Excellent find, Joe. Needs some shaping obviously, but a nicely woven hat to start with.
Excellent find, Joe. Needs some shaping obviously, but a nicely woven hat to start with.
Thanks Stefan. It will make its debut soon.Excellent find, Joe. Needs some shaping obviously, but a nicely woven hat to start with.
I have often wondered what happened to Timothy and his closet. Surely he didn’t sell all those hats? They were pretty darn pricey.Item of interest... File under "Don't see these too often".
https://www.etsy.com/listing/1704174550/1920s-dashing-derby-hat-vintage-antique?click_key=ff574ef2a0c6243db5d19515f010bf3703254d50:1704174550&click_sum=a16f508a&ga_order=date_desc&ga_search_type=vintage&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=Fedora&ref=sr_gallery-1-8&organic_search_click=1&frs=1&content_source=a7086e922c0648f89e782bf2d799cd607afe3223%3A1704174550
This seller kinda reminds me of Timothie from eBay days gone by with some nice hats at crazy prices. But this one is actually almost reasonable, all things considered.
He may have gone to prison. Highway robbery or some similar charge...I have often wondered what happened to Timothy and his closet. Surely he didn’t sell all those hats? They were pretty darn pricey.
Uggh…. That Stratoliner box is cool.“Please don’t include the hat boxes to save on shipping”
Two giant boxes and one vintage hat shipping box (with a Fed-Ex label slapped on it) later I have six hats and four hat boxes I paid a lot in shipping for and all the boxes were damaged when I removed the stickers they stuck on both sides of each box.
Grumble …
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I forgot a before pic on this one. The upper right corner of the lid shows the loss of the outer layer.
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Uggh…. That Stratoliner box is cool.
I hope you got one of their better offerings. I recently took a chance on an inexpensive Smithbilt western from Shopgoodwill. It was made from wool of a grade that I would use to scrub my barbecue grill. .Just bought this hat on another auction site.
Smithbuilt 7 5/8. Looks like the auctioneer had misspelt the name.
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$25 CAD and some shipping, I think I did well.