1890's-1900's early hat manufacture HAWES (Hawes Von Gal) HAT CO

[buler]

Josh, what a great find! I love those stencils.

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[alanfgag]

Fantastic find... great bump!

 

[hatsRme]

Indeed! Thanks, Josh!!

 

[mayserwegener]

Josh, Great find!

 

[Joshbru3]

Josh, what a great find! I love those stencils.

B

Fantastic find... great bump!

Indeed! Thanks, Josh!!

Josh, Great find!

Thank You, Gentlemen! I was really excited to find this lot. Now I just need to find a few more Hawes Von Gal hats to add the size tags to. ;-)

 

[Redfokker]

SUPER RARE (probably even rarer than a Hawes hat) Hawes Von Gal Hat Ticket Lot

I bought this lot of NOS Hawes Von Gal hat tickets which also came with three original advertising stencils. There are about 65 tickets in all with sizes 6 1/2 - 7 5/8 represented. Interesting though, there are ton of tickets from 6 7/8 - 7 3/8, but only a few smaller than 6 7/8 and only a few larger than 7 3/8.

Josh, this is a great find. I was watching them on the Bay and hoped they would go to a fellow Lounger. Perhaps the ones that were not as numerous were used in hats in a store in the 1920s!

 

[Joshbru3]

Josh, this is a great find. I was watching them on the Bay and hoped they would go to a fellow Lounger. Perhaps the ones that were not as numerous were used in hats in a store in the 1920s!

Thanks very much! You make a good point about the larger size tags. Another possibility could be that there were less of the larger size tags because Hawes Von Gal sent less of the larger sizes and more of the smaller sizes. The average mens hat size in the 20's was somewhere around a size 7 and according to advertisements of the time, many smaller manufactures only made hats up to a size 7 5/8. Probably because it was fairly uncommon to sell a hat larger than that.

 

[besdor]

Now thats a nice find!!!!

 

[Tonio]

Danbury Company, 26 Chestnut St
Group of men wearing hats in front of stacked hat boxes with labels "Hawes guaranteed Hats. New York, Chicago, Boston." Two men sit in chairs at a table with a hat display and advertising sign. Inscription on back: "Danbury Co. Hat Shop / Burned 1932 / Chestnut St."

 

[alanfgag]

Where have all the Hawes hats gone? Here is one... stiff hat, estimated 1910-1915. Very fine condition. Union made in Danbury, CT.

 

[alanfgag]

 

[Tonio]

 

[1mach1]

Where have all the Hawes hats gone? Here is one... stiff hat, estimated 1910-1915. Very fine condition. Union made in Danbury, CT.

Very nice Alan! Great find! I really like the riveted vents.

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[Garrett]

Rummaging through the straws this evening. This one is a fond memory and put a smile on my face:

 

[alanfgag]

One of precious few HVG hats to surface in the marketplace!

 

[alanfgag]

Another Hawes Von Gal emerged from the dust and insect webs as a very reasonable buy it now on eBay. Advertised as a woman's hat, it might be or it might not be. Ribbon bow on the man's side and a narrow leather sweatband with the stains of hot weather wear give me pause to wonder. Spiral construction from sewn braids of finely plaited straw, a green dyed outer edge in the same material is sewn on and turned and stitched as an under-welt to finish it off. The ivory/green/rose ribbon is either rayon or silk - can tell which, with an interesting textured detail. It must have been something when new. Very little in the way of markings of than "The Resilient Leather" blind debossed on the front of the sweatband and a sticker "12" on the underside of the rolled edge sweatband. The leather is in remarkable soft condition despite the staining and remains stitched to the hat body throughout. Era is guesswork, but perhaps as early as late 1890s into first decade of the 20th century.

I will see where this brim wants to be with a little steam applied. My preference would be flat like a boater. or up all around. The flange is flat and sharp - the upward or downward tilt seems to be coming through the sewn construction, similar to milan.

 

[mayserwegener]

Alan, Great find! How flexible is the straw?

 

[alanfgag]

Alan, Great find! How flexible is the straw?

Thanks Steve... the brim and crown are flexible, the top a little less so to keep the flatness. The feel of the hat and sweatband seem to be very much as they were intended when the hat was new. The sweatband is remarkably supple despite the wear/sweat stains it has received.

 

[mayserwegener]

Alan, Very interesting! I have a couple hats with similar straw but all have stiff brims and crowns. Again -> Great Find!

Also some how I missed the Stiff Felt. It's a real beauty!

 

[alanfgag]

Alan, Very interesting! I have a couple hats with similar straw but all have stiff brims and crowns. Again -> Great Find!

Also some how I missed the Stiff Felt. It's a real beauty!

Thanks again... that derby has a low and round profile that is quite different than others I have owned. Also remarkably good condition.