VINTAGE Weird Hat Inventions and Oddities

[majormoore]

I have one of the Hatstay devices, it was given to me by an old man that has bought a old dry goods store that was in business from 1900 to 1970, at which time they closed the doors, in 1990, this old man bought the fixtures from the old store and he was given all items that were in the store, he had a box of those Hatstays and he gace me one, on the box it showed a selling price for one at .25 cents each

Mike

Ads from American Hatter, Feb 1922. For the crease deficient.

B

 

[mayserwegener]

Excelsior Crease Clip, Germany, made of Aluminum, 1930s.

 

[mayserwegener]

Hutkniffhalters (Hat Pinch Holder) "Globus" (sold by M. Anschel Charlottenburg) from Deutsche Hutmacher-Zeitung (German Hat Maker News), Der Deutsche Huthändler (German Hat Sellers), April 11, 1925. This one is supposedly significantly improved and made of Aluminium. It has a D.R.G.M. so most likely made in Germany.

 

[mayserwegener]

Hutkniffhalters (Hat Pinch Holder) from an old Deutscher Schützenhut (German Shooting Hat). This one has a hat store location and no brand name.

 

[Rick Blaine]

A fancy boy's wind string.