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[hatophile]

Sweeeetttt!!!!

 

[alanfgag]

I agree - very special. Is that a fabric sweatband? Original?

 

[rlk]

I agree - very special. Is that a fabric sweatband? Original?

Yes--but its integrated rather than a separate piece--you can't look underneath-same as the rest of the liner.

 

[alanfgag]

Like the sweatband in a collapsing opera hat.

Is this one a little... small?

 

[rlk]

Like the sweatband in a collapsing opera hat.

Is this one a little... small?

Nope, excellent conform(no tags) but the front is tilted up steeply from the warm humid shipping conditions and needs to be pressed out.

 

[g.durand]

Nice one, Robert.

Dobbs Hanover Square, very little wear. 5 1/2 inch open crown, 2 3/8 inch brim. Some foxing on the liner, but otherwise very good for a hat that's at least 50 years old.

 

[bowlerman]

The boater is neat: really, it's the brown straw (dyed?) that really draws me in.

G. Durand, congratulations on that gorgeous Hanover Square! Fantastic.

 

[Chepstow]

Robert and g-durand, wow, the Boater looks fantastic, is it the real color? G, damn sharp the Hanover Square, lovely color too!
Congrats, gentlemen!

 

[ManofKent]

g.d. - that Dobbs looks great - I love the wide ribbon

 

[g.durand]

Jeff, Manfred and Richard, thank you all. I got lucky on that one. I'll try to post some shots while wearing it soon.

 

[bowlerman]

I returned from my overnight road trip to find the delivery notice for these two Beaver Brands waiting at my doorstep!

8X Beaver Brand "American Legend" tall western derby:

5X Beaver Brand "American Legend" short tapered top hat:

 

[DesertDan]

Great hats Jeff, congrats!
That tophat is "da bomb"!

 

[hatophile]

Great hats Jeff, congrats!
That tophat is "da bomb"!

I like the derby!

 

[ManofKent]

I like the derby!

Yes a fine looking bowler

 

[bowlerman]

Lol. Thank you, and well said, Man from Across the Pond!

Sent from my KFTT using Tapatalk 2

 

[Chepstow]

Jeff, you Bandit you, what for beautiful hats! You lucky man! Fantastic!!!

 

[TheDane]

Bowlerman, that sure is some substantial derby! I'm sure Don King would have loved it in his earlier, more hairy days

Btw, I bumped into this site a couple of days ago. Scroll down and check the head-gear. Mostly 'stiffs' and caps - many of them gorgeous. In any case, the beautiful, early photographic art is worth a peek
http://spitalfieldslife.com/2011/03/28/john-thomsons-street-life-in-london/

 

[ManofKent]

TheDane - great link ^

 

[John Galt]

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That's a real beauty there!

 

[John Galt]

+1... worth a helping hand to show.

(I'm just opening the image in a new window and copying the URL to post in the usual way.)

Robert,

Is this the hat on eBay that the seller said her granny used to wear?