I was in the market for a new Raiders hat, went head over heals into research with all the options (of course, perusing all prior links to the different Indy hat makers) and came up with something a trifle unexpected. I had not heard of Beaver Brand, but upon doing research, found out that they were (key word "were", since they only recently went out of business ) the oldest brimmed hat manufacturing company in the USA. Some of you may be familiar with their heritage, so I wont go into detail there, suffice it to say: THEY DELIVERED THE GOODS.
I LOVE their Indy offering. I say that because this hat is called the "Temple". I believe if ever their was an Indy offering in their company somewhere, this would be it. I purchased it through Hats Plus, online. It was their last one, unfortunately. I was going to order another because I got caught in a rainstorm, and there are already some stains on the ribbon, not pictured, but they don't stand out too much anyhow.
I ordered another, to "start fresh", but my order was cancelled because of the company's recent folding.
I think I scored BIG time with this one. The brim however, is not trimmed on the sides, so you don't get the dimensional look, so to speak. And I am also debating on getting the ribbon replaced. That's another venture altogether. I think this is a fabulous hat, and I don't think I should let a couple of subtle water stains on the ribbon get in the way of my enjoyment of it. I have been wearing it every day since I got it, and I am pretty pleased how my "Raiders" bashing came out.
Straight out of the box, and tough as nails:
With the Raiders bash:
The sewed-in liner:
Lucked out with a Beaver Brand
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Re: Lucked out with a Beaver Brand
That's interesting about them going out of business.
I'm pretty sure they were the company Lee Keppler sourced his hats from.
Nice hat though. Congrats. I'd love to see a natural light (outdoors) shot of it for color.
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I'm pretty sure they were the company Lee Keppler sourced his hats from.
Nice hat though. Congrats. I'd love to see a natural light (outdoors) shot of it for color.
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Re: Lucked out with a Beaver Brand
That's right. My Keppler is a Beaver brand. Excellent value.
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Re: Lucked out with a Beaver Brand
WOW That's great to hear, about the Keppler association! I mean, this is one robust hat, no question. And upon wearing it day by day, I can't say I've had a better fedora. And Dalexs, here is a shot in more natural light. I think this would just about cover the color spread this hat can achieve.