01/12/2026
Just about out of these 90/10 beaver/mink blends, and it’s doubtful I’ll ever get more.
This one is trimmed in true vintage 9-linge American Character brand ribbon on a color they called “Charcoal Brown.” The “campaign” style bow can be challenging, especially when one endeavors (as I do) to conceal the stitches. The concho is a genuine vintage Buffalo nickel, so it’s no newer than 1938 and no older than 1913. (The years are on the “heads” side, which on the conchos showing the buffalo, the “tails,” side, are covered in solder. I have conchos with the Indian head side showing, but he faces to the right, so if on the left side of the hat, as the bows are men’s hats usually are, he would be looking towards the rear, which seems awkward to be. I have a woman’s hat in the works, on which I will likely put the bow on the right, with a “heads” concho.)
