Definitely one way to float your boater. Actually, the crown is assembled from four pieces (I think) with a top piece and brim as separate pieces. I think you can see from the photos that the brim appears to be a lamination of two thinner sheets.
Thanks Steve... as so often the case, I wish it...
Fantastic addition - thank you. LotXXXX numbers with dating provenance are so rare and valuable. I have been of the mind that the Stetson XXXXX imprint seen in your hat was a style that originated in the 1940s and continued into the post-war era. Great to have evidence that it dates back at...
I have very little information on this cork boater other than the reference (and patent notation) to this enterprise in Toulon. I have never seen another like it. The only markings behind the sweatband are "55" which I assume is a size in cm. It is very small.
I have very little information on this cork boater other than the reference (and patent notation) to this enterprise in Toulon. I have never seen another like it. The only markings behind the sweatband are "55" which I assume is a size in cm. It is very small.
Hi Max... I posted a comparison some years back featuring two longhair early 20th century hats - a Stetson clear nutria and a Bancroft beaver fur. Perhaps you've seen it before:
https://www.thefedoralounge.com/threads/side-by-side-hat-comparisons.65983/page-26#post-2012620
I have more photos...
1950-ish Cavanagh oddity - a woman's model with the bow on the man's side? Not a hat that I've found occasion to wear, though it is light and soft in decidedly un-Cavanagh style. Presented here for your enjoyment...
Regardless of whether the dates are definitive on the older styles, this is a wonderful summary and one that I will copy and share in other places. I have no dates to insert in the sideways section, but suspect the separate size label and colored ink might serve to help to break down that period...
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