Melon-Size (7.75") Hats for Sale

[Zemke Fan]

Milk chocolate brown Rogers Peet & Co. fedora. $150.00 ($135.00 for FL members).

Crown unbashed is 5 in. with a slight taper front and rear. Brim is 2 in. Navy blue ribbon (added by Art) is 1.625 in. Hat was cleaned, blocked, and returned to a full 7.75 in size. It was NOT upsized from a smaller size. Optimo also added a new brown roan leather sweatband. The felt is very soft but substantial, and the color combination is VERY rich. This hat looks terrific with either a camel hair tan or navy blue top coat. The only reason I am selling it is that my wife had Art make me a chocolate with chocolate ribbon for Christmas. Comes with original liner (cleaned) which can be removed. The ONLY blemishes on this one are two VERY small (i.e. pin *****) holes that seem to be too small to be moth bites. (I only mention this so that there's no buyer's remorse.) I've got nearly $200 into this one. I'm ready to let it go to a good home for $150.00 + shipping. THIS HAT HAS BEEN OUT OF THE HOUSE TWICE.

 

[Zemke Fan]

Melon-Size (7.75") Hats for Sale - Whippet

Light/medium gray Stetson Whippet. $150.00 ($135.00 to loungers)

High, untapered crown (hard to measure). Unbashed appears to be as much as 6 in. Bashed, front = 4.5 in rear = 4 in. Brim = 2.0 in. Charcoal gray ribbon (original) is 1.875 in. Original liner included, but hat is presently unlined. Hat cleaned and blocked into open crown by Art Fawcett, who also added a new light brown roan leather sweatband. Hat is a true 7.75 size. No moth damage. The ONLY small flaw is a light pinkish discoloration in the felt at line of original bash on right side. Felt is VERY soft and thin. If the crown on this hat were about an inch shorter, I'd be keeping it for sure. Since this is a Whippet, I need to get $150.00 for it. (All prices are exclusive of actual shipping charges, which will be USPS Priority Mail with full insurance.) THIS HAT'S BEEN WORN OUTSIDE ABOUT FIVE TIMES.

 

[Zemke Fan]

Melon-Size (7.75") Hats for Sale - 8-Panel Cap

1920s Newsboy Cap (Oh boy!) -- $165.00 (Loungers $150.00)

Eight panel charcoal newsboy cap from the 1920s. Sold to me by Marc Chevalier for $100. Don't tell Marc these facts: Cleaned by Optimo who added a new silk liner and roan leather sweatband. (I kept the original liner which while authentic was fairly groady and I just couldn't see putting it on my head.) The hat is beyond RARE. You will NEVER, EVER, see another one of these. If this style suited me, I'd keep it in the family and pass it down to my youngest son. Sadly, I'm just NOT a newsboy cap kinda guy. I have to get back most of the $180 I've got into it. Asking $165.00 + shipping and handling.

 

[Zemke Fan]

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Gray Stetson Whippet

8-Panel (Newsboy)

Brown + Navy Ribbon Rogers Peet and Co.

 

[skyvue]

If only there'd been another half-inch on those brims. Sigh...

 

[Zemke Fan]

Indeed...

They'd been selling for $100 more!!