What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?

[mayserwegener]

Mayser "Grosser Preis" / M. Mertés Hutfabrik, Inh. Max Hecht Nürnberg Karolinenstr. 8, possibly mid to later 1920s. Very difficult to find mélange Felt Stiff Felts. Like everything about this one. Found it back in 2022.

M. Mertés Receipt from 01/04/1913 listing Mayser Ulm. Found by Martin.

 

[Rollin Rains]

This one rolled in a couple of weeks ago, and finally got its pubic premier today. Stetson Old West Collection (the 80s grouping, I think) Bat Masterson.

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Love the color combo on this one!!! I would like to go this route on one of my next conversion hats. Do you know the names. The felt looks like Pecan or possibly Acorn??? No guess on the band.

 

[steur]

After working some extra days recently, I sorted myself out a four day weekend from Friday to Monday. We spent it having an early celebration of Etsuko’s birthday, since I will be in Australia with 74 screaming kids on the actual day. Two nights in Osaka, so same hats every day. Mine was my beaver Hornskov Emissary in Black Cherry.
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Etsuko’s was a Maxim.
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The hotel had a great retro feel to it.
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I particularly liked the lifts (elevators). Inside…
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and out.
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And the sushi was first class… View attachment 683051
…as were the beverages, which shall be placed on another thread

Great hats and great food pics. Wonderful show there, Gary.

 

[Rollin Rains]

burrr! 22 degrees and 15 mph wind. And getting colder... (front is just now blowing through) a bit too chilly for my liking, but I have places to go and people to see today. So I choose one of the heavier Cowboy Conversions to keep my handsome grey hair warm lol. Bundled up in lots of wool this morning

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Wow!! Beauty of a hat!

 

[steur]

Mayser "Grosser Preis" / M. Mertés Hutfabrik, Inh. Max Hecht Nürnberg Karolinenstr. 8, possibly mid to later 1920s. Very difficult to find mélange Felt Stiff Felts. Like everything about this one. Found it back in 2022.

M. Mertés Receipt from 01/04/1913 listing Mayser Ulm. Found by Martin.

That's a stunner, Steve. Gorgeous.

 

[Rollin Rains]

Mayser "Grosser Preis" / M. Mertés Hutfabrik, Inh. Max Hecht Nürnberg Karolinenstr. 8, possibly mid to later 1920s. Very difficult to find mélange Felt Stiff Felts. Like everything about this one. Found it back in 2022.

M. Mertés Receipt from 01/04/1913 listing Mayser Ulm. Found by Martin.

Stunning as always! And really appreciate the period documentation you always include.

 

[rogueclimber]

When’s yours due?

I'm betting end of March (they say 10-12 weeks)

 

[VoodooSan]

Love the color combo on this one!!! I would like to go this route on one of my next conversion hats. Do you know the names. The felt looks like Pecan or possibly Acorn??? No guess on the band.

Rollin, sorry to say I do not. Historical documentation of the Old West Collection(s) is notoriously hard to find, and the paper tag under the sweat on this is the ONLY thing that has not survived in pristine condition. There was ONLY enough left remaining of that flaking-away-tag to determine one word of the style was Masterson.

 

[Rollin Rains]

Rollin, sorry to say I do not. Historical documentation of the Old West Collection(s) is notoriously hard to find, and the paper tag under the sweat on this is the ONLY thing that has not survived in pristine condition. There was ONLY enough left remaining of that flaking-away-tag to determine one word of the style was Masterson.

No problem. I recently found some vintage ribbon from Italy that looks to be a pretty close match. I may go ahead and order some. The felt color seems to be close to Stetson's Acorn but I know they have also used many other names in the past for similar shades.

 

[The Shoe]

That is a stunning hat, Gary. Happy Birthday to Etsuko.

Thanks, Joe. She says ありがとうございます！

Both of you look awesome, and the color on that Hornskov is AMAAAAAAAAAZING!!

Thanks, Voo. I procrastinated for some time over the colour, but I’m very glad I went with the Black Cherry.

Great hats and great food pics. Wonderful show there, Gary.

Thanks, Stefan. When we go to Osaka, our main meal of the day is usually lunch. We tried a new (to us) sushi place on day 1. It was nice, but not great. Day two, shown in the photos, was a tried and true sushi place. We branched out and went to a place that specialises in oysters on day 3.

 

[rogueclimber]

I went Open Road on a beautiful day

 

[Blare]

Adam Executive

 

[VoodooSan]

Adam Executive

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That is an absolute stunner, Joe!!!!

 

[Rollin Rains]

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burrr! 22 degrees and 15 mph wind. And getting colder... (front is just now blowing through) a bit too chilly for my liking, but I have places to go and people to see today. So I choose one of the heavier Cowboy Conversions to keep my handsome grey hair warm lol. Bundled up in lots of wool this morning

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What was the original before the conversion? And do you have any side pics? I really like this one!

 

[RickP]

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What was the original before the conversion? And do you have any side pics? I really like this one!

Hat originally was a 4-1/42" brim western with a 5-1/2" crown and a cattlemans crease. Not sure what model as there was no tag remaining. A decent 4x from 90s or early 2000s. ( it was a $25 Goodwill auction project hat) I trimmed the brim to 2-3/4" and worked it back out to an open crown and did some flange work to give it a snap brim. Re-did the bash similar to a Stratoliner. Did some ribbon work but its not sewn in yet and I am thinking about doing up a campaign ribbon for it. its a nicewarm, heavyweight hat that stays put on the head in wind

Heres what it started out as ( I DID have a picture)

 

[Rollin Rains]

Hat originally was a 4-1/42" brim western with a 5-1/2" crown and a cattlemans crease. Not sure what model as there was no tag remaining. A decent 4x from 90s or early 2000s. ( it was a $25 Goodwill auction project hat) I trimmed the brim to 2-3/4" and worked it back out to an open crown and did some flange work to give it a snap brim. Re-did the bash similar to a Stratoliner. Did some ribbon work but its not sewn in yet and I am thinking about doing up a campaign ribbon for it. its a nicewarm, heavyweight hat that stays put on the head in wind

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Heres what it started out as ( I DID have a picture)

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Thanks Rick - I'm still learning, but that's the kind of stuff I really like!
I've steered away from silverbelly hats in the past because I was afraid the color was so iconic to western hats that I would not be able to achieve a good fedora look. However, seeing your hat here has made me rethink everything. I may have to pick one up now and give it a go.

 

[mayserwegener]

That's a stunner, Steve. Gorgeous.

Stefan, Thank you!

 

[mayserwegener]

Stunning as always! And really appreciate the period documentation you always include.

Rollin, Thanks!

 

[Blare]

That is an absolute stunner, Joe!!!!

Thank you Mark!

 

[RickP]

Thanks Rick - I'm still learning, but that's the kind of stuff I really like!
I've steered away from silverbelly hats in the past because I was afraid the color was so iconic to western hats that I would not be able to achieve a good fedora look. However, seeing your hat here has made me rethink everything. I may have to pick one up now and give it a go.

Glancing around the walls of the room here I count 9 silverbellys of various styles here (Open Roads, Stratoliners, Moose Rivers, and Three Forks plus a couple of conversions. ) To me its a more refined look than some darker hats. Ive found several that were pretty stained up for cheap on the Bay. Ive had several $20-30 project hats over the years Never found anything that didnt clean up well in a white gas bath.