Club Obi Wan

Posted: **Wed Jul 09, 2008 9:07 am**

OK kids, time for a new round of "Guess My Hat." If you guess correctly you will win..........

the respect and admiration of gearheads all over the world. $\:D/$
Here it is

Posted: **Wed Jul 09, 2008 9:34 am**

Stetson temple?

Posted: **Wed Jul 09, 2008 11:41 am**

Baron Cliffhanger?

Posted: **Wed Jul 09, 2008 11:47 am**

Um... yours? The side brim makes me want to say Gary White for some reason, but I can't be sure...

-KB

Posted: **Wed Jul 09, 2008 11:50 am**

But it's low voice makes me want to say Barry White!

Sorry, couldn't resist. OH! It's Barry White's hat!

Posted: **Wed Jul 09, 2008 2:41 pm**

Judging by the ribbon & bow I'll say it it is a Camptown 1936 Fieldmaster with a very cut down brim. Anyway the color looks like a Fieldmaster too.

Cheers!

Dan

Posted: **Wed Jul 09, 2008 2:54 pm**

Vintage that you worked on?

Shane

Posted: **Wed Jul 09, 2008 3:31 pm**

the felt colour looks like HJ/Christies/SAB. if other members have identified the ribbon as a camptown.....perhaps an HJ reblocked by camptown....thats my guess

Posted: **Wed Jul 09, 2008 3:36 pm**

The thickness of the felt doesn't say HJ/Christy's to me. Just a tad too thick, but then again I could be wrong there.

Cheers!

Dan

Posted: **Wed Jul 09, 2008 5:04 pm**

binkmeisterRick wrote:But it's low voice makes me want to say Barry White! Sorry, couldn't resist. OH! It's Barry White's hat!

uhhhh, not quite Bink.

Good guesses so far,and a couple that were close.

Posted: **Wed Jul 09, 2008 5:04 pm**

DanielJones wrote:The thickness of the felt doesn't say HJ/Christy's to me. Just a tad too thick, but then again I could be wrong there.

Cheers!

Dan

then again, you could be right. i didn't notice the thickness until now. the colour is exactly like the HJ's i've had though which is why i guessed that....but you have a really good point.

so i'm revising my guess......it's 2 HJ's!!! glued together to make one hat, reblocked by camptown, and then sent to indiana G to have..........so.......am i right blooze or what?

Posted: **Wed Jul 09, 2008 5:08 pm**

Something on that bow makes me think Penman... So, I'd guess that at least he had his fingers on it one way or the other.

Regards,

Marc

Posted: **Wed Jul 09, 2008 5:15 pm**

It's a reblocked Dorfman Pacific Official Fur felt fedora. It might be vintage- maybe mid 90's.

Posted: **Wed Jul 09, 2008 5:30 pm**

mufflowne wrote:It's a reblocked Dorfman Pacific Official Fur felt fedora. It might be vintage- maybe mid 90's.

I'm changing my guess to that... now that I think about it, THAT's where I've seen that brim....

-KB

Posted: **Wed Jul 09, 2008 5:42 pm**

mufflowne wrote:It's a reblocked Dorfman Pacific Official Fur felt fedora. It might be vintage- maybe mid 90's.

nope

Posted: **Wed Jul 09, 2008 5:54 pm**

mufflowne wrote:It's a reblocked Dorfman Pacific Official Fur felt fedora. It might be vintage- maybe mid 90's.

Crown looked too high to be a DP I think...

Posted: **Wed Jul 09, 2008 6:39 pm**

My best guess would be a Camptown or Vintage HJ on an AB block. Any way you cut it, that crown is fantastic!

Posted: **Wed Jul 09, 2008 9:18 pm**

An Akubra Heritage Fawn with a cut-down brim...........

Posted: **Wed Jul 09, 2008 9:43 pm**

Indiana Blooze wrote:
mufflowne wrote:It's a reblocked Dorfman Pacific Official Fur felt fedora. It might be vintage- maybe mid 90's.
nope

Bah! What do you know?!

-KB

Posted: **Wed Jul 09, 2008 9:45 pm**

Kentucky Blues wrote:
Indiana Blooze wrote:
mufflowne wrote:It's a reblocked Dorfman Pacific Official Fur felt fedora. It might be vintage- maybe mid 90's.
nope
Bah! What do you know?!

-KB

My teeth sure are purdy

Posted: **Wed Jul 09, 2008 9:46 pm**

ohh...that is an optimo

IH

Posted: **Wed Jul 09, 2008 9:57 pm**

Indiana Holt wrote:ohh...that is an optimo

IH

Good guess, but not an Optimo

Posted: **Thu Jul 10, 2008 1:12 am**

Marc wrote:Something on that bow makes me think Penman... So, I'd guess that at least he had his fingers on it one way or the other.

Regards,

Marc

Yes, but re-blocked. By who, I wonder...

Posted: **Thu Jul 10, 2008 4:00 am**

Hmm...a custom BCF hat that's been cut down, reblocked, and given a new ribbon? I only say that because I did that once, and the color seems a close match.

Posted: **Thu Jul 10, 2008 8:15 am**

Here's a hint:

Where have I seen this hat before?

Posted: **Thu Jul 10, 2008 9:59 am**

Peters Brothers?!

Posted: **Thu Jul 10, 2008 11:07 am**

binkmeisterRick wrote:Peters Brothers?!

Yer half right!!!!!

Posted: **Thu Jul 10, 2008 11:32 am**

Peters Sisters?

How about a PB on an AB block?

Posted: **Thu Jul 10, 2008 4:07 pm**

A PB Borsalino?

Cheers!

Dan

Posted: **Thu Jul 10, 2008 8:04 pm**

All the clues you need are in this thread

Posted: **Thu Jul 10, 2008 8:36 pm**

is it the PBBM?... M as in michaelson?

bests
Holt

Posted: **Thu Jul 10, 2008 8:38 pm**

Since all the info is on the tread, and the close ones include a Camptown ribbon while a Peters Brothers is half good, I would say it's a Peters Brothers with a Camptown ribbon.

I know, I shouldn't even try this yet untill I know more about hats, but I like playing detective

Posted: **Thu Jul 10, 2008 8:44 pm**

Zombie Jones wrote:
Marc wrote:Something on that bow makes me think Penman... So, I'd guess that at least he had his fingers on it one way or the other.

Regards,

Marc
Yes, but re-blocked. By who, I wonder...

Yes, I wonder.........

Posted: **Thu Jul 10, 2008 8:49 pm**

Hmmmm....

Well, ad to the things I guessed above that it was reblocked by penman

Regards, Geert

Posted: **Thu Jul 10, 2008 8:57 pm**

gwyddion wrote:Hmmmm....

Well, ad to the things I guessed above that it was reblocked by penman

Regards, Geert

Ding! Ding! Ding! We have a winner!!!

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It is my old beloved PB, reworked by you guessed it, the new kid on the block, Bending Oak. This is what it looked like before:

And another shot after:

Oak was a little concerned the old PB wouldn't quite be up to a reblock, and the last thing in the world he wanted to do was rip his first reblock in two. I assured him if that happened, he could send me a Morgan whip, or an AB or two and we'd be even, (just kidding). I told him if it were to rip in two, what better way for an Indy hat to die, than giving itself for the betterment of Indy Fedoras the world over. The old PB was a rascal, and it did give him a fit or two, but it turned out beautiful. My hands of stone bash couldn't even screw it up too bad. Well done John. My hat, (PB of course), is off to you ::)

Posted: **Thu Jul 10, 2008 9:16 pm**

I agree that it really turned out great. Bending Oak really did a great job on that PB.

as for guessing right, like you said: all I needed to know was in this thread.

I just hope they don't start hitting the newby on account of winning on a lucky guess

Regards, Geert

Posted: **Thu Jul 10, 2008 9:29 pm**

Talk about night and day! That hat looks great. Oak did a fanastic job on it. Congrats.

Dave

Posted: **Thu Jul 10, 2008 9:46 pm**

Marc wrote:Something on that bow makes me think Penman... So, I'd guess that at least he had his fingers on it one way or the other.

Regards,

Marc

always put your money on this guy, he has a good eye for this stuff.

I had a Petersbrothers with the same short brim that I re-blocked and it ripped during the process. This is where my stress came from. I still don't know why they cut their brim so short.

Just a FYI, This is not my first re-block. Just my first re-block for someone else. I had re-blocked some of my old cheap hats and thats why there are some hats I just won't work on because I know they will rip in the process. I took a risk on this one because of the brotherhood between myself andd blooze..

Blooze , I thin you did a real good job bashing it.

Posted: **Fri Jul 11, 2008 12:26 am**

The bash is great, Blooze.
Oak... great reblocking! What a fabulous make-over.

Posted: **Fri Jul 11, 2008 12:31 am**

Great job Oak!