Club Obi Wan

Posted: **Mon Mar 28, 2011 5:08 pm**

Found this hat on ebay. Looks interesting. No brand name listed,but it reminds me of the Christy's Adventurer. I contacted the seller,and the hat is made by Movie Shop Ltd.

The specs they list are as follows:
- Light sable brown, wool felt fedora hat
- Dark brown Petersham Ribbon with bow
- 5 1/2 " open crown (for easy shaping by hand)
- 2 3/4 " front & back brim, 2 5/8 " side brim
- White satin lining, brown leather sweatband interior
- In the style of Harrison Ford

Here are some pics......tHESE ARE NOT LINKS TO THE AUCTIONS......THEY ARE OUT OF MY PHOTOBUCKET PICS

http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj85 ... dyhat3.jpg" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj85 ... dyhat1.jpg" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj85 ... dyhat4.jpg" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Posted: **Mon Mar 28, 2011 7:55 pm**

Have you bought this hat yet?

My only worry is that as it is made from wool felt, as soon as it gets wet, it will most likely shrink an taper.

For a hat on the cheaper en of the market, have you considered getting an Akubra Federation 4 fedora?

Posted: **Mon Mar 28, 2011 8:06 pm**

That is a Christy, is it not? Canyon is right, the Fed. is a quality made hat:

http://www.hatsdirect.com/cgi-bin/produ ... Federation" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Posted: **Mon Mar 28, 2011 9:18 pm**

I used to own the Federation...............Needed money a while back and had to let it go along with my Wested goat........But I amslowly getting some gear back.....Just ordered the US Wings Hero jacket. I found this hat on Ebay, and I was just checking it out.

Posted: **Mon Mar 28, 2011 9:26 pm**

I would say it's a Christy's, but the wool felt throws me. Did they make a wool Adventurer? In any event, if you'r willing to get a Christy's, I would recommend a fur felt version. If you can't afford the Federation, look to Todd's Costumes. They have some fair hats.

Posted: **Mon Mar 28, 2011 11:33 pm**

...and some fur hats as well....

Posted: **Tue Mar 29, 2011 2:26 am**

Themovieshop.com carries both fur and wool felt hats. They look suspiciously...err, exactly like the Christy's Adventurer. They are likely produced by Christy's and perhaps sold under a different label?

Posted: **Tue Mar 29, 2011 4:15 pm**

that would be my guess, jlee. The visible stitching and bow work is nearly a dead give away.

Posted: **Wed Mar 30, 2011 8:40 am**

When The Movie Shop was first discussed here a few years ago, these things were marked as Christy's hats. There were fur and wool versions. If you do a search, you will find some info on it as I remember at least one member buying the wool felt version. I remember thinking the wool felt version was the nicest shape to a wool Indy hat I had seen. I would advise against wool felt, though. Go with rabbit fur felt if you can afford it as it will hold up longer.

Dave

Posted: **Wed Mar 30, 2011 5:09 pm**

By looking at the pictures this hat looks a lot like an adVintage from Thomas...
He had those pictures up on his site some time ago, before he made new ones.

He still has some of his old pictures on his other site :
http://www.replix.de/shop/products/Film ... a-Hut.html

From what I know, Thomas is not making hats for Movie Shop, and if it's on the bay I would be very carfull if I were you.

I will let him know about those hats, if they are indeed adVintage fedoras you can't go wrong, they are great hats !

EDIT : Asked adVintage and they said no, not their hats.

Posted: **Wed Mar 30, 2011 8:10 pm**

When I was new here and fedora-hunting I stumbled upon their site. I even asked them if those were Christy's... they said "no." I'm guessing it just comes from the same factory and was never branded with the Christy's name.

Posted: **Wed Mar 30, 2011 9:54 pm**

Yeah, I contacted them to see if it was a Christy's.........They said that they (Movie Shop Ltd) make the hats themselves. I may be the guinnea pig and get one. The price is good, and as far as the felt goes......Wool is ok for what I would use the hat for...............Around the house, cutting lawn, Halloween......I would not be wearing the hat in the rain....

Posted: **Wed Mar 30, 2011 11:33 pm**

I really doubt that they make them for themselves. My guess is that since they're apparently not labeled as Christy's, that the customer service reps are just told to say that. Has anybody asked where they are manufactured? That would be another clue. Regardless, I'd be willing to bet they're made by Christy's, because the similarities are just too overwhelming.

Posted: **Thu Mar 31, 2011 12:23 pm**

Probably comes from the same factory, just doesn't have the "Christy" stamp on it?

Posted: **Thu Mar 31, 2011 1:44 pm**

If I were a betting man, I'd take that bet, Texan Scott.

Posted: **Fri Apr 01, 2011 10:32 am**

Texan Scott wrote:Probably comes from the same factory, just doesn't have the "Christy" stamp on it?

Just like I said.

Don't the new HJ's come from the same factory as well? Or am I misinformed?

Posted: **Fri Apr 01, 2011 10:44 am**

If you have to buy a factory made fedora, then go with a trusted hatter who have proven themselves on our forums. Stick with Akubra. Avoid unknown quantities.

Posted: **Fri Apr 01, 2011 12:14 pm**

that hat looks ALOT like the Christy's...IMO
Not just the shape of the hat...but the bow is very similar too.

Posted: **Fri Apr 01, 2011 1:14 pm**

fenris wrote:
Texan Scott wrote:Probably comes from the same factory, just doesn't have the "Christy" stamp on it?
Just like I said.

Don't the new HJ's come from the same factory as well? Or am I misinformed?

Yeah, but I said it first! $\:D/$

Posted: **Sat Apr 02, 2011 10:27 am**

jlee562 wrote:
fenris wrote:
Texan Scott wrote:Probably comes from the same factory, just doesn't have the "Christy" stamp on it?
Just like I said.

Don't the new HJ's come from the same factory as well? Or am I misinformed?
Yeah, but I said it first! $\:D/$

I thought this thread might turn into a "that's what she said" thread.

Posted: **Sat Apr 02, 2011 10:33 am**

fenris wrote:
jlee562 wrote:
fenris wrote:
Texan Scott wrote:Probably comes from the same factory, just doesn't have the "Christy" stamp on it?
Just like I said.

Don't the new HJ's come from the same factory as well? Or am I misinformed?
Yeah, but I said it first! $\:D/$
I thought this thread might turn into a "that's what she said" thread.

But that's what SHE said!!!

Joe

Posted: **Sat Apr 02, 2011 12:04 pm**

Joeyeah_right wrote:
fenris wrote:
jlee562 wrote:
fenris wrote:
Texan Scott wrote:Probably comes from the same factory, just doesn't have the "Christy" stamp on it?
Just like I said.

Don't the new HJ's come from the same factory as well? Or am I misinformed?
Yeah, but I said it first! $\:D/$
I thought this thread might turn into a "that's what she said" thread.
But that's what SHE said!!!

Joe

hehe...

Posted: **Sat Apr 02, 2011 12:22 pm**

Here's a wool version:

Then the same hat after about a year of abuse:

Not a bad hat for the money, but it's not going to last terribly long.

DHW

Posted: **Sun Apr 03, 2011 12:16 am**

Wow! It still looks quite good even after a year!

Posted: **Sun Apr 03, 2011 8:15 pm**

Is that a wool Christy's or Movie Shop??

DarenHenryW wrote:Here's a wool version:

Then the same hat after about a year of abuse:

Not a bad hat for the money, but it's not going to last terribly long.

DHW

Posted: **Mon Apr 04, 2011 3:07 am**

Does Christy's still offer their wool adventurer? Last time I contacted them they said they discontinued the wool version... this was early last year.

Posted: **Mon Apr 04, 2011 11:01 am**

DOHERTYJAX wrote:Is that a wool Christy's or Movie Shop??

DarenHenryW wrote:Here's a wool version:

Then the same hat after about a year of abuse:

Not a bad hat for the money, but it's not going to last terribly long.

Movie Shop

DHW

DHW

Posted: **Mon Apr 04, 2011 11:18 am**

DHW,
What does it look like now? Or was the 2nd pic kinda recent?

Posted: **Fri Apr 08, 2011 2:58 pm**

I bought the Movie Shop's hat but sent it back as I wasn't happy with it.

I went for the Fed IV and was much happier with the quality

Posted: **Fri Apr 08, 2011 9:16 pm**

Well, I bought the hat from Movie Shop..........It arrived yesterday. It is definetly not as good as the Federation I used to own, but it will do fine for what I need it for. The only thing I really dont like is the fact that the felt is too soft to hold a proper bash. I will need to stiffen the felt some, and it should be fine...........I hope

unbashed:
http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj85 ... bashed.jpg" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

bashed (temp):
http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj85 ... /hero4.jpg" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Posted: **Sat Apr 09, 2011 4:00 pm**

Christie's. Period.Paragraph. The "Depp" style is intriguing tho' - I wrote Honetshats & asked what the narrowest ribbon & brim biding that they could offer as I was looking for an Open Road clone. They told me 1". That one looks just what they described. I wish the brim were a tad shorter, for $125 to my door, I would strongly entertain such a buy.

Hey, and maybe the pound sterling (not to mention those self-satisfied uppity Canukastanians with their $1.04 Loonies!

) will again bow down in supplication

to the mighty American Greenback and make these more affordable still. As down h'yre, fur felt season is now gone for the next nine months!

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