mattface
Practically Family
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- 877
- Location
- Montpelier, VT
http://www.etsy.com/listing/86005295/grey-royal-diplomat-fur-felt-1950s-mens
This hat is in beautiful shape. It's not a brand I've heard of, but I think they were trying to associate themselves with Royal Quality stetson, and quality-wise it does look and feel on par with Royal Stetson. I judge t to be from the 50s, but it looks like new. The felt and blocking are excellent, the Sweatband is pristine with onion skin underneath. The liner is sewn in. It looks as though the liner once had a cellophane, or other clear plastic layer to protect it that turned brittle and flaked out long ago. You can still see a few remnants of this layer attached in the seam, but it won't take much to remove all trace of them. The hat is labeled 7 3/8. The crown is 4 1/2" tall. The bound brim measures 2 1/4".
I'm having a hard time getting the color to represent right in the photos. it's a darkish grey, with a bit of a brown tinge to it in certain light, but overall the impression is grey, and it's darker than the photos represent. The photo of the bottom is closest to the true color of this hat
I'm happy to ship outside the U.S. just message me for a shipping quote.
This hat is in beautiful shape. It's not a brand I've heard of, but I think they were trying to associate themselves with Royal Quality stetson, and quality-wise it does look and feel on par with Royal Stetson. I judge t to be from the 50s, but it looks like new. The felt and blocking are excellent, the Sweatband is pristine with onion skin underneath. The liner is sewn in. It looks as though the liner once had a cellophane, or other clear plastic layer to protect it that turned brittle and flaked out long ago. You can still see a few remnants of this layer attached in the seam, but it won't take much to remove all trace of them. The hat is labeled 7 3/8. The crown is 4 1/2" tall. The bound brim measures 2 1/4".
I'm having a hard time getting the color to represent right in the photos. it's a darkish grey, with a bit of a brown tinge to it in certain light, but overall the impression is grey, and it's darker than the photos represent. The photo of the bottom is closest to the true color of this hat
I'm happy to ship outside the U.S. just message me for a shipping quote.