PORTIS PATH

[RJR]

Both the Crest and the Supreme are very nice.

 

[1mach1]

+1. Awesome!

 

[skydog757]

Acquired a Portis off of Ebay this week; like the majority described here it is indeed "filthy". I't a pork pie style, heathered black fur felt with 2" stitched brim. It has no liner or sticker/patch which brings my question; was it typical of Portis to not line their hats? Many that I've seen here are unlined with a Portis badge/patch stuck onto the inner center. I may eventually have a liner installed, but I was curious if there may have been one originally.

 

[40Cal]

I have several Portis hats. Some lined and some not. The unlined have a tipped in logo on the inside crown. I believe it is glued in. Should be some sign of residual glue or a shadow if your hat was originally liner-less.

 

[rclark]

Portis Tissue-Lite acquired from a fellow Lounger last February. One of my favorite hats, and the liner is so cool even my wife likes it! (these are the Seller's photos)

 

[40Cal]

That's a beauty! Love the liner art

 

[RJR]

+1

 

[skydog757]

I have several Portis hats. Some lined and some not. The unlined have a tipped in logo on the inside crown. I believe it is glued in. Should be some sign of residual glue or a shadow if your hat was originally liner-less.

After an initial brushing, there is some adhesive in a faint outline in the size/shape of some previous posts. So, question answered, thank you. Was there a correlation between the price and quality of the hat and whether a liner was installed, or was it more a matter of when the hat was made? Most finer hat manufacturers that I'm familiar with almost always installed a liner.

 

[40Cal]

I'm not sure if the liner-less hats were cheaper originally. I think they were attempting to make the hats lighter for hot weather use. Any pics of your Portis? I would love to see it!

 

[skydog757]

I'm not sure if the liner-less hats were cheaper originally. I think they were attempting to make the hats lighter for hot weather use. Any pics of your Portis? I would love to see it!

Right now you probably wouldn't. It needs a thorough cleaning, new ribbon and bash; I got this for a very low Buy It Now. I will send the pics from ebay when I can access them at home.

 

[Hurricane Jack]

I've been wanting to resurrect this thread for all these beautiful Portis hats since I first found it. I'll be wearing my Portis Tissue Weight to a holiday party tonight so I just had to get it out & take some pics to post. It's a light gray color but almost has a green tint in certain light. The ribbon is a medium gray also with a green tint at times (even when I haven't been drinking). The liner is the same as the one in rclark's above.

 

[40Cal]

Great Portis H.J. !

 

[Hurricane Jack]

Thanks 40! I'd like to see more ephemera on the Portis Bros besides magazine ads & matchbook covers, if anyone has anything. Any old catalogs out there?

 

[40Cal]

Thanks 40! I'd like to see more ephemera on the Portis Bros besides magazine ads & matchbook covers, if anyone has anything. Any old catalogs out there?

With you on that HJ. LOTS of matchbook covers for some reason. Portis was an excellent hatmaker from the examples I have. It would be nice to know more about them.

 

[Hurricane Jack]

With you on that HJ. LOTS of matchbook covers for some reason. Portis was an excellent hatmaker from the examples I have. It would be nice to know more about them.

They obviously spent money on promotions & magazine advertising.

 

[Panadora]

My first vintage hat were this Portis straw

No wonder I didn't show this selfie before!

 

[40Cal]

My first vintage hat were this Portis straw

No wonder I didn't show this selfie before!

That's a beauty Pandora!

 

[40Cal]

My first vintage straw was a Portis!

 

[Hurricane Jack]

Gray Portis derby @ 7-1/8. I have no connection to this listing. I only wish it was my size.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Portis-derb...281894742397&srcrot=e11021.m43.l6470&rvr_id=0

 

[RJR]

My first vintage hat were this Portis straw

No wonder I didn't show this selfie before!

I really like that straw,Panadora,very nice.