THE MALLORY MILE

[alanfgag]

Thank you... youth and smarts, both things I can use more of! I think I'll wear this one today before the heat sets in.

 

[alanfgag]

Fantastic, post-Stetson-takeover Mallory, Alan! It is, along with my old Dobbs, the most beautiful thing I have seen from Batavia! lol

Funny... what comes around comes around I guess. 8^)

 

[hatophile]

So, Alan, where is your other find?

 

[The Wiser Hatter]

Nice Ten Alan I love the Fifteen's but hope to get a Ten some day.

 

[alanfgag]

So, Alan, where is your other find?

It's over here.

Thank you Ed.

:yo:

 

[hatophile]

Thanks, Alan, I saw it when I finished going through the threads. Doh!:eusa_doh:

 

[SteveAS]

... very soft but formable felt, my first Mallory.

Beautiful hat, and that Pliafelt is really amazing to the touch.

Yes, I have two Mallory Ten Pliafelts (but without that fancy, embroidered liner) and like their felt very much. The hats hold any shape, but are extremely soft . . . nice combination!

 

[bowlerman]

Well I took a chance with a reblock at a local Western store, and although it's not pristine like the state in which I received it, it's certainly an improvement. The guy even gave it a bit of a long oval stretch for me and didn't charge me a dime. I'm happy with the results. I wish he replaced sweatbands-- I'd have a considerable amount more business for him.
Anyway, in it's current state: Mallory Torino Derby

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[The Wiser Hatter]

Sweet Mallory Derby Love the color. Where you able to keep the liner?

 

[bowlerman]

Liner and sweatband on this one still intact and in place. I'm not exactly sure what kind of process this guy used, but most of the raised striations, wrinkles, and ketchup stains that occurred on the felt after it was dropped in warm dirty dishwater are gone.

[I thought I had posted photos of this earlier somewhere, both from when I received it and after the dishwater incident, but I can't seem to locate them anywhere.]

 

[hatophile]

Looks nice, now, B-man. What's the vintage on that hat? Love the color, silverbelly?

 

[bowlerman]

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I thought maybe it compared to the Mallory ads of the early 60s? It's definitely a warm color.
I think I'd vote sand over silverbelly, unless perhaps we're asking Akubra lately.

 

[bowlerman]

This was from Easter. It seemed to go well with that coat, while my Beaver Brand silverbelly probably would not.

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An earlier photo of my BB silverbelly and BB sand next to each other for comparison:

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The Mallory is very similar in color to the one on the right.

 

[The Wiser Hatter]

So this is a bowler after Stetson purchased Mallory. Nice color and bowler still. I collect the Youthful Smartness Mallory when purchasing Mallory hats.

 

[hatophile]

I like those Beaver Brand hats, do you have pics of those on your head? The bowler looks cool (pun intended)
especially for summer wear. I like the light color on it.

 

[bowlerman]

So this is a bowler after Stetson purchased Mallory. Nice color and bowler still. I collect the Youthful Smartness Mallory when purchasing Mallory hats.

I suppose so-- most of you are far better with hat history than me. I don't think I've experienced the Youthful Smartness yet-- the only other Mallory in my experience is a 1934 bowler. The only reason I say that is because there were pieces of a 1934 newpaper clipping from somewhere in IL padding the sweatband when I received it, and I think the logo matches up. (?)

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[bowlerman]

I like those Beaver Brand hats, do you have pics of those on your head? The bowler looks cool (pun intended)
especially for summer wear. I like the light color on it.

Thanks, Perry. I'm fond of them too, but the more I experience high quality and/or vintage fedora felts (I'm still relatively new in that department), the stiffer the BB's seem.

Here are some noggin shots taken sometime during the past 7 months:

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[buler]

Mallory Plastic Felt

It wasn't just Stetson marketing a "plastic" hat. Missed this auction for a Mallory Plastic Felt. Listed as 25% vinyon, 75% wool. According to wiki, vinyon was invented in 1939. Many of the google books hits on vinyon are from the 40's.

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[hatophile]

Thanks, Perry. I'm fond of them too, but the more I experience high quality and/or vintage fedora felts (I'm still relatively new in that department), the stiffer the BB's seem.

Here are some noggin shots taken sometime during the past 7 months:

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Those look great, B-man, I like the first one especially.

 

[bowlerman]

Thanks! (As a reminder for topic police, those two are actually Beaver Brands, posted here for the sake of color comparison.)