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Nice to see some old friends ... lots of new faces as well.
This 50s Open Road just entered the hat room.
Thought it was a good enough excuse to visit the old haunt.
Hope you are all well.

No idea why posting photos is so difficult on this forum these days...
I try to post direct from my computer and only one shows up and the rest are links... wtf?

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Site's been squirrely for some time now.

Hope you and yours are doing well, Anthony. Good to see you.
 
Nice to see some old friends ... lots of new faces as well.
This 50s Open Road just entered the hat room.
Thought it was a good enough excuse to visit the old haunt.
Hope you are all well.

No idea why posting photos is so difficult on this forum these days...
I try to post direct from my computer and only one shows up and the rest are links... wtf?

https://postimg.cc/cvFhrKqF] [/url]

https://postimg.cc/mPmjtcxc] [/url]

https://postimg.cc/YvdRh4cf] [/url]

https://postimg.cc/gxgsnw9K] [/url]

https://postimg.cc/fV8CJ34f] [/url]

https://postimg.cc/FYTp7ft6] [/url]
Good to see you checking in Anthony!
 

Adman256

New in Town
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49
Arrived this week.......

Hyde Park Hats

Do not know much about them. This one has awesome thin felt! Open Crown 5 3/4", 2 3/4 stitched edge brim. :)

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Interesting motto...."We Came, We Saw, We Conquered" Caesar from the battle of Zela.
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I am VERY pleased with the quality of this hat! Very lightweight.......should be wearing it today. And now I wish I was......;)
A real beauty. Wear it in good health!
 

Judgmentalist

Practically Family
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530
This one is a big win for me, courtesy of the one and only @Art Fawcett by way of @jeffgarf . I have been keeping my eye out for for an older VS Art Fawcett for some time, and thanks to Jeff, this one kinda jumped into my lap. Both of you have my gratitude and appreciation.

'07 Vintage Silhouettes Art Fawcett - beautiful colors, straight out of the box
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look at the ribbon on this thing <3
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jeffgarf

One Too Many
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1,317
Location
Jerusalem, Israel
This one is a big win for me, courtesy of the one and only @Art Fawcett by way of @jeffgarf . I have been keeping my eye out for for an older VS Art Fawcett for some time, and thanks to Jeff, this one kinda jumped into my lap. Both of you have my gratitude and appreciation.

'07 Vintage Silhouettes Art Fawcett - beautiful colors, straight out of the box
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look at the ribbon on this thing <3
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Looks great. You wear it well.
 

Judgmentalist

Practically Family
Messages
530
This one is a big win for me, courtesy of the one and only @Art Fawcett by way of @jeffgarf . I have been keeping my eye out for for an older VS Art Fawcett for some time, and thanks to Jeff, this one kinda jumped into my lap. Both of you have my gratitude and appreciation.

'07 Vintage Silhouettes Art Fawcett - beautiful colors, straight out of the box
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look at the ribbon on this thing <3
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Not that Jeff needs any help from me, but for the record, Jeff has nice hats. You should buy hats from Jeff. My $0.02; worth what you paid. ;)

These hats were immaculately packaged, and the UPS guy had to work pretty hard to take this hat box out of commission. gah - Oh well, no harm done. :)

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Not that Jeff needs any help from me, but for the record, Jeff has nice hats. You should buy hats from Jeff. My $0.02; worth what you paid. ;)

These hats were immaculately packaged, and the UPS guy had to work pretty hard to take this hat box out of commission. gah - Oh well, no harm done. :)

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For quite some time (only these very last two delivered last week, were without blemish) EVERY hat box I received had a hole punched in it, no exception. It was if they were trying to peek inside to see if there was anything really in there....and often you could indeed see the hat (if not double boxed, and even then.....they got through the second box once).
 

ShadowXY

Familiar Face
Messages
96
Location
So Cal, USA
Back again with a new hat.
Akubra The Boss 1096 Black.

It was supposed to be a 6 7/8- 7 or 22 inch circum. I was hoping it was a 56

It has no tag but box says 1030 Blle 57. Not sure if it's the original box but it's an old Outback trading box.
Akubra 1030 would be a Boomerang so maybe the box originally was for a different hat.

The hat is so nice but it's big. How can I shrink it?
These hats tend to shrink but this one looks like it's been very well kept in it's box.

I so want to make it work.

Hat opening is about 6.75 inch across & 8 inch long...Seems pretty big & taking circumference is not always easy.
Still these hats tended to shrink a size or maybe more so I need to make that happen.

Looking at other marked 56 with measurements of a hat size between 6 7/8 & 7 the width should be more in the 6 1/2 in & 8 inch length.

This seems like it might be at least a 57 or 58?
Ex New hat Akubra Boss should be going back to the bay as not a 6 7/8-7.
It's 23 inch in the circumference so a 7 1/4. Anyway too big even to hope to shrink in myho.

Received three new Akubra since that mishap.
Tablelands Sz 56, Drover Sz 55 & Territory Sz 56


Just ordered a Sz 7 Resistol Tuff Nuff 20X straw from about 1990's - early 2000's with leather sweat band.
CA is really hot & although I really would like a real straw a Shantung Panama would be a good workhorse.
Maybe have paid too much even at 1/3 cost with the shipping but it's about $200 new (yikes) Looked to be in excellent condition & straw hats in lightly used prime condition have been hard to find. I have been looking on/ off about a year. I like the way Resistol fits & hopefully the 7 won't be too big as Resistol lists a 7 as 22 1/4 inch & I'm more like 21 7/8 - 22 in. Think it's called the Conley.
 

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