Vintage HJ_Antelope???...New Pictures!
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Vintage HJ_Antelope???...New Pictures!
I was wondering if anyone tell me about the numbers and markings on their vintage Herbert Johnsons...thats if anyone has one thats about 20 to 25 years old...this may seem very odd but i would seriously appreciate it
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One of my vintage Poets, made by Mr. Swales around the time of LC, is stamped "Poet" in the sweatband; on another one, he replaced the word "Poet" with my initials. Other than that, the HJ's I've owned have no markings except the usual manufacturer's name & address & the words "Fine Fur Felt" on the sweatbands, the sizing tags, and of course the HJ logos on the liners. I hope this helps you.
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Thats a beautiful fedora and the scarfs pretty funky too ...There was actually a HJ poet for sale on ebay there a while back, huge brim... white ribbon lol...didnt get it though too expensive for my blood...
But what if they werent rabbit or beaver?!?
One of the things he's said is that it's easier to get rabbit felt to take the Raiders shape than beaver
But what if they werent rabbit or beaver?!?
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i do know that hats can be made out of antelope fur felt its possible ...and both of these hats have the blue crest in the liner with the address
you see im quite stumped too...its just very peculiar... that would make sense but one is black the other brown almost sable....the brown one went for over £200...HERBERT JOHNSON
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I think Mulceber may be right; now that my brain's synapses are working again, I do seem to recall seeing "antelope" offered as a color choice for hats.
EDIT: Just read about the one hat being black, so I'm stumped again, too; if this is important, you may want to contact the sellers and ask them about it.
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EDIT: Just read about the one hat being black, so I'm stumped again, too; if this is important, you may want to contact the sellers and ask them about it.
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That's a good looking hat; I'm not sure, but it's probably not a Poet. I've never seen a Poet with a front crease as low as that, or one with a white ribbon; although of course it may have been modified. The color does look about right to be described as "antelope," but if you saw a black one also described as "antelope," then perhaps that is what they are made of.
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That black Hj on ebay i was talkin about i put in a bid and to my complete amazement i got it!! lol...its far away from an indy shape but it really needs a re-block and new ribbon....where could i look into that because i want a raiders shape to it?!?...anyway heres the ebay link that finished last night
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... Y.m238.lVI
any opinions?!?
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http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... Y.m238.lVI
any opinions?!?
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Heres the pictures of the black HJ i got it today any opinions??
http://s282.photobucket.com/albums/kk26 ... 20Johnson/
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http://s282.photobucket.com/albums/kk26 ... 20Johnson/
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Yeah i'm definately going to get it re-blocked...no question given the taper ...but im weary of either replacing the ribbon or sweat if I can help it...In my opinion it would rob the hat of its character, its twice my age (i think) so i expected some battle scars. it could still be indy-esque with the larger ribbon and a dimensional cut brim...
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If you size up, though, you'll almost certainly have to replace both ribbon and sweat. The sweat may not be recoverable, anyway. You likely can save the lining, the most important part of its HJ markings.
I vote to have it rebuilt into a useable hat. For something like that I think that's the right way to make them 'live'. Have your hatter send the old ribbon and sweat back to you so you can keep them, though. And I'd have that brim cut down a bit.
Great score, btw.
I vote to have it rebuilt into a useable hat. For something like that I think that's the right way to make them 'live'. Have your hatter send the old ribbon and sweat back to you so you can keep them, though. And I'd have that brim cut down a bit.
Great score, btw.
I love the look of that hat!!! Once reblocked and you replace the sweatband and ribbon it's going to be a real beauty, worth every penny I'm sure...There's just something appealing about it.The Avaitor wrote:Heres the pictures of the black HJ i got it today any opinions??
http://s282.photobucket.com/albums/kk26 ... 20Johnson/
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Yeah i think useable hat is the best way to go!! ...no point having it if im not going to wear it ...i'm looking into getting it re-blocked but it will probably be a while before I will have a finished product, basically because I wasn't expecting to win it so i will need to scrape together the cash and as well as that I will be sending it to Marc to get all the work done...But I don't really mind about the wait or money because if its worth doing its worth doing properly....thats sooo cheesy so i'll apologise lol