ReturningSon
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Well, heres some info...
The standard, handmade Adventurebilt, while a marvelous hat, is not a 100% screen authentic reproduction of the hat seen on screen(even though the ABs still kick major ### ). While bashes can differ, the biggest noticeable difference was the liner, which were plain white. Some liners were changed color with hair dye, but most were seen on screen as white. The liner can be seen at the end of the “rocket sled” sequence. After clearing his warehouse, Mr. Delk found exactly 6 remaining vintage white liners, which were leftover from production.
The vintage liner that was used for the HERO hats (the same liner on this hat) is quite rare. Made by a now defunct maker in Europe, the liner is specially constructed with what looks to be tissue paper, under the liner tip, to absorb sweat. Also, these liners were side seamed, with a sewn side seam into the hat. Mr. Delk only found enough liners to make the 9 HERO hats used in the film. With these 6 hats plus Ford’s 9, only 15 of these wonderful and superbly handcrafted hats are available. Only 5 were exclusively for sale to Club Obi Wan Members and this is #1 of those 5.
What makes this hat so rare and special is not only the special liner, but the fact that original, production intended ribbon, sweatbands and fine fur felt were utilized in the construction of this hat. This is the definitive, most screen accurate fedora on the open market today, second only to the film used hats. The standard AB’s have a staff of Ra gold foil liner, which is made by a modern maker and features different construction. Also, the fact that only 6 of these hats exist, with the numbered five in the hands of private collectors (all were sold) and the 6th being the personal copy of Mr. Delk.
Most people believe that a Herbert Johnson Poet was used in the original series but, due to research done independently by Adventurebilt as well as several other collectors, more and more evidence is arising that proves this to be false. According to Steve Delk “The Raiders fedora we know today was a custom made, or bespoke fedora, made to Deborah Landis's specs, or her vision of what she wanted to put on Harrison, and no doubt, she put alot of thought into it. At the time, this Raiders fedora did not exist, from HJ. She took a broad brimmed Aussie hat, with the upturned brim, and use this as a piece of clay to arrive at what she wanted.”. Hence, the Poet, which was created after production, is not the original. While this may be contested, the only for sure way to own the most SA fedora is to posses one of these. “The truth of the matter is this. If you want to own a genuine Indy fedora, a hat that was used in one of the films, the only place you can get one is from AB”. And, since AB sells fedoras using different felt and liners, the only truly 100% Screen authentic Fedora is one of these limited edition hats.
This hat comes hand signed by Mr. Delk and notated that this is the special “White Liner, Film Duplicate” copy and #1/5. (Yes, this was the first hat made using the liner in the special run). The bash, which was also crafted by Delk, is the signature “Kingdom” bash, which features a loose pinch in the crown and a symmetrical sweep on both sides of the brim.
Here are some pics of this marvelous fedora!
In the last two photos, you will see this hat with my Nowak #50 Crystal Skull jacket. At long last these two distant, SA cousins are reunited! Along with the jacket is my Wade Egan gunbelt rig and my Del Carpio 9ft, 12 plait Raiders Roo whip. As most of you can plainly see, this fedora simply is Indy and truly is a treasure of Indiana Jones and cinema history.
The standard, handmade Adventurebilt, while a marvelous hat, is not a 100% screen authentic reproduction of the hat seen on screen(even though the ABs still kick major ### ). While bashes can differ, the biggest noticeable difference was the liner, which were plain white. Some liners were changed color with hair dye, but most were seen on screen as white. The liner can be seen at the end of the “rocket sled” sequence. After clearing his warehouse, Mr. Delk found exactly 6 remaining vintage white liners, which were leftover from production.
The vintage liner that was used for the HERO hats (the same liner on this hat) is quite rare. Made by a now defunct maker in Europe, the liner is specially constructed with what looks to be tissue paper, under the liner tip, to absorb sweat. Also, these liners were side seamed, with a sewn side seam into the hat. Mr. Delk only found enough liners to make the 9 HERO hats used in the film. With these 6 hats plus Ford’s 9, only 15 of these wonderful and superbly handcrafted hats are available. Only 5 were exclusively for sale to Club Obi Wan Members and this is #1 of those 5.
What makes this hat so rare and special is not only the special liner, but the fact that original, production intended ribbon, sweatbands and fine fur felt were utilized in the construction of this hat. This is the definitive, most screen accurate fedora on the open market today, second only to the film used hats. The standard AB’s have a staff of Ra gold foil liner, which is made by a modern maker and features different construction. Also, the fact that only 6 of these hats exist, with the numbered five in the hands of private collectors (all were sold) and the 6th being the personal copy of Mr. Delk.
Most people believe that a Herbert Johnson Poet was used in the original series but, due to research done independently by Adventurebilt as well as several other collectors, more and more evidence is arising that proves this to be false. According to Steve Delk “The Raiders fedora we know today was a custom made, or bespoke fedora, made to Deborah Landis's specs, or her vision of what she wanted to put on Harrison, and no doubt, she put alot of thought into it. At the time, this Raiders fedora did not exist, from HJ. She took a broad brimmed Aussie hat, with the upturned brim, and use this as a piece of clay to arrive at what she wanted.”. Hence, the Poet, which was created after production, is not the original. While this may be contested, the only for sure way to own the most SA fedora is to posses one of these. “The truth of the matter is this. If you want to own a genuine Indy fedora, a hat that was used in one of the films, the only place you can get one is from AB”. And, since AB sells fedoras using different felt and liners, the only truly 100% Screen authentic Fedora is one of these limited edition hats.
This hat comes hand signed by Mr. Delk and notated that this is the special “White Liner, Film Duplicate” copy and #1/5. (Yes, this was the first hat made using the liner in the special run). The bash, which was also crafted by Delk, is the signature “Kingdom” bash, which features a loose pinch in the crown and a symmetrical sweep on both sides of the brim.
Here are some pics of this marvelous fedora!
In the last two photos, you will see this hat with my Nowak #50 Crystal Skull jacket. At long last these two distant, SA cousins are reunited! Along with the jacket is my Wade Egan gunbelt rig and my Del Carpio 9ft, 12 plait Raiders Roo whip. As most of you can plainly see, this fedora simply is Indy and truly is a treasure of Indiana Jones and cinema history.
