Mighty44
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Nice job David
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Dobesch Wien "Exquisit", 58 cm, possibly late 1950s. The Black Felt has a great Chamois finish and easily dry creases. The overall condition is excellent. It's rare to come across a Snap Brim Dobesch Wien (most are Homburgs). I would like to give a big thank you to Brent for the great tip!
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Mighty44
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Very nice, Steve. I really like that brim style and we don't see Dobesch that often.Dobesch Wien "Exquisit", 58 cm, possibly late 1950s. The Black Felt has a great Chamois finish and easily dry creases. The overall condition is excellent. It's rare to come across a Snap Brim Dobesch Wien (most are Homburgs). I would like to give a big thank you to Brent for the great tip!
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Stefan, Thank you! Yes, I rarely see them similar to Dermotta Wien. Also interesting that it ended up in America. The Seller didn't have any background information other than it was left in a building with a lot of other items.
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Dobesch Wien "Exquisit", 58 cm, possibly late 1950s. The Black Felt has a great Chamois finish and easily dry creases. The overall condition is excellent. It's rare to come across a Snap Brim Dobesch Wien (most are Homburgs). I would like to give a big thank you to Brent for the great tip!
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Beautiful hat, Steve. It looked nice in the seller’s photos but you really bring out its best. I wish we knew more of its story.
nvilletele
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This hat arrived today, from an eBay purchase. Mentioned in a post in the “waiting for” thread.
Biltmore Cordova Panama Hat, from 1917 anniversary collection.
The hat is size L, and fits great, though just a shade large, so added just a little behind the sweatband and it sits very nicely.
The hat has a “Dri-Lex“ sweatband which I like very much. Very comfortable. Certainly better than the ”Vom Baur” type used in some Biltmore models,
which can feel a bit constrictive sometimes. I think they are moving toward the newer Dri-Lex style generally. It’s not leather, but it’s better than many alternatives.
Overall I really like the look and feel of this hat. The size tab is paper and says made in Mexico on the back, but the hat does bear the usual official ”Woven in Ecuador” stamp on the inside. I gather this hat was just finished in Mexico, instead of the US where Biltmore otherwise assembles its final Panama products. No internal tag, beyond the ornamental one for the 1917 series with generic model/size info (this can be seen in the “waiting for” thread if curious).
Biltmore Cordova Panama Hat, from 1917 anniversary collection.
The hat is size L, and fits great, though just a shade large, so added just a little behind the sweatband and it sits very nicely.
The hat has a “Dri-Lex“ sweatband which I like very much. Very comfortable. Certainly better than the ”Vom Baur” type used in some Biltmore models,
which can feel a bit constrictive sometimes. I think they are moving toward the newer Dri-Lex style generally. It’s not leather, but it’s better than many alternatives.
Overall I really like the look and feel of this hat. The size tab is paper and says made in Mexico on the back, but the hat does bear the usual official ”Woven in Ecuador” stamp on the inside. I gather this hat was just finished in Mexico, instead of the US where Biltmore otherwise assembles its final Panama products. No internal tag, beyond the ornamental one for the 1917 series with generic model/size info (this can be seen in the “waiting for” thread if curious).
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Rmccamey
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Brent, Thanks again for the tip! The finish is much better than the photos show. The felt is of very high quality. I was hoping the seller had some background information. The hat definitely came from Germany but how it got here will remain a mystery.
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Knox Premier in 7 1/8.
More in the School of Hard Knox thread.
More in the School of Hard Knox thread.
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Borsalino Diamante Twenty Five
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More in the Borsalino Brotherhood thread.
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Stetson One-Hundred in size 7 1/8:
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More in the Stetson One-Hundred thread.
My new 3X OR showed up today, what a great hat! I'm so excited I found a long oval. It's still not quite as long oval as my head but definitely an improvement or the reg oval size. It is in great condition, could use a little cleaning and the ribbons need smoothed out from being squished a little in the box. More in the Open Road thread.
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A beauty!
Thank you!
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Nice hat. Congratulations
Rmccamey
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It's always nice to find those "just right hats". Enjoy.
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Barbisio qualita extra extra superiore.....in great condition!!
No label under the sweatband.
No label under the sweatband.
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And it's a very nice hat. Fills the brown hole in my Homburg collection.
Thanks, Brent!
