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[Hagwood]

Well Steve, you talked me into a Bowler. I’m really excited about this one. I’ve also been looking for an older Pre-Stetson Mallory, so this kills two birds with one stone ! 1823 date on the Mallory logo, and the older Union label that puts it 1934 or earlier. Phenomenal condition after a little cleaning. The box evidently isn’t the right one for the hat but a very cool old Higbee box in like new condition. Looks like May and Higbee were both in the famous Euclid Ave Retail District in Cleveland.

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[Steve1857]

Well Steve, you talked me into a Bowler. I’m really excited about this one. I’ve also been looking for an older Pre-Stetson Mallory, so this kills two birds with one stone ! 1823 date on the Mallory logo, and the older Union label that puts it 1934 or earlier. Phenomenal condition after a little cleaning. The box evidently isn’t the right one for the hat but a very cool old Higbee box in like new condition. Looks like May and Higbee were both in the famous Euclid Ave Retail District in Cleveland.

https://clevelandhistorical.org/items/show/241

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Oh my, oh my, Tim, you can't get a much better first Bowler than that, my friend. It's an absolute beauty. And even though the box isn't original to the Mallory, it's still a great box. Double congrats all round.
Btw, it suits you, you wear it well, you look good in it because you own it [emoji145]

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[PanosChris]

Well Steve, you talked me into a Bowler. I’m really excited about this one. I’ve also been looking for an older Pre-Stetson Mallory, so this kills two birds with one stone ! 1823 date on the Mallory logo, and the older Union label that puts it 1934 or earlier. Phenomenal condition after a little cleaning. The box evidently isn’t the right one for the hat but a very cool old Higbee box in like new condition. Looks like May and Higbee were both in the famous Euclid Ave Retail District in Cleveland.

https://clevelandhistorical.org/items/show/241

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Tim great catch and you wear it very, very well !!

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[drmaxtejeda]

Well Steve, you talked me into a Bowler. I’m really excited about this one. I’ve also been looking for an older Pre-Stetson Mallory, so this kills two birds with one stone ! 1823 date on the Mallory logo, and the older Union label that puts it 1934 or earlier. Phenomenal condition after a little cleaning. The box evidently isn’t the right one for the hat but a very cool old Higbee box in like new condition. Looks like May and Higbee were both in the famous Euclid Ave Retail District in Cleveland.

https://clevelandhistorical.org/items/show/241

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Wow!

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[drmaxtejeda]

Came in with my latest haul yesterday. Only 36 hats this time. My next safe will have to stay in the garage.
I will spend all day cleaning and conditioning sweatbands and brushing and steaming the hats I think I can do myself. The rest will have to go to Ignacio.

The first one I'm doing is my second Dobbs Hankachif. A little stingy, but excellent felt.

I will give a report on the Nick fouquet next.

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[Steve1857]

Came in with my latest haul yesterday. Only 36 hats this time. My next safe will have to stay in the garage.
I will spend all day cleaning and conditioning sweatbands and brushing and steaming the hats I think I can do myself. The rest will have to go to Ignacio.

The first one I'm doing is my second Dobbs Hankachif. A little stingy, but excellent felt.

I will give a report on the Nick fouquet next.

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A 36 hat haul? You're sick doc, sick [emoji23]

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[drmaxtejeda]

A 36 hat haul? You're sick doc, sick [emoji23]

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It was over 60 last time. And it was only a couple of months ago. [emoji51]

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[Steve1857]

It was over 60 last time. And it was only a couple of months ago. [emoji51]

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Where do you find these hauls? Not at all jealous [emoji6]

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[drmaxtejeda]

Where do you find these hauls? Not at all jealous [emoji6]

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EBay, mostly. Some on Etsy, some from Lounge friends. The Hankachif was from Bob Hufford.

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[Frunobulax]

I am watching Love At First Bite now. The full movie is on Youtube! And it is even funnier than I remembered. Classic scenes!
The Romanian communists evict Count Dracula from his Transylvanian castle to turn it into a training center for Nadia Comaneci, so he is forced to emigrate to America. His coffin is sent to the wrong address in New York, and then...

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Hijinks ensue?

 

[drmaxtejeda]

Hijinks ensue?

I had to look up "hijinks", but yeah.

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[Héctor Fernández]

Well Steve, you talked me into a Bowler. I’m really excited about this one. I’ve also been looking for an older Pre-Stetson Mallory, so this kills two birds with one stone ! 1823 date on the Mallory logo, and the older Union label that puts it 1934 or earlier. Phenomenal condition after a little cleaning. The box evidently isn’t the right one for the hat but a very cool old Higbee box in like new condition. Looks like May and Higbee were both in the famous Euclid Ave Retail District in Cleveland.

https://clevelandhistorical.org/items/show/241

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I can't pull off Hammies or Bowlers, but you can. It looks good sir[emoji106][emoji106]

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[Héctor Fernández]

EBay, mostly. Some on Etsy, some from Lounge friends. The Hankachif was from Bob Hufford.

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Oye, cállate la boca[emoji1][emoji1][emoji1][emoji1] joking, joking.....

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[Héctor Fernández]

Came in with my latest haul yesterday. Only 36 hats this time. My next safe will have to stay in the garage.
I will spend all day cleaning and conditioning sweatbands and brushing and steaming the hats I think I can do myself. The rest will have to go to Ignacio.

The first one I'm doing is my second Dobbs Hankachif. A little stingy, but excellent felt.

I will give a report on the Nick fouquet next.

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But who's counting.....[emoji1]

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[Steve1857]

I can't pull off Hammies or Bowlers, but you can. It looks good sir[emoji106][emoji106]

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Héctor, oh yes you can, you just have to believe [emoji145]

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[drmaxtejeda]

OK. For all of us who have been wondering about the quality of Nick Fouquet hats, and whether they're worth the price tag:
They're not.

The leather sweatband and the liner are very nice.
The color of the felt and the ribbon and the lines of the hat are nice.
The quality of the felt is mediocre at best. It is thick and unruly. It is waaaay below the quality of Optimo, and even more below the quality of my best vintage felts.
I think it is mainly rabbit, not even wild hare, but I can't be sure. It reminds me of the felt in a rabbit felt hat I bought from Hufvud that I didn't like.
Also, the cut of the raw edge is irregular, I guess because Nick Fouquet says that "perfection is imperfection", but I'm going to ask Ignacio to cut it evenly.

To me, it isn't worth the $300 I paid for it, let alone the $1200 I have seen some of these hats go for.
I would say that new, it should cost about $220 retail.

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[Héctor Fernández]

Héctor, oh yes you can, you just have to believe [emoji145]

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[emoji1] Nah....

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[Héctor Fernández]

OK. For all of us who have been wondering about the quality of Nick Fouquet hats, and whether they're worth the price tag:
They're not.

The leather sweatband and the liner are very nice.
The color of the felt and the ribbon and the lines of the hat are nice.
The quality of the felt is mediocre at best. It is thick and unruly. It is waaaay below the quality of Optimo, and even more below the quality of my best vintage felts.
I think it is mainly rabbit, not even wild hare, but I can't be sure. It reminds me of the felt in a rabbit felt hat I bought from Hufvud that I didn't like.
Also, the cut of the raw edge is irregular, I guess because Nick Fouquet says that "perfection is imperfection", but I'm going to ask Ignacio to cut it evenly.

To me, it isn't worth the $300 I paid for it, let alone the $1200 I have seen some of these hats go for.
I would say that new, it should cost about $220 retail.

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Thanks for an honest take.[emoji106]

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[Héctor Fernández]

OK. For all of us who have been wondering about the quality of Nick Fouquet hats, and whether they're worth the price tag:
They're not.

The leather sweatband and the liner are very nice.
The color of the felt and the ribbon and the lines of the hat are nice.
The quality of the felt is mediocre at best. It is thick and unruly. It is waaaay below the quality of Optimo, and even more below the quality of my best vintage felts.
I think it is mainly rabbit, not even wild hare, but I can't be sure. It reminds me of the felt in a rabbit felt hat I bought from Hufvud that I didn't like.
Also, the cut of the raw edge is irregular, I guess because Nick Fouquet says that "perfection is imperfection", but I'm going to ask Ignacio to cut it evenly.

To me, it isn't worth the $300 I paid for it, let alone the $1200 I have seen some of these hats go for.
I would say that new, it should cost about $220 retail.

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Perfection is Imperfection? That's a bunch of bullshtein on a Chef Salad marketing[emoji1][emoji1][emoji1]

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[drmaxtejeda]

Perfection is Imperfection? That's a bunch of bullshtein on a Chef Salad marketing[emoji1][emoji1][emoji1]

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I forgot to post these pics of the brim cut, look:
They are from three different areas. I think they were cut by hand.

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