Looking for a supplier of an authentic hickory striped engineer cap

[Dudleydoright]

Trying to find a fitted / sized engineer's cap in an xl size. Cost not important but authenticity is.

Thanks,
Dave

 

[Atterbury Dodd]

Authentic in what way? Do you want a 1930's exact reproduction?

 

[Dudleydoright]

Well i was thinking of a Buzz Rickson type quality repro' ........ if such a thing exists ......... NOT some cheap, tacky thin and elasticated headbanded trash.

 

[JimWagner]

http://www.dadshats.com/renca.html

 

[zetwal]

Cost not important but authenticity is.

Oh how I wish those words rolled so trippingly off my tongue!

 

[Dudleydoright]

Oh how I wish those words rolled so trippingly off my tongue!

Only for a hat that i expect not to cost that much - not a flight jacket. I have enough common sense to temper my interests to a sane limit ! ;-)

Thanks for the tip Jim. But as it says 'thin, unlined and made in Bangladesh, is it quality ?

Dave

 

[JimWagner]

Having actually worn such things (many years ago) while working for the Norfolk Southern Railway as a car mechanic I can say that they never were especially high quality and definitely not lined. They were workwear pure and simple and worn in extremely dirty and rough environments. They were cheap, abused and then replaced as necessary. Definitely not designer items or fashion statements. Same with gloves. I went through a pair of work gloves every 2-3 weeks.

Without holding one of the hats in the link I can't really say if the canvas is as heavy as the originals, but other than that it looks like the normal one to me.

 

[Dudleydoright]

Thanks Jim. I'd assumed it would be of a quality of material and workmanship similar to Carhartt or Oshkosh

I won't argue with a from the horses' mouth endorsement. Shame they're not made in the USA though .....

Dave

 

[dnjan]

If I remember correctly, "back in the day" one of the manufacturers of those hats was Lee. Lee made a similar hat in solid blue that I referred to as "farmer's hats". Has anyone seen such a hat recently?

 

[hardline_42]

Try this one. I have no idea if it's authentic, but it's made in the USA. Pointer Brand products are quite nice and priced even better.

 

[gtdean48]

Try this one. I have no idea if it's authentic, but it's made in the USA. Pointer Brand products are quite nice and priced even better.

I've had Pointer overalls before = good stuff IMHO...