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***SOLD***FS: LITE Resistol Beaver15 KittenFinish dark brown 7 1/8

Rabbit

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Up for sale is this very very VERY lightweight Kitten Finish with 2 3/8" cav edge brim. The felt is practically paper-thin, an excellent felt for summer. The ribbon is a pleasing shade of brown, hard to describe, but the color rendition in the first image is very accurate. The hat was made unlined and has an imprint on the crown inside, as well as a rather narrow, very flexible leather sweatband in accordance with the lightweight felt.
The condition is flawless with the exception of permenent creases of the diamond crease which could be removed by a proper reblock.

Size: US 7 1/8

$125.- shipped worldwide from Germany

My asking price is a bit lower than what I paid for it.


















 
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Rabbit

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Here are some additional pics as requested per PM, for better view of the crown shape:

From the front, straight on:



From the front, slight overview:



From the front, slight underview:



Side view straight on, aligned by diamond crease (in order to see amount of rake):



Back view straight on, aligned by diamond crease (in order to see amount of rake):



Some more details:

- does have just a slight taper front/back, minimized by deep diamond with quite heavy rake
- no taper at sides (meaning: in front view)

- no discolorations, just set-in creases that need reblock to take out. ready to wear as is, though; the "character" befits the brown felt

- dimensions of crown front, side, rear, as is creased:
- 12.0cm/ nearly 4 3/4" front, 11.0cm/ nearly 4 3/8" sides, 9.3cm/ just a bit more than 3 5/8" rear (at the diamond rear crease).
- about 5 3/8"open crown with rounded crown roof.
- if front were creased more like 11cm, the rake could be reduced and front/back taper would be less

- date: 1950s Resistol with the earlier (pre-1948 factory move) tag still used for this hat

- much lighter than an ArtLITE; it's as light as a Borsalino Featherweight
 
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indyhan

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feather light brown lid

hey Rabbit

very nice lid you have there.

would you care to trade it for a Garrison Rabbit Raiders Hat same size ?
i'm in France.

let me know!

cheers
 

Rabbit

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hey Rabbit

very nice lid you have there.

would you care to trade it for a Garrison Rabbit Raiders Hat same size ?
i'm in France.

let me know!

cheers

Hi there,

sorry, you're just a bit too late. This hat is now sold.

I have several other hats in the same size for sale right now, check the links in my signature. Also, I'd rather sell than trade at the moment, but thank you just the same.
 

Borsalino Fan

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Hi, Here are the photos
 

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