Maclachlan Hats

[besdor]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280182371864&ssPageName=ADME:B:EOIBUAA:US:1123

So who here won this hat?




Steven
www.bencrafthats.com

 

[apipeguy]

Dumbjaw wins!:eusa_clap

 

[cookie]

Dumbjaw's Hats

Dumbjaw buys a 7 5/8ths hat ...now that would be completely out of charachter:eusa_doh: :eusa_doh:

 

[MattJH]

Hi! Yes, happy about this one. I'll be posting detailed pictures once it comes in. I wouldn't have known if it was worth bidding on if it wasn't for this thread. I wonder if it'll be a Silver Beaver 50? Either way, I really like the tartan lining and the hat shape. I'll report back.

 

[fedoralover]

I have a brown one that is on the same quality level as my vintage Borsalinos.

fedoralover

 

[Colby Jack]

I watched that one for a long while...but didn't want to go much higher than what it went for...Great buy Dumbjaw!:eusa_clap :eusa_clap I did grab a Disney though, that I'm hoping will work out....

 

[Mr. Lucky]

I did grab a Disney though, that I'm hoping will work out....

The twenty-five buck one?

 

[Colby Jack]

Thats the one....$25....

 

[tinmanzzz]

No Problem

No Problem, we just wait and he will re-list it.
I just wish he liked big Brims

 

[besdor]

From whay my father told me , this company made some of the best bodies for felt hats . We used to make our own hats back in the 1950's . Towards the end of their business, they started to make their own hats . I have one , but it's a very small size and they rarely show up on OFAS .
Good job Dumbjaw.


Steven
www.bencrafthats.com

 

[MattJH]

Thanks!

I'm excited.

Again, if it weren't for the thread here from before I ever heard of this place, I would've never known.

 

[Colby Jack]

I checked out that thread also....Seek...and ye shall find all matter of info concerning fedoras! :eusa_clap

 

[MattJH]

Uh... better late than never?

Brim: 2"
Crown: 5 1/2"
Ribbon: 2 1/4"

The color is a very deep brown. I'd almost want to call it a charcoal brown, if that makes any sense. If you pop the center dent out, the open crown looks virtually uncreased. I'd wager a guess that this hat was very rarely worn, if it all. "Cavanagh" edge to the brim. I'm working a tight front pinch along with the center dent. I think it looks better.

I figured out how to properly secure the wind trolley after I took the pictures. Figures.

Anyone care to date this hat? It kind of rules.

Taken without a flash, but you can't really see anything. Sorry.

With a flash. It's a deep brown. You can't tell.

Side of the hat precariously perched on my television.

The back of the hat. Awesome ribbon treatment.

The tell-tale tartan lining that MacLachlan used.

Is air-vac the model or the type of sweatband or what?

A true 7 5/8 LO.

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[besdor]

Its a great hat from one of the hardest to find hat companies in Danbury CT.







Steven
www.bencrafthats.com

 

[MattJH]

What can you tell me about them? I'm interested.

 

[Brad Bowers]

At least you didn't leave us hanging more than six months!

I would guess Air-Vac refers to the sweatband, but that's just a guess.

Hate to break this to you, but that's just a regular overwelt on the brim edge, not a Cavanagh.

I've got a nice brown MacLachlan Homburg, but it doesn't have that great tartan liner. That's a neat feature.

I think I have some tidbits of information on MacLachlan in my files somewhere, but I'm still unpacking from moving over the weekend, so it will be a while before I can dig it out.

Brad

 

[MattJH]

...that's just a regular overwelt on the brim edge, not a Cavanagh.

To tell you the truth, I don't even know the difference.

Best thing about this hat: it's both brown AND grey. I don't know how they did it. It's like a charcoal version of both colors.

 

[Mr. 'H']

They are a fantastic hat. The fur pelts that they used were great, really dense and silky.

Here's mine:

 

[MattJH]

I just won an auction that included a MacLachlan hat box for my 7 5/8 Long Oval, my favorite hat that I own. It even matches the tartan lining in my hat. Now I have a complete set. Happy about this. It's an expensive win for just a hat box, I understand, but these hats are so hard to come by that I knew I had to pounce on the opportunity to get a hat box for it. Minor obsessive-compulsiveness, I guess. I'm going to be offering the 6 7/8 MacLachlan hat itself to help recoup my monetary losses.

 

[tonyb]

No need to explain, Dumbjaw. If we weren't all at least a bit obsessed, we wouldn't be here.

Man, that's a beauty of a hat you won there, to go along with the box. I'd think you'd find someone willing to pay you at least what you have into it, even though it is a small size. A person could go an awfully long time before he found a nicer hat.