What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?

[DaveProc]

Dog soirre before another rain storm this morning. A 30's Canadian St.Lawerence fedora was my hat.

Cheers, Eric -

Great St. Lawrence Eric. I love everything about this hat!!

 

[DaveProc]

View attachment 356867 Late 40s/early 50s Stetson Imperial.
A luxurious brown hue that I’ve seen on one other hat. The pics don’t properly show its true color. Super nice felt!
Except for the original 3/4” binding it’s a complete tear down and reblock.
Y’all know I like wide binding, so I’m really diggin’ this’n!
Finished sewing on the ribbon and double bow tonight. The very simple bow that was on it didn’t look right on this nice of a hat, so I’ll use it on a different, less dressy and lower quality hat. View attachment 356866 View attachment 356868 View attachment 356869

Looks great Randall! Love the wide binding!

 

[DaveProc]

Resistol County Sheriff:

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I really like the proportion on this one Brent!

 

[DaveProc]

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Lion Hats - Premium Centredent
Grey/BlueGrey Felt
4 3/4 crown as shaped with center dent - about 5 inch open
2 inch speckled pattern blueish ribbon
2 inch brim with blueish silver/grey grosgrain binding
Grey sweatband

This is the third hat from the recent trio of hats is by Lion Hats… the predecessor brand of Beaver Brand hats by Langenberg. I’ve had a few hats made by Langenberg/Beaver for other brands but none with the Lion Hats brand. Most of the ones I’ve come across have all had the same kinda later 60s stingy with black sweat. This one while it doesn’t appear to be much older and still a short brim at two inches is a bit less run of the mill to me. First off the ribbon has an unusual and beautiful pattern to it. And second is the grey leather sweat which is more of the out of the ordinary to me. I did not want to get too deep under the sweat and risk cracking so I did not find any manufacturers tag. The plastic liner tip covering the purple Lion Hats logo and the look of the sweat reeding along with the styling leave me no reason to think age is any earlier than 60s… or late 50s at earliest. Still I find it an intriguing hat. The “imported Coney Fur” (rabbit) felt color is fairly hard to pin down. It is a steel grey with a bit of blue tones in lower light. Though I noticed in today’s super bright direct sun it had an almost pinkish or lavender hue. Add to that it has.. I think from age.. a slight yellowish cast that sits right at the surface of the fibers. So it is a bit of a chameleon. I am really happy with how well this one cleaned up considering the lumpy dusty mess it was in the seller photos.
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Very cool Joe, Really diggin' the speckled blue ribbon!

 

[DaveProc]

A charcoal hued Stetson Whippet was my choice for a dog soirree.

Morning coffee on the deck wearing a vintage Stetson Fifteen.

A 30's Borsolino and I headed out for a quick errand.

I changed to a 30's Canadian made Brock while grilling some brunch.

Last minute grocery store run before guests arrive. I wore an unlined Monsavias cap.

Cheers this Sunday, Eric -

Gorgeous Brock Eric!

 

[DaveProc]

Today smoking a pipe with my Tonak on.... View attachment 356016 View attachment 356017 View attachment 356018 View attachment 356019 View attachment 356020

Great color combination on the Tonak!!
Nice pipe too!

 

[Blare]

Very cool Joe, Really diggin' the speckled blue ribbon!

Thanks Dave

 

[Frunobulax]

Yesterday, the Gannon Mr. Natural.

And a Resistol San Antonio for a stroll with the pooch.

 

[fabiovenhorst]

Ramenzoni

 

[DaveProc]

Dobbs Fifteen thin ribbon.

 

[Pellie]

Great color combination on the Tonak!!
Nice pipe too!

Thank you my friend.

 

[Rumad]

I tip my hat at YOU, Eric, for your ongoing parade of fantastically fine felt!!

Today I grabbed this Art Fawcett finery in “sand…”

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Looking great Charlie, what a fantastic hat

 

[hatsRme]

Looking great Charlie, what a fantastic hat

Thanks, Alan! How are things in your neck of the City?

 

[Rumad]

All good here brother, everyone healthy. Making lots of bread.

 

[Blare]

Yesterday, the Gannon Mr. Natural.

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And a Resistol San Antonio for a stroll with the pooch.

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Love that Gannon

 

[Frunobulax]

Love that Gannon

Thanks, Joe.

 

[Randall Renshaw]

Looks great Randall! Love the wide binding!

Thanks, Dave! 3/4” binding offers a lot to love!

 

[Randall Renshaw]

Dobbs Fifteen thin ribbon.
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1/8” binding on that super sweet 15 offers plenty to love, too!!!

 

[Randall Renshaw]

All good here brother, everyone healthy. Making lots of bread. View attachment 358106

Yum. Bread is the bread of life!

 

[The Shoe]

Barbecuing and working in the yard again, so Akubra Cattleman it is.