It belongs in a Museum..........

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It belongs in a Museum..........

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I just had to share with everyone.

I first found out a couple of months ago that not only is there a hat museum here in Portland Oregon but it's the largest hat museum in the whole USA. :shock: It's located in the historic Ladd-Reingold House, and listed on the national Historic registry. The hat museum includes 120 years of women's hats, extensive men's hats, novelty and today hats. It's by appointment only for small group showings. Best to read more about it though the web site.
http://thehatmuseum.com/

I visited the museum, and Alice ( The women who has kept the museum alive) stops me to inspect my hat. She tells me "This is a beauty, and one of the best I have seen in a very long time." I tell her it's mine and she ask if I can stay and chat after the small group leaves. I stay behind and we talk for a hour and half. Her info and is very limited on Indy's hats and the display was not good for our favorite adventurer. Long story short, one of my Indy Raiders replicas was excepted today with a Penman hat co. box for the hat museum and should be on display in about a month. She is having a special display case made for the hat and moving things around to better show it off. She also said that the hat box was by far the nicest hat box she has ever seen. She has a boxes on display from every aera.

If you live or ever in town not a bad stop to make. Check it out.

http://thehatmuseum.com/
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:shock: WOW!!!! Great find JOHN!!!!!! Now I realllly have got to find a time to come home! :whip:

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That's a neat story. I get as far up as Grants Pass, but that's about it... Maybe next time I'm up there I'll press on and check this place out.
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Awesome! Just Awesome! :clap:

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That's great John! I just noticed that she put the Penman Hats website under the "Great Links" section!
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jnicktem wrote:That's great John! I just noticed that she put the Penman Hats website under the "Great Links" section!

Well, isn't it a great link? :CR:
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I've always wanted to visit that museum! Funny, Oak, that you now belong in a museum. Does that mean you're old or something? :-k :lol: Seriously, congrats! :TOH:
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How firk-ding-blasted cool is that!? WOW. Nice work, John!!
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That's a great story. And as a proud owner of two of your hats, I can say that they are definitely museum quality! :clap:
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Well done John! :clap: :clap: :clap:
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Cool! If I'm ever in town, I will be sure to drop by and check it out. Congrats, John!
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binkmeisterRick wrote:I've always wanted to visit that museum! Funny, Oak, that you now belong in a museum. Does that mean you're old or something? :-k :lol: Seriously, congrats! :TOH:
old, or legendary? ;)
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Forget John's hat, the real highlight of the museum is the hat with a complete thanksgiving dinner on top. Oh, and the one hat that sings happy birthday which in turn starts another sound activated hat that plays the Mexican hat dance \:D/ <---Indy hat dance

Seriously though, going through the museum is a blast. Half of the experience is meeting Alice herself - she's got some great stories and has an honest passion for hats. If you're in Portland, it's definitely worth setting up a tour.

I found it amusing that she had never heard of a hat being 100% beaver. I'm really glad to know though that the Indy display will now have a proper fedora to replace the DP and Stetson currently on display :-0 Way to set 'em straight John :tup:

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Your are right about one thing Kidd. I spent 2 1/2 hours having brunch with her this morning and she has done some amazing things in her life. The hat museum would not be the same with out her. She is delighted to have a better display and to have the information I gave her.
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Congrats John! That is awesome. You can now officially say that you make museum quality hats.

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DR Ulloa wrote:Congrats John! That is awesome. You can now officially say that you make museum quality hats.

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That's correct :clap:
Congrats John!

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That MUST be you John... They are very updated :mrgreen:
http://003a54f.netsolhost.com/designers.htm (Look at the first name) :roll:

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Wow, great news John! Congrats! Very cool that your hat will be seen by many people in this musuem, and the fact that its one of the nicest that the curator has seen is awesome. Be proud of your hard work, and enjoy it! :TOH:
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MustangLoverMex wrote:That MUST be you John... They are very updated :mrgreen:
http://003a54f.netsolhost.com/designers.htm (Look at the first name) :roll:

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BendingOak wrote:
MustangLoverMex wrote:That MUST be you John... They are very updated :mrgreen:
http://003a54f.netsolhost.com/designers.htm (Look at the first name) :roll:

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It could be :P Just tell the lady to add your last name :-

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Way to go my friend! - And well deserved :clap:

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Man, and I was just there a couple of months ago!!!! I would have totally checked the place out.... Well, we have been planning a trip up that way....One of these years....
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WOW! I would love to see and compare fedoras from the 20s, 30's and 40's to see the differences in crown height etc.-Cool!
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Congratulations on the recognition, well deserved. :clap:

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Congrats. Sounds like a great museum.
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