| Author |
Message |
Marko Susimetsa
|
 Posted: Fri 19 Nov, 2010 2:32 am Post subject: Looking for good 16th/17h century felt hats |
 |
|
I've been trying to locate some decent 16th or 17th century wide brimmed felt hats for quite a while now, but almost all I can find are crappy costume pieces at 10 dollars or so. The only site selling what I think of as decent was this:
http://www.pyrate.org/captainkidd.html
But that store seems to be quite dead (no response to e-mails) and is located in the US (which would increase shipping costs).
Does anyone know other sources for decent-looking period hats, especially in Europe (though not necessarily so)?
|
|
   |
 |
Daniel Staberg
|
| Posted: Fri 19 Nov, 2010 3:02 am Post subject: |
|
|
Sweden based "Handelsgillet" has a selection of wool felt hats:
http://handelsgillet.se/shop/index.php/cPath/63_64/language/en
"There is nothing more hazardous than to venture a battle. One can lose it
by a thousand unforseen circumstances, even when one has thorougly taken all
precautions that the most perfect military skill allows for."
-Fieldmarshal Lennart Torstensson.
|
|
|
|
|
Marko Susimetsa
|
| Posted: Fri 19 Nov, 2010 9:28 pm Post subject: |
|
|
Thank you! That's at least one source close by. :)
The problem with that one seems to be that you'll have to find and fit all the extras for the hat separately (the belt around it etc.). Also, if I understand the site correctly they only carry sizes between 58 - 62, which would be ok for me (I'm a 62), but my wife would have to find another source (she's 54/55)... :/
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
This is a standard topic