Unreal. Sometimes you have to wonder what people are thinking. I once got a great antique Stetson in the original box and the seller sent the thing JUST in the hat box. That's right, he taped the hell out of it and slapped the postage and labels right on the original hat box, totally ruining the...
Here we have rare chance for you to get a Chamois brand bowler. Chamois is a rare brand that Stetson owned and made for a short time in the late 1800s and early 1900s before mothballing the name.
This is a high bowler, popular at the turn of the century.
The crown stand 5-1/2 inches. It has...
Ha, ha. Fortunately, it was not so painful because it was never more than 3 or 4 at a time. Usually one or two. But, yeah, cumulatively, a LOT of boxing up of hats.
The black sweatband is the biggest give away. Prior to the 60s they were almost never black. The union tag is also 60s era as is the maker name printed on top of the leather instead of engraved.
I know we've talked about this before. Often you see this hat mistakenly advertised on ebay as a man's "low" top hat. But it is a woman's hat used in business or day-time situations. from about 1900s to 1920 or so Not a hat for evening wear. Anyway, the reason I am posting about t is that I just...
The Saddle Roll probably had a western-styled turn to the brim originally and a western pinch, too. I think someone reworked that one to be more like a fedora at some pint. The saddle roll was originally a western/cowboy hat.
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