Here my two most recent Portis acquisitions. This first one is dark brown, I liked the ribbon treatment. 1" bronw ribbon, with a matching bound brim.
2 5/8" brim.
This second one is tough to describe the color. It's not gray and it's not a very light brown???? It has a 2 5/8 brim.
I'm very pleased with them. Now if I could only find a light gray one!
These kinds of threads rock! They're a great way to gather together many vintage examples from a particular manufacturer. Where else on the Web (or anywhere else) could we see such a thing? Nowhere.
I thoroughly enjoy it. It has a couple of moth nibbles and will need a bit of a cleaning to get the musty odor out, but all in all a very nice hat. The ribbon on it looks practically new as does the wind trolley. I can fully understand why you enjoy these hats.
Razzman , they are spectacular!!
Marc you are so right aside from being fun,the knowlege gathered is invalueable. I think I will start another.
Bk, if you need a cleaner photo I will be happy to get one for you.
thanks for the offer, DOUGLAS. I'm interested in more images if there are different things on the other sides of the box. Quite often they had varying images around the box. The Portis one i posted above has a cat and an owl on it, though you can't see them on that image.
bk
btw. your "Typically American" lightweight is my favourite so far . . .
Bringing this one back from the dead.
Portis Boater off ebay. Didn't have a sweat so I double-side taped a grosgrain ribbon instead.
Liner reads Portis "Typically American" Featherweight Super-Flex
Compared to other boaters I have held, this one is definatley light!
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