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Title: Fred Bear's hat on ****
Post by: Hobow on November 26, 2012, 03:45:00 AM
It's not an old bow but I hope that this is permissible for a heads-up.

I stumbled upon Fred Bear's hat for sale by Dick Lattimer's daughter, item # 261133866184

Talk about a cool collectable...

It'll be an interesting item to watch.

  :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Fred Bear's hat on ****
Post by: Danny Rowan on November 26, 2012, 09:29:00 AM
A bit pricy for a hat with a hole in it, poor shape. Might be Fred's but that is a bit much for a hat.
Title: Re: Fred Bear's hat on ****
Post by: Bjorn on November 26, 2012, 05:23:00 PM
It would be worthless without the hole!    :laughing:    :laughing:    :laughing:
Title: Re: Fred Bear's hat on ****
Post by: zepnut on November 26, 2012, 06:38:00 PM
I see that they reduced the price.
Title: Re: Fred Bear's hat on ****
Post by: bamboo on November 26, 2012, 09:05:00 PM
i'm waiting for the socks!!lol!!
Title: Re: Fred Bear's hat on ****
Post by: mullet on November 27, 2012, 07:30:00 PM
I wonder what happened to Charlie Kroll's old hat? The top was almost unthreaded and wide open. I used to kid him about not keeping much sun off of his head.
Title: Re: Fred Bear's hat on ****
Post by: Elmer Keith on November 28, 2012, 07:38:00 AM
...if it is really his head and not a "copy".

At the end70's/beginning80s "Hitler's diaries" were sold to the German magazine "Stern"/"Star".

The contents of the first issues was published and after a glorious press conference and hundred thousands of sold copies of the paritcular issue of the magazine our federal police agency proofed them to be a fake.

About 10 years later the incident was the topic of a film called "Schtonk" which was a great success. At the beginning of the film the man who faked the diaries was shown as a young boy already creating artifacts around the then bygone Nazi-Regime. One of the artifacts was a German uniform cap which he certificated as "the Fuhrer's private Sunday hat" which he sold to a GI and later on almost everyone was the proud owner of a certificated "Fuhrer's private Sunday hat".

Since then in cases like the topic of this thread it comes to my mind: Fred Bear's private Sunday hat"...
Title: Re: Fred Bear's hat on ****
Post by: tuscarawasbowman on November 28, 2012, 08:16:00 AM
Quote
Originally posted by Elmer Keith:
...if it is really his head and not a "copy".

At the end70's/beginning80s "Hitler's diaries" were sold to the German magazine "Stern"/"Star".

The contents of the first issues was published and after a glorious press conference and hundred thousands of sold copies of the paritcular issue of the magazine our federal police agency proofed them to be a fake.

About 10 years later the incident was the topic of a film called "Schtonk" which was a great success. At the beginning of the film the man who faked the diaries was shown as a young boy already creating artifacts around the then bygone Nazi-Regime. One of the artifacts was a German uniform cap which he certificated as "the Fuhrer's private Sunday hat" which he sold to a GI and later on almost everyone was the proud owner of a certificated "Fuhrer's private Sunday hat".

Since then in cases like the topic of this thread it comes to my mind: Fred Bear's private Sunday hat"...
I will say this: IF it is dick lattimers daughter that is making the sale and IF the hat belonged to Dick I will bet it is the real deal.
Title: Re: Fred Bear's hat on ****
Post by: vintage-bears on November 28, 2012, 12:15:00 PM
I know that hat well.
It was one of PapaBear's hats, a treasure.

.....Philip
Title: Re: Fred Bear's hat on ****
Post by: Shane Reed on November 29, 2012, 05:09:00 PM
If only I had an extra grand to blow. ;o)
Title: Re: Fred Bear's hat on ****
Post by: Blackstick on December 06, 2012, 08:57:00 AM
It looks like you would have needed more than that extra grand.
Title: Re: Fred Bear's hat on ****
Post by: Shane Reed on December 06, 2012, 10:33:00 AM
Your Correct Blackstick, but I am glad to know the person who won the hat. He is taking a trip from Kentucky to Grayling to pick it up personally. At least I can keep track of the hat ;o)
Title: Re: Fred Bear's hat on ****
Post by: copicasso on December 06, 2012, 11:35:00 AM
Couldn't of gone to a better man. It will end up in a really nice collection that even I am jealous of.
Title: Re: Fred Bear's hat on ****
Post by: Shane Reed on January 19, 2014, 12:12:00 AM
Just received this cool hat from John K. Thought I would share. It's a bit small for me, but I will try it in the woods anyway   :archer2:  

  (http://i937.photobucket.com/albums/ad215/mrgq4126/GEDC0018-1.jpg) (http://s937.photobucket.com/user/mrgq4126/media/GEDC0018-1.jpg.html)

  (http://i937.photobucket.com/albums/ad215/mrgq4126/GEDC0017-1.jpg) (http://s937.photobucket.com/user/mrgq4126/media/GEDC0017-1.jpg.html)

  (http://i937.photobucket.com/albums/ad215/mrgq4126/GEDC0021-1.jpg) (http://s937.photobucket.com/user/mrgq4126/media/GEDC0021-1.jpg.html)