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A gray vintage HJ Poet I got off eBay (and had been meaning to post pics of for a few years - #### my ADHD 😂😂 From the 38 New Bond St. address, according to the HJ dates/locations thread, this could be from 1971 or earlier, beyond that I have no idea when it was made. Anyways, I do need to re-sew in...

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The reboot should not be judged by the standards of the pre-reboot hats. Those were, as confirmed by Michelle elsewhere on COW, the ones being bought in from Christy's and sold under the HJ label. Wait, wait, wait, I've been a bit of a hermit - and am out of the loop ... so when people discovered h...

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The reboot should not be judged by the standards of the pre-reboot hats. Those were, as confirmed by Michelle elsewhere on COW, the ones being bought in from Christy's and sold under the HJ label. Wait, wait, wait, I've been a bit of a hermit - and am out of the loop ... so when people discovered h...

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I agree with Indiana Jeff, don’t change it if you love it. Vintage hats that are in good enough shape to love without needing work can be hard to come by. Also, any pictures? -KB :) I'll get some up a bit later, got loads of stuff to do today (even for a Saturday) - namely trying to get a YouTube c...

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Do I keep the ribbon, and everything as is, or should I go and get the ribbon replaced (by someone with the proper know-how, of course) with the 39mm ribbon that is used on Indy's hats? I got the hat a number of months ago, and I've been wearing it everywhere, beautiful grey Poet from somewhere at o...

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Pardon me if ppl have seen this already... In this outtakes/bloopers video, 2nd scene, I think you can get a couple of good views of the hat as Indy enters the temple to recover the idol (and cracks up, forcing a cut). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wA93BxwiXGw" onclick="window.open(this....

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In a lot of pictures I've seen of Coyle's Downtowner fedora, I couldn't help but notice, no matter what angle the picture was taken, it looked like there was a bit of taper in the hat - kinda bugged me, though my perception may be a bit off.

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Look, if you're gonna wear a hat in public, you're gonna have to accept that you're going to stick out to a certain extent. Frankly, the people who give fedoras a bad name are a) goofs who are incidentally wearing hats and/or b) have no proper fashion sense. You forgot a 3rd group: The people who t...

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From that last vid, I like it - the seam is much less noticeable.

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The seems on top stand out a lot to me, but it could just be just me - still looks AMAZING.

As much as I love my rabbit AB, my BP "Indy" in ToD style, and my Akubra Fed. IV, I think this is something I ought to look into if the price is right.

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Is it just me, the angles the photos his hats are taken at, or do Todd's fedoras always have some sort of noticeable taper, almost looking egglike towards the top sometimes?

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rI had to remove the wire in mine - poked out and would be digging into my skin if I wore it with the wire in.
Hat was / is just fine.

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So yesterday, my can of Pepsi Throwback decided to suicide itself by falling into my hat. My Rabbit Adventurebilt too of all hats. ~_~ I'm lucky I didn't have bees flying around my head for the rest of the day. The lining is now largely stained brown, but not sticky, and I wiped of the sweatband and...

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Thank you guys for actually backing up the claim that it is fake.

Your evidence is more than convincing.

/I_feel_derpy_now

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That ad seems a little too good to be true... looks like something made by a fan. :roll: A lot of ads had that look to them back then - vibrant color images, illustrations, etc - in the 30s, 40s, 50s, even into the 60s I'd reckon - I have several magazines from the 50s with all sorts of ads for und...

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Found this doing a Google image search for no reason, then found this thread:

1930s HJ ad:

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Easily fixed by PB, rest assured. So.....why was it in a police evidence locker? Long story, loads and loads of bull**** [being railroaded through the legal system on BS charges, railroaded through the system thanks to BS accusations that were too dangerous to fight [as in, if I didn't take a plea ...

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What does a PB Custom Indy Temple of Doom style fedora look like after 2 years and 2 1/2 weeks in a police evidence locker? http://img594.imageshack.us/img594/9899/imag0033am.th.jpg http://img594.imageshack.us/img594/5517/imag0026rk.th.jpg http://img804.imageshack.us/img804/6798/imag0030k.th.jpg htt...

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Regardless of felt color there are plenty of better looking hats out there at or below that price point....f Actually, I haven't seen the absolutely latest out of HJ so far as the poet is concerned, does anybody have some pictures of a new HJ Poet from between late-last-year and today? [still agree...

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Nice PB - the ribbon looks a little light, or is it just the lighting? I think I remember saying mine went M.I.A many pages back - well, I get it back sometime in the next couple of weeks... I'm nervous, having not seen it in almost 2 years - will it still be in tact, will the fur just need a brushi...

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fifthchamber wrote: Let's all just cut him some slack eh?

Its not that anybody does or doesn't - for those waiting 2 1/2 - 3 years, sometimes the ratio of waiting finished vs the unknown of how much waiting is left makes ANYONE anxious.

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Tundrarider wrote:Fits your box perfectly....

Michael

A very versatile box too

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I hope it helps in fixing the bash on that hat - if he is going for a Raiders look.

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I think maybe it is just the angle of the shot I took, then again I dunno

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http://img577.imageshack.us/img577/558/013f.jpg http://img844.imageshack.us/img844/9366/012cg.jpg The bash looks like it extends too far back. The dent looks like it travels almost 3/4 of the way back on the crown - 1/3 - 3/8ths of the way back looks more right. This is my rabbit AB after some fixi...

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Fixed up the bash a bit:

[click for full size if desired]

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I mean, the Adventurer* and the Federation IV [standard]** [though they are both open crown] have that basic shape, and quality construction, and still cost less than a fur DP

*depending on the fluctuation of the GBP
**depending on the fluctuation of the AUD

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Why couldn't Dorfman just make a screen accurate indy hat. I just don't understand why someone feels that they can make a hat that is nothing like the screen version and call it "official". Two reasons, in my opinion: 1) Manufacturing a screen accurate hat takes more time and effort; this...

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As for offering them... you know how I've been begging on my knees to get them and as of now, I really don't find the idea of selling any of them very appealing. I really doubt that anyone would want one of them anyway, considering what I had to pay. Freakin' unreal! More expensive than the Peters ...

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So last month, as an early 21st B-day gift, my 'rents won off of E-bay a rabbit Adventurebilt. Only worn once by its previous owner and made for him in 2006, I was really looking forward to the day I could wear it. Finally the day arrived [yesterday] where I could wear it proud, and show it off. [cl...

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It would be cool to see what this hat looks like from a front view.

Could it be that HJ Poets are getting [even if only slightly] better than in recent years?

[yes, yes, #### my optimism]

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Restless Dreamer wrote: Didn't have a gun nor a whip, so I was forced to duel with a sword:

Latex boffer weapons FTW!

[Nice hat, BTW, I gotta get pics of my newly acquired Adventurebilt up [in the appropriate thread of course].

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Indiana Jeff wrote:Once you get the hat in hand, check inside the sweatband. Steve usually writes the date he made the hat.

I assume this is for both rabbit, and beaver ABs, yes? IF so, where? I checked the inside of the sweatband on my newly acquired rabbit AB and have so far found nothing.

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In honor of my 21st birthday, coming up in 24 days, my 'rents "Buy It Now"'d a special [slightly early methinks] present on Ebay... a rabbit Adventurebilt... just my size, Raiders bash, Staff of Rah lining. It was a lucky find - thank god I kept my e-bay hunting skills sharp :P I will take...

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WyoWilliam wrote: If true, I think that kid needs to have his computer privledges revoked for life.

Good luck once hes off to college, or living on his own, sure he needs to be taught a lesson, but this form of jumping the gun helps none.

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For just a brief moment, an odd image of a man holding the barrel of a pistol up to, and firing at a Penman hat came to mind, no actual bullet holes I hope.

*shot*

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scot2525 wrote:I'll keep that in mind Michaelson, for the future.
However still at his current age of 6 1/2, $108.00 plus shipping the current rate for a standard Fed IV... *snip*.

If you are down under, the cost is $ [AUD] 108.99 + shipping, US it is $ [USD] 91.91 plus shipping

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I'm about to order myself an adventurer, got a couple of questions since I don't want to spend too much time backtracking in the thread [got too much class work to finish [ summer courses ]]: - After I order, who do I e-mail for the custom options? What options [brim, and crown alike] in regards to ...

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On my Youtube video a guy is ranting about the current Akubra Federations, complaining about taper and other issues, anybody experience a degrade in quality, or is this a guy making a big deal over 1 bad hat kinda thing?

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The Adventurer is now priced on Hornet Hats at $79 USD.

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DR Ulloa wrote:For $200, nothing comes to mind.

Peter Bros custom Indys are $205 for all rabbit.

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I get the Indy comment a bit - some people at the college I go to call me "Indy"

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Big question: How much will it cost to reblock/rebash/clean my hat/re-sew in the lining, etc, and is it worth it time/effort/money wise to have them try to get something like this [actual hat]: http://img687.imageshack.us/img687/8238/indyfedddy.jpg back to what it was originally, or should I just ge...

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The adventurer is now at $82 USD - or rather, it's at 82 USD, how long has it been that cheap?

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I second Cowboy's mention of Delmonico's in New Haven, CT. My girlfriend sent out my Fed for a clean and re-block for as a holiday gift and they did a terrific job! Good luck! David That looks promising. Testimony from experience, and it being actually relatively close to me [hour-and-a-half by Met...

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My Akubra Fed IV is not what it was. Over time it has gone from this: http://img697.imageshack.us/img697/6357/p7260001.th.jpg .. to an appearance similar to that of the ToD airplane scene combined with a front view from the "Fedora FAQs and Links" page: http://www.hertzing.com/indygear/Fed...

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I'm thinking, once I get my PB indy back from the fuzz (don't ask, very long and complicated story)... But... it is such an intriguing remark! Remarks like this make me want to get a bag of popcorn, hunker down and make you tell the whole story :twisted: :P Regards, Geert In 13 days, I'll legally b...

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I'm thinking, once I get my PB indy back from the fuzz (don't ask, very long and complicated story), if they didn't bother to take care of my hat and it is ruined, I might want to get a Christy's - given the similarity to the HJ Poet without the astronomical cost, or the astronomical quality problem...

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Question: I can't help but want to sand down my fed IV to make the felt smoother, less hairy/shaggy/fuzzy (not that it is shaggy to begin with...).

Should I do this, and if so, what is the best course of action (grit of the sandpaper, means of sanding)?

If not, what other methods do you recommend?

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darthbish wrote:
Infact, the US/AUS exchange rate means that you could get a Deluxe DELIVERED for $179US

The price jumped, eh? I got mine for $135USD this past July.

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