Grey Herbert Johnson Homburg

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indydude18
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Grey Herbert Johnson Homburg

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Just thought you guys would like to see this. I bought this off eBay recently trying to get a close color to the HJ Clipper but I think it may be too dark. Does anyone here own a Vintage HJ Clipper? Do any of the hat experts know how to date this HJ? I can never seem to date a HJ from the 30 New Bond Street address. Oh, and I just took a quick measurement but the ribbon is a tiny bit bigger than 43 :D

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Some trivia under the sweatband
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I think this color is actually pretty close to the Nazi Agent's fedora! :D
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Re: Grey Herbert Johnson Bowler

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Regardless of the color, don't do a thing to change it! That's a beautiful hat as is.

According to a post by Steve Delk:
30 New Bond Street - very approximately 1985-1996

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Re: Grey Herbert Johnson Bowler

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It is indeed...And it's a Homburg...Not a bowler....Which means it's a very lovely hat for Mafia bosses too..All good!

Beautiful hat indeed...Good buy!

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Check out those humps on top......very Raidersy. Awesome find! Congrats!
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Reminds me of the fedora worn quite often by Jeremy Britt in his Sherlock Holmes series!

Nope, don't change a thing, please! =;

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Re: Grey Herbert Johnson Homburg

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Lovely, lovely hat!
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Re: Grey Herbert Johnson Homburg

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I'm sure I remember Steve Delk saying in a thread a while back that you can make a good Indy hat out of a Homburg as the block is often the right shape?

Looks a lovely hat anyway though!

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That was one of his original thoughts, but he shifted away from it after he made one out of a Homburg, saying the height was right, but the crown shape was wrong. Too round.

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Nice homburg! I like those hats too, but the only one I owned, a Stetson St. Regis, is now essentially a fedora because I trimmed the brim.

I'm sorry if I'm going off topic, but here is my Stetson St. Regis below.

Before, you can see the homburg design here:

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After, it is now a fedora:

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The idea was to get it looking like Alain Delon's fedora in "Le Samourai":

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I guess this is my other movie-inspired hat. If you want to change yours, then I won't stop you, as I'm pleased with my own results too. :TOH:


P.S. Wow, just got to 100 posts!
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