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That’s a beautyNot my size, but I was curious ...
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That’s a beautyNot my size, but I was curious ...
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Not sure how they are made at the factory level but custom hatters use two felts.....block both felts, cut the brim from the crown and sew the different colours together hiding the seam with the trimmings. If you can find a customer for the reverse colour scheme you don't waste a felt. Milliners (as separate from men's hatters) often cut the brims and resew them even when not swapping colours.......makes no sense but there ya go.
I’ve had the ribbon/bow off of mine and there is no visible seam, I think it’s magic, Keebler elves or such.
Yes, my big question would be: how do they prevent dye bleed?
How in the hell do you get a distinct line between the colours? Gotta be elves of some description.....its the only thing that makes sense.
It could be related to the Pending Patent in the hat I bought. I've not had any luck searching for that though.
Here you go ... (so I'm guessing my hat is between '58 and '61 with the "pending" status).
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The description can be found here:
https://patents.google.com/patent/US2971682
Nice detective work, Bob.
Great investigative work there Det Hufford! I still think there may be some elves involved somehow.
Thank you, gentlemen, for the quick response: Very interesting and a bit magical.Good work! Not certain if this is the same process @jlee562 found a while back, but I'm on my phone and hate searching for threads on it.
That’s a beauty
Warning: This hat is a dust magnet. I gave it a brush and delinting before I snapped this picture.
Warning: This hat is a dust magnet. I gave it a brush and delinting before I snapped this picture.
Pile o' hats! And a worn out pair of shoes.
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O.P.S. era Whippet. This even looks like one.
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This others are a gray Mallory by Stetson, some unknow spiral stitched wooly, and a Hercules cap that looks like decent quality.
The other lot in this action:
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The straw golf hat is a Sears. And a cool Dalton hat box.
Great Balls of Fire again Hat Wizard Hufford. Another great catch of cool ones. The one 7 1/4 straw is Hanoki straw. I know a feller in Buckeye AZ who’ll have his eye on that one if it lands on eBay.Pile o' hats! And a worn out pair of shoes.
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O.P.S. era Whippet. This even looks like one.
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This others are a gray Mallory by Stetson, some unknow spiral stitched wooly, and a Hercules cap that looks like decent quality.
The other lot in this action:
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The straw golf hat is a Sears. And a cool Dalton hat box.
Some great finds there, Bob.Pile o' hats! And a worn out pair of shoes.
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O.P.S. era Whippet. This even looks like one.
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This others are a gray Mallory by Stetson, some unknow spiral stitched wooly, and a Hercules cap that looks like decent quality.
The other lot in this action:
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The straw golf hat is a Sears. And a cool Dalton hat box.
Some great finds there, Bob.
What made you go for that Barrister? I mean it's a good looking hat for sure, but what made it stand out?
What made you go for that Barrister? I mean it's a good looking hat for sure, but what made it stand out?
I know what that's like! It got me an attic full of hats thoughThe price is what did it for me. It’s been for sale for a long time at a fair price with no takers. The. The price was cut in half and I made an offer that was accepted. I don’t usually buy these small hats, but it looked nice and I was curious.