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
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Some trivia under the sweatband
I think this color is actually pretty close to the Nazi Agent's fedora!
Grey Herbert Johnson Homburg
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Re: Grey Herbert Johnson Bowler
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:
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According to a post by Steve Delk:
30 New Bond Street - very approximately 1985-1996
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Re: Grey Herbert Johnson Bowler
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!
Beautiful hat indeed...Good buy!
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Re: Grey Herbert Johnson Bowler
Check out those humps on top......very Raidersy. Awesome find! Congrats!
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Re: Grey Herbert Johnson Bowler
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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Nope, don't change a thing, please!
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Re: Grey Herbert Johnson Homburg
Lovely, lovely hat!
Re: Grey Herbert Johnson Homburg
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!
cheers
Stones
Looks a lovely hat anyway though!
cheers
Stones
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Re: Grey Herbert Johnson Homburg
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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Re: Grey Herbert Johnson Homburg
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:
http://i792.photobucket.com/albums/yy20 ... at1915.jpg" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
After, it is now a fedora:
http://i792.photobucket.com/albums/yy20 ... t14442.jpg" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://i792.photobucket.com/albums/yy20 ... at1631.jpg" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://i792.photobucket.com/albums/yy20 ... at2310.jpg" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
The idea was to get it looking like Alain Delon's fedora in "Le Samourai":
http://filmjournal.net/mjocallaghan/fil ... urai-1.jpg" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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.
P.S. Wow, just got to 100 posts!
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:
http://i792.photobucket.com/albums/yy20 ... at1915.jpg" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
After, it is now a fedora:
http://i792.photobucket.com/albums/yy20 ... t14442.jpg" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://i792.photobucket.com/albums/yy20 ... at1631.jpg" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://i792.photobucket.com/albums/yy20 ... at2310.jpg" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
The idea was to get it looking like Alain Delon's fedora in "Le Samourai":
http://filmjournal.net/mjocallaghan/fil ... urai-1.jpg" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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.
P.S. Wow, just got to 100 posts!