Todds up-towner v the Henry NOW WITH PICTURE

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Todds up-towner v the Henry NOW WITH PICTURE

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Which of the two is the best hat? Todd's is certainly the winner on price. Is it half as good as the Henry?

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From what I read the Uptowner is made from rabbit and the Henry is a 20% beaver blend. Also the Henry has the correct ribbon that only Marc, Steve and, I think, John use.
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I think maybe the better comparison would be between the Fed IV and an Uptowner. I own a Henry and a Fed, and the Henry is a better hat (as well it should be given the price difference).
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I can't speak for Todd's Uptowner, however, The Henry is an Amazing fedora and I am extremely pleased with it and it has Adventurebilt behind it, which was important to me. I wanted High Quality without the wait time and imo I got it.
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my uptowner will be here later this week and since i don't own any of the other hats i will let you know how much it differs from the downtowner i own :D
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Off hand, I'd say The Henry. BUT, that's off handed, I own neither. From what I've seen photo wise, I'd have to say Henry. Especially now that John has them in stock for US buyers.

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What the heck- I've decided to order one of each :shock:
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i love the look of the uptowner (which i got today) and it looks awesome --it looks just as good or even better than some of the henrys i have seen in pics --- tho i dont own a henry so i cant say in fact but the uptowner look fabulous in my opinion
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IndyClone, that Uptowner looks even better on you than the Downtowner does. :whip: I really like the color of the felt, it looks as if the ribbon's dark brown?

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theinterchange wrote:IndyClone, that Uptowner looks even better on you than the Downtowner does. :whip: I really like the color of the felt, it looks as if the ribbon's dark brown?

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it is . and the hat is so much softer than the downtowner , i'm not putting the downtowner down at all , but this is going to be my new favorite hat !!! i can't wait to get more pics of it with my indy gear on .
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Color-wise, that's a better looking ribbon than my Keppler has.

Also, I just took a look at the shots you posted in the Uptowner thread, I can see an improvement between the two.

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yes the downtonwer has a higher crown , and todd has offered to fix that for me but i think i will keep it the same , it has the look when we first see indy infront of that mountian in peru and it looks awesome in pics :whip:
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I'm getting quite excited now. My uptowner is currently in the UK and should hpefully be with me in a few days and my enry has been shipped. Excellent service from both Todd and Penman Hats. My MAgnoli jacket is in the process of being made- I'll soon be fully geared-up once again! \:D/
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I'm getting quite excited now. My uptowner is currently in the UK and should hpefully be with me in a few days and my enry has been shipped. Excellent service from both Todd and Penman Hats. My MAgnoli jacket is in the process of being made- I'll soon be fully geared-up once again!
How long did it take for your Henry to be shipped? I plan on buying one, but I am still waiting for my size 56 to come in.
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Just a couple of days but John had it in stock \:D/
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Bdgsi11 wrote:
I'm getting quite excited now. My uptowner is currently in the UK and should hpefully be with me in a few days and my enry has been shipped. Excellent service from both Todd and Penman Hats. My MAgnoli jacket is in the process of being made- I'll soon be fully geared-up once again!
How long did it take for your Henry to be shipped? I plan on buying one, but I am still waiting for my size 56 to come in.
That's my size too. I just talked to Stefan over the weekend and the new batch of Henrys will be done the end of next week, which means John should get his in a few weeks.
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jlee562 wrote:
Bdgsi11 wrote:
I'm getting quite excited now. My uptowner is currently in the UK and should hpefully be with me in a few days and my enry has been shipped. Excellent service from both Todd and Penman Hats. My MAgnoli jacket is in the process of being made- I'll soon be fully geared-up once again!
How long did it take for your Henry to be shipped? I plan on buying one, but I am still waiting for my size 56 to come in.
That's my size too. I just talked to Stefan over the weekend and the new batch of Henrys will be done the end of next week, which means John should get his in a few weeks.


Wrong, I get mine the next day or so.
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any size 56s?
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jlee562 wrote:any size 56s?

There should be.
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Bullitt wrote:From what I read the Uptowner is made from rabbit and the Henry is a 20% beaver blend. Also the Henry has the correct ribbon that only Marc, Steve and, I think, John use.

You are correct sir. There are only 2 labels that have that special dark brown almost black vintage like ribbon. Any of the AB's and the Penman. Thats AB by Steve, ABD by Marc, AB Henry and my handmade hats ( Penman ).
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Here's me in one of Todd's uptowners which arrived this morning. Nice hat- probably could have done with the 60 rather than 61. I seem to fall between the two sizes

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Nice hat! From initial views/reviews, it seems Todd has a winner here.

Oh, and that dog leash isn't SA!

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LOL :lol:
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I believe you can shrink them down a little by steaming it real good, then setting it on a lamp/lamp shade. The heat from the lightbulb does a good job shrinking it. I did that to my Downtowner for similar reasons and it worked well.

But that's just me, and since I'm not an expert I'd garner a few more opinions :)
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Tundrarider wrote:Looks great! \:D/

Nice shirt, too! :tup:

Michael :TOH:
Thanks- that's an old Wested shirt - try to keep my Noel Howard and AB shirts for non dog walking duties!
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