Panama Hat Thread

[carouselvic]

Window full of Panamas 1919

http://www.shorpy.com/node/8238?size=_original

 

[rlk]

WOW!! What a fantastic display. That scribble-like ribbon is surprising too.

 

[Lefty]

Amazing display. I've seen advertisements for $100 panamas from that era, but had never seen a photo of one.

According to one source (and I'm not putting much effort into this one), the average income in 1919 was $1,125/year.

 

[HungaryTom]

Vic,

Thanks for panama hat photo No. 3805 in my folder!:cheers1:

I like them all - this has a special historic value. Man if we could shop there with todays dollars....

http://www.usinflationcalculator.com/

tells that the centerfold 100 USD Montecristi fino from 1919 would cost 1260 USD today.

 

[Lefty]

My wife's newest hat, fresh from today's thrifting adventure. A little brim shaping and it'll be ready to go.

 

[jimmy the lid]

Window Full of Panamas 1919

Thanks for this one, Victor. :eusa_clap

 

[zetwal]

Oh my!

 

[fenris]

I've never seen or handled an authentic panama hat until today and I have a question... Are they really soft? The ones I handled were really soft; are they supposed to be that way?

 

[carouselvic]

If by soft you mean flexible, then yes. The finer the weave, the more flexible.

 

[fenris]

If by soft you mean flexible, then yes. The finer the weave, the more flexible.

Thanks! Now I know... They feel so flexible that they might not be able to hold a bash... they were all open-crown.

 

[Lefty]

Nope. You might be thinking of the optimo style of crown (no relation to the Optimo hat business), which is almost an open crown, but has a thin ridge running from front to back (or back to front on your side of the world ). The hat keeps its shape with the use of stiffener.

 

[Panamabob]

Thanks! Now I know... They feel so flexible that they might not be able to hold a bash... they were all open-crown.

They certainly could have been open crown. If you can snap some photos, we'll help fill in the details.

If it was a "bell" shaped crown, it was probably a Cuenca. If flat, it might have been a Montecristi.

They all can hold a bash and your blocker of choice will help with that.

 

[fenris]

Nope. You might be thinking of the optimo style of crown (no relation to the Optimo hat business), which is almost an open crown, but has a thin ridge running from front to back (or back to front on your side of the world ). The hat keeps its shape with the use of stiffener.

yup. that's what I saw...

 

[buler]

Genuine (bonafide) panama

Got this Stetson Medalist today. I really like it and it fits great. Needed to reflange it after it was sent in a tiny box.

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[AndrewGWU]

Although I also posted this in the hat of the day thread, I also wanted to show off my new (and first) panama in the Panama Canal....

 

[B.J. Hedberg]

My Dobbs Shantung Panama

This is the only panama I have left, my first having met an ignoble end under a box of books (taking my boater along with it). :cry: It certainly isn’t very old, nor is it the best, but it’s sized perfectly to stay on the head when the wind picks up without cutting off the circulation. Next summer, it will be time for an updgrade.

 

[Panamabob]

New batch

Something different.

 

[Ordinary Guy]

What kind of price for the lower left corner brown panama ??

 

[mayserwegener]

W & W Cuenca

I pickup this Cuenca at W & W this past weekend. I like the ribbon / bow and the straw has a nice tone and feel.

 

[Aureliano]

Beautiful! I love the contrast ribbon/straw!:eusa_clap