HAT ADORNMENTS: ribbons, bows, pins, pugs, leather, etc.

[univibe88]

I'd like a pin. Thanks!

 

[Slim Portly]

Great picture CC!

 

[Warbaby]

I recently found this wonderfully detailed pin of a sterling knife with a pearl handle and added it to my midnight blue Barisio. Just call me Mack...

 

[Warbaby]

On my recent travels in eastern Canada I found five unused United Hatters, Cap & Millinery Workers International Union pins. I'm keeping two, but the other three are up for trade if anyone's interested. One has a regular pin back and the other two have post and screw backs.

 

[St.Ignatz]

RS70?

Got it on a 6 5/8 Champ Bristol. Looks like a stylized RS 70 to me but looking for other opinions.

 

[Rick Blaine]

OK

On my recent travels in eastern Canada I found five unused United Hatters, Cap & Millinery Workers International Union pins. I'm keeping two, but the other three are up for trade if anyone's interested. One has a regular pin back and the other two have post and screw backs.

Color me interested!

 

[Jauntyone]

I just got this in the mail to-day:

Here it is on my new VS Stratoliner-inspired fedora:

What do you think? It looks like a very good copy of the original DC-3 pin to my eyes.
Really fast shipping, too!

 

[BobC]

Very nice, JO. Is that a new pin you bought?

 

[tonyb]

On my recent travels in eastern Canada I found five unused United Hatters, Cap & Millinery Workers International Union pins. I'm keeping two, but the other three are up for trade if anyone's interested. One has a regular pin back and the other two have post and screw backs.

Yes, I'm interested too.

 

[Jauntyone]

Very nice, JO. Is that a new pin you bought?

Thanks, BobC. Yes, I ordered it from this site:

http://www.1903.com/productView.asp?productID=406

The detail on the 'plane is just as crisp as on the original that I have.

 

[univibe88]

Tres bien!

Is it silver or golden in color? It looks golden in my computer.

 

[Jauntyone]

Tres bien!

Is it silver or golden in color? It looks golden in my computer.

Merci bien, Univibe88!
It's gold colored; must be electroplated or something.

 

[daizawaguy]

I just got this in the mail to-day:

Here it is on my new VS Stratoliner-inspired fedora:

What do you think? It looks like a very good copy of the original DC-3 pin to my eyes.
Really fast shipping, too!

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[Wolfwood]

That's it for now. I'd love a Spitfire pin but I doubt I'd ever find one.

http://www.english-heritageshop.org.../_13649/125090/Supermarine Spitfire Pin Badge

 

[bolthead]

Lightning Bolt.....

I found this 2-toned Lightning Bolt to put on the "Boltergeist" Hat I just made.

 

[BobC]

I found this 2-toned Lightning Bolt to put on the "Boltergeist" Hat I just made.

Hey, Bolt. That's a cool looking pin.

 

[Wolfwood]

How do you attach these pins to the hats? Does the needle go all the way through the felt? If it doesn't, how do you handle the long needles that make the pin "hang" away from the ribbon?

 

[St.Ignatz]

WW, I've had some fair luck with pins that have a long shank by carefully bending them and just slipping in on like a standard company hat pin.
Tom D.

 

[univibe88]

How do you attach these pins to the hats? Does the needle go all the way through the felt? If it doesn't, how do you handle the long needles that make the pin "hang" away from the ribbon?

I poked mine all the way through the felt. But then the backing fell off and I lost the pin.

 

[Wolfwood]

Alrighty then, thanks for the pointers and here's my pin: