Club Obi Wan

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Hi. For your needs, I'd go with Forrest's suggestion unless you want to buy a 50 metre roll from the original maker, TW Bracher, that is located in the UK. Their ribbon is the real deal but the 50m amount is the minimum order they will entertain, and is therefore quite expensive (£96 for the roll). ...

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I agree with Michaelson. I thought about doing the same thing a while back but then realised that it would never look right if I did. Front pocket placements would look off, not to mention that if you tried to raise the pockets to compensate, you’ll have the visible stitch holes to contend with. If ...

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Hmm, on the PDF catalog, it says the hat is 7 1/4 (58 European). :-k I can only assume the catalog was already written before he wrote back to me. Here’s what he wrote: Hi Lindsay, I have to tell you I’ve learned something new with your query and explanation of the US and UK conversions on hat size...

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Me too. I can do 58 - 60. Usually 59 though

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Well it's similar with shoes, where the US system starts counting at 1 and the UK system starts at 0, so the equivalent size is one standard deviation lower in the US. All I know is that tag says 7 1/4 and it appears it also says 58, so if true then HJ put a US size tag in there. As we all know, th...

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In the UK, a 59 is a 7 1/4. In the US, a 59 is a 7 3/8. Something to do with head size vs block size, if I remember correctly. British hatters like HJ, Lock & Co, Bates etc always used the UK sizing on their labels - certainly for hats sold in the UK.

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Interesting to see the inside of the hat in those pics. Herbert Johnson's size label of 7 1/4 (UK size) relates to a 59cm hat, not 58cm as some have assumed.

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Looks like a perfect back length to me.

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I hadn't seen that either. Thanks. I hadn't realised how far back the side dent on his right-side profile goes; further back than the dent on the bow side. Just altered my Advintage accordingly!

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Got the jacket..lovely one too. Nearly black in colour. Number is 123. Wow...that's a beautiful jacket. Built on March, 2018 Made from our latest Merino batch. Nice deep dark brown color. And very-very close to Harrison Ford original jacket proportions. Size 40. Lining all cotton, dark brown color ...

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Just managed to snag one of 2nd hand with the Ribby merino.. been waiting for s&j to say they have some more of that leather but who knows when that may be.. So just jumped on the eBay purchase I was too slow off the mark with that one. Congratulations. If you find you don't like the fit and wa...

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Looks great. How much will the beaver sable one cost? And will it be thin dress weight felt or more of a western weight felt? Thanks Edit: I mean the price to pre-order, not the website price. Thanks! Yes its dressed felt, not western. European Beaver. Free standard shipping to COW members until it...

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Looks great. How much will the beaver sable one cost? And will it be thin dress weight felt or more of a western weight felt? Thanks
Edit: I mean the price to pre-order, not the website price.

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It says here that it went for over half a million dollars: https://news.justcollecting.com/harrison-ford-indiana-jones-hat-sold-world-record-prop-store/ . I must have dozed off during "the famous dessert truck chase." Or was that in the extra footage on "Big Bang?" :-k http://go...

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It says here that it went for over half a million dollars: https://news.justcollecting.com/harrison-ford-indiana-jones-hat-sold-world-record-prop-store/ . Glad I got to see it yesterday in person. In my opinion, the colour of the hat is not well represented in the catalogue photos. I took a couple o...

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Looks great. Thanks for the Pantone info. By the way, am pretty sure that isn't a bowler. Looks like an open crown fedora / trilby to me.

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+1. Thanks for the Pantone. Will be very keen to see the Pantone of the hat when you receive it.

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You've probably hit upon a good proxy here. Probably the same felt manufacturer with such a similar looking colour (that it is likely the same). Any chance you could download one of those apps that allow you to find out the Pantone number of what you photograph?

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Interesting. Is this fur felt or wool?

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Yes, that's great to see. "7 1/4" stamped on the inside of the crown. For me, this shows that it is equivalent to a 59, not a 58 as I had previously thought, because this is a British hat from 1980 and this UK size equates to a US size 7 3/8".

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Imperial is the standard, I believe. Deluxe is a bit more expensive. Not sure what is different about the felt (more pounced on the deluxe?) but I hear that the sweatband is higher quality on the deluxe. Never owned the imperial so can't comment first-hand.

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You can get it at hatsdirect.com. Had mine for 10 years. Looks as good as ever.

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Wonderful work. I have done this myself. Love working with western weight hats. You can get excellent and durable results from hats like these.

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Great tip, Michelle - thanks. I had no idea this site existed. Will use it.

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Meant to add: that page defaults to the black colour but the drop down menu has an Indy Brown option.

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Great video and a terrific hat with loads of character. I did a similar thing with a hat body I got from AdVintage a couple of years back (I used an industrial roll of kitchen paper covered in a plastic bag). I found that I was able to smooth out any brim kinks I didn't want by wetting the brim and ...

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As an add on I have some old felt stock. About 5 Raiders bodies and 5 clipper bodies. I'm of the opinion that I'd like to offer these bodies to members only to road test and review. I think it's a good idea to do this before I launch myself proper. These hats will be plain liners and sweats, howeve...

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That's an incredibly beautiful hat.

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That's good news. Definitely would purchase these at that price.

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I have 7 Indy jackets. Have given four more away in the past. .One Wested heavy horsehide Last Crusade (size 40); .Two Wested Hero jackets both in Shrunken Lamb, both size 38. One is an inch longer in the back than the other and has a silver zip. The other has dulled brass style zip. .One US Wings g...

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Here's a demo reel with him wearing the jacket: http://www.imdb.com/video/demo_reel/vi853194265

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You can tell the difference between new Christys adventurer and old if you look really closely at the way the front of the bow is stitched. Close up of the above Shackleton shows that it is a new version because the stitches aren't right at the upper and lower ends of the front bow but are a little ...

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Also, check this out. Same hat but with a blue liner: https://shackletoncompany.com/collections/outerwear-jackets-anoraks-peacoats/products/fine-fur-felt-fedora-brown?variant=25367864641" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; https://shackletoncompany.com/collections/outerwear-jack...

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For what it's worth, I had the chance to compare the new one in hand with the Herbert Johnson that was in the Swaine Aidney shop in same arcade. HJ more 'tobacco' colour (more SA in my opinion but the Christys is a perfect ably acceptable shade) but the felt of HJ more akin to my older adventurer. I...

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The joys of predictive text. That said, I quite like this new turn of phrase "I couldn't figure me it again". Meant to say "find it again"

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First one was from a shop in London called Hornets Hats which I think has closed down now. Latest one was from a Christys shop in a posh shopping arcade in Central London that may have been shot lived as I couldn't figure me it again when I went back some weeks ago.

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Hi there. I bought one in 2008 or 2009 and a second one a few months ago. Same manufacturer; very different hats. My take: The older one is made of less dense felt than the current model. It's too early to tell if my new one will be as vulnerable as the old one but, owning around 20 hats, I can say ...

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Thanks indiego.
Magnoli: That's what I'm now wondering. It looks very like the USW Striated Lambskin (Schott made) that I have but mine has the zip is on the US sid. Also, the one in the picture is nickel coloured; mine is brass coloured. Of course, the guy could have got the zip replaced.

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Isn't that a picture of Indiego Jones (or the guy he uses to model his S&J jackets)? Looks like him to me. See for reference: http://s1357.photobucket.com/user/indie ... w.jpg.html

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http://www.ebay.co.uk/ulk/itm/371486159066

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If you go on to eBay UK and do a search for "red or dead apron boots", you'll see a good looking close-enough for only £31, from shoe retailer Schuh. Just bought a pair. Will report back when received.

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Excellent. Thanks very much, Michaelson!

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A bit tangential this.. Has anyone here ever dyed their indy jacket black and then let the original brown colour come through with wear? I'd like to try it but never got around to doing anything about it. I did a search on COW but couldn't see anything on this. Would love to know if it's been succes...

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I should reiterate: I used baby lotion, not baby oil.

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Yes I have worn it in the rain. It helps a lot with getting the sleeves to wrinkle and stay put. It does dry evenly. I wouldn't worry. The character of this particular hide, with its lumps and bumps and clay-like ability to mold to you will make some of this bagginess go away, I'm sure. It won't giv...

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If it makes you feel any better, I reckon your jacket looks closer to what the jacket looked like on location (rather than when the film was graded / colour corrected). Here's an interesting pic of the jacket in Hawaii. Looks bang on your colour. http://40.media.tumblr.com/58065ace6f2070f9ced6920912...

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Zoltar - did you post any pics of your Hero dark goat? I would love to see that.

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Thanks, Michaelson. Interesting. I might have avoided using baby lotion had I searched the web first. I think it may have scared me off but I jumped in with both feet. To be honest, I'm glad I did. The results I got were great (for me). That said, I probably wouldn't use it on my leather couch that ...

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I think I was quite generous in how much I put on, then left it there for a few minutes before removing the excess.

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One observation from your pic: If the crease you're talking about is that horizontal(ish) hump on on the lower back panel, I have a theory: If it doesn't smooth flat when you press the jacket down by hand, it could perhaps be that the liner was stretched too tightly when it was sewn to the bottom of...

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