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Disney Windsor 15

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Randall Renshaw

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Finally!!!
Got this super sweet late 40s 7X CB in today! No stains, no moth damage, No spots, fits perfectly with no stretching. Rare for me, but Clear Beaver doesn’t shrink a bit. Got a big story to tell on that subject with a mid 50s 7X CB I bought a long while back. Still working on it. Eat up with moth bites, but I sanded them all out.
All I had to do with this one is pay $400 on EBay and wait impatiently for it to arrive then steam shape and very lightly sponge a few spots where the corners were on the diamond crease.
Didn’t like how deeply it was creased so took steam to get out the old creased corners.
Included a few pics of a 3X BQ “Fifteen” for comparison. The felt of this one is much much smoother, but the exact same thickness and malleability.
Very soft felt. Unlike my 50s 7X which is very dense, thick and stiff.
I watched this hat sell to someone in China for $450. I bid $425. 30 mins. Later I got an email from the seller offering a second chance opportunity to buy. Said I would for $400 and asked if she could bring the shipping cost down. She did, so I pounced!!!
Said she declined the first guy’s bid ‘cause she doesn’t ship overseas.
Lucky me!
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So, up brim, or down? Think I like down best, but both are great.
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Randall Renshaw

Call Me a Cab
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Here’s the 3X comparison photos.
Both have 3” brims, but the crown is higher on this 7X. The 3x is in great condition, but shows its age in the binding. No stains, but has that aged look. The binding on the 7X looks brand new. Musta hardly seen daylight.
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Seller said in the description that it had very light mothing under the brim, but I tell ya, I don’t see any!
Maybe that’s why I got ‘er so “cheap”?
Again, lucky me! :)
 
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Rmccamey

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Super Disney, Joe.


Keep coming up with hats like that, Randall, and I'm going to have to "un-friend" you. :)

View attachment 350448 Here’s the 3X comparison photos.
Both have 3” brims, but the crown is higher on this 7X. The 3x is in great condition, but shows its age in the binding. No stains, but has that aged look. The binding on the 7X looks brand new. Musta hardly seen daylight. View attachment 350449 View attachment 350450 View attachment 350451
Seller said in the description that it had very light mothing under the brim, but I tell ya, I don’t see any!
Maybe that’s why I got ‘er so “cheap”?
Again, lucky me! :)
 
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View attachment 350448 Here’s the 3X comparison photos.
Both have 3” brims, but the crown is higher on this 7X. The 3x is in great condition, but shows its age in the binding. No stains, but has that aged look. The binding on the 7X looks brand new. Musta hardly seen daylight. View attachment 350449 View attachment 350450 View attachment 350451
Seller said in the description that it had very light mothing under the brim, but I tell ya, I don’t see any!
Maybe that’s why I got ‘er so “cheap”?
Again, lucky me! :)


I was the first bidder on that hat. If it had been my size I’d have gone higher, but as it was I just threw out a “why not?” bid just for fun. It looks great on you!
 
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Randall Renshaw

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I was the first bidder in that hat. If it had been my size I’d have gone higher, but as it was I just threw out a “why not?” bid just for fun. It looks great on you!

So glad you got the big head, Brent!
:)
I threw out a what the heck bid too! I thought for sure this one would go $600, or more. Certainly we’ve all seen mid 50s models go that high with moth holes you can easily see.
I know you’ll agree that this is the first time a seller lied about moth holes—and there WERN’T any!
 

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