well.

Look around, there are several existing threads on this topic. There is one method discussed which uses tennis balls to hang hats that I'm going to try some day.

Sadly, many of the older photos did not survive the time when the image hosting services demanded fees to keep access to the photos. A lot of great images were lost.

 

[deadlyhandsome]

Some members use commercial hat display racks designed for retail shops. They hold lots and support the hats correctly.

Use the Google search feature and you'll finds lots of discussions and ideas.

 

[splintercellsz]

Wall hangers and boxes. Hangers are vintage but I'm sure you could thing of a way

 

[Rockwater]

This rack I made from scraps of mahogany from my shop. The curvature supports the hat well without pressure at a single point. It is simply attached to the top of the door trim with 2 screws, which alleviates putting holes in a plaster wall.

Oh yeah, I lived near the Fillmore West '68 to '71, went two shows a week. Who did I see? Uh, I remember a few.

 

[cozy d]

I would hunt for an old stand up coat rack, purchase some old style horse shoes, bend em up to be able to attach to the coat rack by using a screw and have the other end of the horse shoe to hanging the hats on. You could do a similar set up with horse shoes and a strip of wood nailed onto a wall I guess. But if you think with some creative thoughts, you can find a way to meet your storage needs and perhaps make what you need for not too much money that can really turn out very nice looking.

Hope that helps you some.

Yes it does! Wow, what a collection you have! I'm guessing I'll probably never maintain as big a collection of western boots and hats as you two, but I can see how it could happen! I like the rustic horseshoe idea, I just did a Google search and found some very creative designs around that theme, thanks!

 

[cozy d]

Sadly, many of the older photos did not survive the time when the image hosting services demanded fees to keep access to the photos. A lot of great images were lost.

Yes! The missing pictures definitely hurt the forum user's experience, do you know if we have arrived on a preferred way to post pictures that will last? If there is a definitive answer on that, maybe you could please point me in the right direction?