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This hat was made by Stratton hats of Chicago, IL.  They make the majority of uniform hats in the USA.  This one is made of extremely tough, high quality milan straw.  It has a tall crown and wide brim, and is creased with a teardrop crown with front pinches.  The sweatband is cloth.  The hat has heavy fading from sun exposure on the top of the brim and the crown.  Stratton makes a good sturdy hat, and while the fading probably prevents this from being worn in a dressier context, it will take just about anything you can throw at it and be fine.Size: 7-3/8Brim Width: 3″Crown Height: 6″    

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This is a really unusual hat.  The crown is made out of a fine weave straw with ventilation.  It looks like it was woven in flat sheets on a loom as opposed to traditional panama weaving, however.  It is cut and stitched in four panels to form the crown.  The are two ventilation grommets in either side of the crown.  It is blocked with a teardrop crease.  The brim is heavy canvas, spiral stitched for added rigidity, with a bound edge.  The sweatband is fabric. Size: 6-3/4Brim Width: 2-3/4″Ribbon Width: 1-1/8″    

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This vintage fedora was made in the 1940s.  It was an inexpensive summer straw at the time, but of surprisingly nice quality.  This is the kind of hat which simply does not survive.  Like vintage eight panel caps, they were meant to be worn for a season or two and then replaced.  It features classic fedora styling, with a diamond ventilation pattern in the side of the crown reminiscent of that found on Stetson Playboys of this time frame.  The weave of the straw is extremely fine.  The hat has darkening due to age, and the band has fading. The sweatband is hard, but still perfectly in-tact and not warped.Size: 6-3/4Brim Width: 2-3/4″Band Width: 1-3/4″    

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This hat was made in the 1980s by “West of the Sun” in Sacramento.  It is fur felt, with an underwelt brim edge, and three ventilation grommets in each side of the crown.  It is fully lined, and has a leather sweatband.  There is staining to the ribbon and a moth bite by the grommets which goes all the way through the felt.  It has a tapered crown with a center dent and widely spaced from pinches.
Size: 7-3/8Brim Width: 2-1/4″Ribbon Width: 1-1/2″