Incredible Fedora - 1951 Yankees

[horzverti]

I usually wear a ball cap, but that fedora is cool. Looks like it is in perfect condition. Great pick up Scott. Have you started shopping for the right mannequin head on which to display this gem?

[Scott Garner]

Originally Posted by horzverti

I usually wear a ball cap, but that fedora is cool. Looks like it is in perfect condition. Great pick up Scott. Have you started shopping for the right mannequin head on which to display this gem?

Eff the mannequin head; I want to see a photo of Scott wearing this bad boy!
Scott, terrific pick up. How cool!

[Al C.risafulli]

Scott, this is one of the coolest pieces I've seen in a while.

Thanks for sharing.

-Al

[Runscott]

Thanks, guys. It's almost in new condition, but there is some evidence that Muncrief wore it from time to time. A $20 hat from this period was phenomenal and the felt was of a quality unavailable today. $50 hats were mostly for presentations or wealthy people. The $100 hat came along a bit later and was more inflation than anything else. There's your hat history synopsis - I promise not to do that again

I also had a Phil Rizzuto fedora ($20 hat), but moronically sold it One more and I would have had a Yankee fedora collection. I have tried to win hats belonging to Jack Dempsey, Tom Landry and a few other sports celebrities, but only had luck with the Yanks.

[ethicsprof]

gorgeous hats!!
It's always great fun to move through these fascinating tributaries of the
hobby.
many thanks.
all the best,
barry

[WillowGrove]

Great pick up Scott and I really enjoyed the reactions and monarch note version of recent hat history.

Good stuff right here.

[Jacklitsch]

Love the hat!

One thing confuses me...was this hat $50 in 1951 or is that what you paid?

If the latter that is one terrific buy!