Beistle made a plethora of hats - some quite forgettable. This hat falls into the unforgettable category. There are two sets of Beistle hats that are devilishly difficult to complete. One is the fairy hat series of four shown on pages 240-241. The other is the oddly-named New Moon series of four, two of which are shown on page 239. I’ve been collecting seemingly since the dawn of time and I’m still missing one of the four designs. The one up for auction is rough, but most of these designs are found rough. Even so, with over a day to go the bidding is at $137.50. Two of the hats show new moons while the other two show crescent moons. I’m eager to see the ending price.
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