In-depth discussion of the Fedora of Indiana Jones and all other hats appearing in the Indiana Jones movies
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squidkidd
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by squidkidd » Sat Jul 03, 2010 12:40 pm
Found this in an antique store in Vancouver, WA and I thought I'd share a couple pics I snapped with my cameraphone. Pricetag said $35 and the size was "large". If anybody wants it, it's still probably sitting in the store.
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Brian
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by indyclone » Sat Jul 03, 2010 3:33 pm
thats the same one i got back in the 80's , mine doesn't fit so i gave it to my son , would be nice to buy him another one tho? hmmmmmm?
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by crismans » Sat Jul 03, 2010 4:16 pm
Ah, I remember mine from back in the day. Thought it was the coolest thing on the planet when I got it.
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by bargle » Sat Jul 03, 2010 5:51 pm
Anything to do with Indy is cool, IMHO. I had one of those hats too, and now my son wears it with his toy whip. It's all about admiration for a great (though fictional) hero.
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by Mattdeckard » Sat Jul 03, 2010 8:14 pm
I'd say take the sticker out and stick it in a higher end hat.
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by RCSignals » Sat Jul 03, 2010 10:52 pm
I suppose in it's own right that is now a collectible piece, even though it is what it is.
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by Indiana Jake » Sun Jul 04, 2010 1:29 am
Bury it in the sand for a thousand years and it becomes priceless!
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by Mark Raats » Sun Jul 04, 2010 1:33 am
LOL --
I recall I also had one of those about a zillion years ago. Seeing it here again is very strange!
I remember that the sticker came off and my hair always got stuck in the glue on the inside of the hat..
Great memory.
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by Indiana G » Sun Jul 04, 2010 12:55 pm
i had the opportunity to try one of these offerings on in soho? nyc a couple years back (or was it in greenwhich village)....took off the AB and slapped it on..........
then put the AB back on....
not SA to say the least, but a cool piece of memorabilia for sure....which is why i considered taking her home. too bad i didn't have a hat box.
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by generalFROSTY » Tue Jul 06, 2010 12:42 am
And that's what it is really, a piece of memerobilia. A die-hard gearhead won't consider that 'the' Indy hat to wear while in gear, but it can still suit the purpose of being given as a gift to those who either don't care about accuracy, or don't know any better - and also as a display piece with other Indy memerobila.
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by Havana » Tue Jul 06, 2010 9:29 am
I bought one of those new. $29.95 in November of '84. Big money back in the day. I wonder what an Akubra would have cost me back then?
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by fenris » Tue Jul 06, 2010 11:21 am
I'd still want one just as a display item in my collection corner.
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by Michaelson » Tue Jul 06, 2010 11:35 am
For a serious Indy collector, one should have at least one example in their collection, that's for sure.
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by sithspawn » Tue Jul 06, 2010 11:43 am
Even back in the day I got the deluxe furfelt version. Stayed away from the regular wool.
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by Michaelson » Tue Jul 06, 2010 12:03 pm
Same here.
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