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    40 year old Glengarry freshening

    Yes I got this Robert Mackie Glengarry in the 1980s.

    It's been exposed to countless hours of sun, sweat, and rain.

    I was able to wash most of the salt-stains from the binding ribbon, but what to do about the faded cockade?

    Figuring it wasn't faded on the reverse side I removed it and flipped it.

    (Note all the holes from the various cap-badges which have been mounted on this Glengarry over the decades.)

    Now the hat is presentable, and I'll be wearing it for a church gig this Sunday.

    (I did buy a new Mackie Glengarry that I found tucked away in a small obscure shop after Mackie announced they were closing down their traditional bonnet division. Some day I'll get round to wearing it.)

    Last edited by OC Richard; 16th November 24 at 05:04 AM.
    Proud Mountaineer from the Highlands of West Virginia; son of the Revolution and Civil War; first Europeans on the Guyandotte

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    Looks fantastic!
    It might be possible to re-dye the faded cockade, but your solution was much easier.

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    Splendid..!

    Wounded in action, I would call it, but fighting-fit again and with honourable battle-scars. And now mentioned in dispatches.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Troglodyte View Post
    Splendid..!

    Wounded in action, I would call it, but fighting-fit again and with honourable battle-scars. And now mentioned in dispatches.
    Yes indeed!

    The kilt I was issued likewise is scarred from a quarter-century of being worn in a band that wears kilt pins.

    There are various small holes and also rust-stains from the pins' fastening mechanism.

    Why oh why do Pipe Bands wear kilt pins!?

    There's no going back- once all the band kilts have holes and stains you have to keep wearing kilt pins to hide the damage.
    Last edited by OC Richard; 23rd November 24 at 02:40 AM.
    Proud Mountaineer from the Highlands of West Virginia; son of the Revolution and Civil War; first Europeans on the Guyandotte

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