Re: Herbert Johnson crown measurements

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Posted by Steve from ppp-156.COL.cableone.net on September 27, 1999 at 15:59:34:

In Reply to: Herbert Johnson crown measurements posted by Dale Dassel on September 27, 1999 at 15:23:15:


: Okay, for those of you curious to know the crown measurements
: of an authentic Herbert Johnson, here goes:

: I took a yellow plastic (cloth tape measurer) and mesured the crown
: on two sides. On the very front center of the crown, the measure went
: from where the crown comes out of the brim, to the part where it
: creases in at the top, and we're talking strictly height: the
: measurement was 4 and 3/4 inches. On the side, starting at the
: bottom of the ribbon, the crown measured about 5 and 1/2 inches.
: (If you were to punch the inside top of the crown out, you could
: easily achieve six inches.
: When it arrived, the crown was not bashed in at the front,
: but the top was bashed into the standard u-shaped cavity, which
: can be seen very well in stills from Raiders where Indy is jumping
: from the horse onto the side of the truck. (Can also be seen very
: well in raiders where he is in the temple with Satipo and bends down to brush the dust off of the floor (the camera is briefly directly
: above them). Any more questions, measurements, etc? Also would be
: more than happy to e-mail photos of my "Poet" courtesy of our new
: Sony Mavica digital camera. (You get spectacularly well-lit, clear
: shots instantly)

: -Dale Dassel

I am relieved! I had hoped that the HJ fedora was over 5 inches in height. My White repro sports those same measurments. I feel much better about purchasing one now. And I would appreciate an e-mailed photo or photos of that fedora. Thanks, Steve



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