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Herbert Johnson Poet date

Posted: Thu Oct 03, 2024 8:14 pm
by ebonysw45
Hello,

I have come across a Poet with a liner than I can't seem to place date wise. Im thinking about 2016. I was wondering on the quality as the printing on the liner and leather seem a little cheap. Was this a period where the brand was not getting any attention from Swaine? Much appreciated

Re: Herbert Johnson Poet date

Posted: Fri Oct 04, 2024 6:26 pm
by The Aviator
It’s not worth it, I’ve seen it myself on eBay. The quality of this hat would be no where near the current HJ offering.

It’s a factory hat with poor stitching, poor sweatband, poor quality felt. Good for a costume piece, at the right price.

There are so many better options for the money they want for it.

Gerry


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Re: Herbert Johnson Poet date

Posted: Sun Oct 06, 2024 1:45 am
by ebonysw45
Thanks. I thought it looked a little sub par in the quality department.

Re: Herbert Johnson Poet date

Posted: Sun Oct 06, 2024 6:31 am
by Tremolo
That looks like it is from the time when Herbert Johnson hats came from the Christy‘s factory pre their reboot.
This is a just a guess, but the sweatband, liner and stitching look identical to my Christy’s Adventurer from 2009 apart from the Herbert Johnson logos.