Guess my "KOTC train-travel" hat

Chiliana Jones · Post by **Chiliana Jones** » Wed Sep 10, 2008 10:26 am

okay guys. you know the drill.

(for those who don't know: guess what hatcompany this hat comes from)

on your marks....get set......GUESS!

CJ

Indiana Strones · Post by **Indiana Strones** » Wed Sep 10, 2008 10:43 am

Borsalino?

Tremolo · Post by **Tremolo** » Wed Sep 10, 2008 10:49 am

From the look of the bow I would say that could be an Adventurer from Christy´s?

kiltie · Post by **kiltie** » Wed Sep 10, 2008 11:36 am

I'm gonna second Tremolo: Christys'. I'll take it a step further, though. Initially I wanted to disagree because the nasty tacks weren't there, and neither was the "flying V". Looking closely, however, there appears to have been some artistic license taken with this pic. Christys' it is.

Bullitt · Post by **Bullitt** » Wed Sep 10, 2008 12:23 pm

Looks like a Christy's. I also believe you have cut the brim somewhat. Am I right?

Richard

mufflowne · Post by **mufflowne** » Wed Sep 10, 2008 12:39 pm

The quality of the felt looks like Christy's for sure.

Chiliana Jones · Post by **Chiliana Jones** » Thu Sep 11, 2008 8:34 am

it is actually a............Borsalino! so congratulations to Indiana Strones!

I found this hat at a second hand store two years ago. It was really beaten up. it was actually a homburg when i found it.
the ribbon was rotten and the swetband was about to fall out and so on, so i had the ribbon replaced (it was grey before) and the sweatband sewn back in and made the brim more to my liking (i've never cut it) to give the hat a second chance in life

as you can see in this picture, it had bound brim but the bounding had been removed when i found it.

CJ

Indiana Strones · Post by **Indiana Strones** » Thu Sep 11, 2008 9:05 am

Hehe...

Indiana Strones · Post by **Indiana Strones** » Thu Sep 11, 2008 9:26 am

indyrocks · Post by **indyrocks** » Thu Sep 11, 2008 11:02 am

THAT is an AWESOME ad. Strones, do you know what year it's from?? Vintage stuff is so cool....

Indiana Strones · Post by **Indiana Strones** » Thu Sep 11, 2008 12:03 pm

Sorry I don't know the year.

Here are some other:

"The pearl of the hats"

"What a sun among the stars"

Mitch LaRue · Post by **Mitch LaRue** » Thu Sep 11, 2008 12:15 pm

That hat is - like those ads are - truly a work of Art (albeit, a work of art that's seen it's share of rough years...)
Glad you gave it a second chance, Chili... that hat deserves it.
Mitch

Chiliana Jones · Post by **Chiliana Jones** » Thu Sep 11, 2008 7:17 pm

thank you Mitch

CJ