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You have a nice start to a collection, C Gregory. All are great hats, I especially like the thin ribbon Borsalino.
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Me too. The Borsalino is outstanding.
I disagree. I like the hat band a lot. it is interesting but certainly not overdone. Great hat. An even greater hat is that pork pie you have in your avatar. It is truly perfect for you.
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Portacappello Barbisio
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Portachiavi Cervo Bantam
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RLK I am lost. Is that at hat box and if so how does it work. Is the Cervo a Key Chain?
Over the past week I have acquired 3 more hats.
Hat on the Right is a Stetson 4X mid Eighty's James Dean.
I took out the center dent and gave it a V and C Crease. I don't like the band so I may have it changed. It was listed as 7 1/2 but is Tagged 77/8.
but I did the light bulb thing and seems to have worked. I paid $20.00 for it as a BIN and paid no shipping since it was only one town over from me. this is my new work out in the yard beater.
Middle is a nice Skimmer. Sweat Band is a little loose. The brim is bowing up a little . Can I wet the brim down and press it flat like I so with my felts?
This was an Ebay once again with no shipping since it too was close by and I picked it up.
And last but not least is a Carbon Gray Akurba Federation IV. I bought this one from the Lounge classified's form Dundee. I dropped the back 3/4 of an inch and raised the center of the teardrop. I have to stop buying hats. Well maybe not.
Jeff
Over the past week I have acquired 3 more hats.
Hat on the Right is a Stetson 4X mid Eighty's James Dean.
I took out the center dent and gave it a V and C Crease. I don't like the band so I may have it changed. It was listed as 7 1/2 but is Tagged 77/8.
but I did the light bulb thing and seems to have worked. I paid $20.00 for it as a BIN and paid no shipping since it was only one town over from me. this is my new work out in the yard beater.
Middle is a nice Skimmer. Sweat Band is a little loose. The brim is bowing up a little . Can I wet the brim down and press it flat like I so with my felts?
This was an Ebay once again with no shipping since it too was close by and I picked it up.
And last but not least is a Carbon Gray Akurba Federation IV. I bought this one from the Lounge classified's form Dundee. I dropped the back 3/4 of an inch and raised the center of the teardrop. I have to stop buying hats. Well maybe not.
Jeff
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rlk
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Yes a key chain. It is a hat holder/carrier. Protects the crown and brim rather than setting it on a surface.
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No, don't stop now! (Are we not enablers here?)
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More like the overstuffed storerooms of a Hat Museum.
rlk
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This would probably be sufficient for now
I REALLY like that one on the right, Stetson, it looks half cowboy and half fedora.RLK I am lost. Is that at hat box and if so how does it work. Is the Cervo a Key Chain?
Over the past week I have acquired 3 more hats.
Hat on the Right is a Stetson 4X mid Eighty's James Dean.
I took out the center dent and gave it a V and C Crease. I don't like the band so I may have it changed. It was listed as 7 1/2 but is Tagged 77/8.
but I did the light bulb thing and seems to have worked. I paid $20.00 for it as a BIN and paid no shipping since it was only one town over from me. this is my new work out in the yard beater.
Middle is a nice Skimmer. Sweat Band is a little loose. The brim is bowing up a little . Can I wet the brim down and press it flat like I so with my felts?
This was an Ebay once again with no shipping since it too was close by and I picked it up.
And last but not least is a Carbon Gray Akurba Federation IV. I bought this one from the Lounge classified's form Dundee. I dropped the back 3/4 of an inch and raised the center of the teardrop. I have to stop buying hats. Well maybe not.
Jeff
fmw: what a great deal you got. The best part is - it has great color. I have always admired the cattleman hat for it's style.
Finally finished up my latest project hat. I won this 3X Open Road a few months back, along with another OR that needed a little work.
I will end up flipping the other hat, but I wanted to restore this one for myself. Removed the liner, cleaned the hat in Coleman fuel, dunked it, stretched it, long-ovalized it, re-flanged the brim to my liking, shaped the crease, washed the liner and put it back in.
Very happy with it. I'm a large 7 1/2 long oval. This is the first 7 3/8 hat I have successfully stretched to my size. I used my homemade full hat stretcher, and it worked very well. You have to keep stretching until the hat is very dry to achieve this much long-lasting effect.
Anj
I will end up flipping the other hat, but I wanted to restore this one for myself. Removed the liner, cleaned the hat in Coleman fuel, dunked it, stretched it, long-ovalized it, re-flanged the brim to my liking, shaped the crease, washed the liner and put it back in.
Very happy with it. I'm a large 7 1/2 long oval. This is the first 7 3/8 hat I have successfully stretched to my size. I used my homemade full hat stretcher, and it worked very well. You have to keep stretching until the hat is very dry to achieve this much long-lasting effect.
Anj
