Hat brims.... why did it have to be hat brims?

Posted by Dale Dassel from constellation.shreve.net on September 28, 1999 at 14:19:50:

In Reply to: Sorry I'm being , BUT... posted by Patterson on September 28, 1999 at 14:06:32:

: : : : :
: : : : : : 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

: : : : The brim measurements are 2 and 3/4 on the front and back;
: : : : and 2 and 1/2 on the sides (I wrote Mr. Swales a very nice letter
: : : : with specific instructions and I received exactly what I asked for,
: : : : with the exception of a bashed Raiders-style crown)

: : : : -Dale

: : : Dale - Did you ask for thoses brim measurements specifically? I ask because I've also heard the meaurements are 2.75 in front and 2.5 on the back and sides.

: : : Abner - I'm wondering if I should just go with 3 inches all the way around, given Dales measurements.

: : : Thoughts?

: : : Patterson

: : 2.75=2 and 3/4 inches and 2.5=2 and 1/2 inches. It's just the
: : metric decimal way of saying it!!! (I'd go for the 3-inch standard
: : brim if you want more sun protection, but mine provides plenty as-is.
: : (As-is, NOT Abdul Aziz from the Newsradio episode: Balloon!)

: You say "The brim measurements are 2 and 3/4 on the front and back" while I'm saying 2 3/4 in front and 2 1/2 in back, i.e. I've seen sources saying the front brim is .25 inches longer then the back. Your post says the front and back are the same.

: Again, not to be , but once I actually cut the felt, I'm committed.

: Cheers!

: Patterson

I've measured my hat's brim and the front and back are the same.
That's the way hats are supposed to be. I've never heard of the front
being longer than the back. I'm confused, but not concerned. The
hat looks fine to me!!!

-Dale

Follow Ups:

• Re: Hat brims.... why did it have to be hat brims? Patterson 14:26:52 9/28/99 (5)
  • Re: Hat brims.... why did it have to be hat brims? Michaelson 14:29:39 9/28/99 (4)
    • Is there an echo in here? nm Dale Dassel 18:41:13 9/28/99 (3)
      • Not sure what you mean by that.... Michaelson 08:07:50 9/29/99 (2)
        • Referring to the multiple posting titles (repetitive) nm Dale Dassel 21:49:13 9/29/99 (1)
          • What multiple posting titles...titles.....titles....tiles....(grins) nm Michaelson 08:17:15 9/30/99 (0)

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