It's seldom seen. This one has Stetson markings on the sweatband, leading me to believe chamois was a sub company, like a few others that have shown up
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This will probably ruffle some feathers.
c.1900s Chamois homburg into a fedora. I'm happy with the outcome. Reason for the change is I love the hat, I just can't wrap my head around homburgs. Now, I'll wear it more often, than have it live in a box.
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I think a naptha washing could help, but I'll just repost the hat as is, since i don't have the means to do such a task right now :(
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Sweatbands bear manufatruring labels. Research normally points to what the factory specialized. Many companies labeled their felt qualities (premier, excellent, standard, etc). here is a photo from a 40s/50 Merrimack hat u sold a while back, a label from an early 40s Mallory Plastic felt, and a...
Pre-70s wool hats do exist, though rare and easily identifiable from fur felt. 99.9% of vintage hats from the 50s and older are a fur felt (rabbit, beaver, Nutria, etc). Old hats do not read "fur felt" on their bands like modern hats do.
We have many threads devoted to older examples, and each...
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