A stratton made summer straw police hat. If you’re looking for an inexpensive, and utterly indestructible summer hat, look no further than one of these.
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Italian pork pie boater
It’s rock hard like a boater, the same weave as a boater, but blocked and flanged like a ’50s or ’60s pork pie. The brim is fixed down.
Stetson Boater
This Stetson boater dates from the 1940s.
The Harvard Club boater
This boater was made in the 1930s by Harvard Club.
Genuine French Leghorn
This French leghorn dates from the 1920s or early 1930s. It’s a wide straw braid, with a tall, straight sided optimo block, with a shallow center dent. Two tone patterned ribbon.
Genuine Bangora fedora
Straw treated with waterproofing. Drilled vents. Despite their tight weaves, these were inexpensive hats, with cheap trimmings.
Dobbsd Imported Venetian
This straw was made by dobbs. It’s “Imported Venetian”, one of those many many names for different kinds of milan.
Crofut and Knapp straw
This 1960s straw fedora was made by the Crofut and Knapp co.
Milan Homburg
Another case of a casual homburg, this one in milan straw. I got rid of it mostly because of the cheap sweatband.
Manilan Braid
Nice milan body, super cheap trimming.
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