Another Cavanagh patent date

[Marc Chevalier]

Another piece in the Cavanagh puzzle: this one comes from a 1930s fedora. Thus far, no one here has mentioned this patent date: October 23, 1934. The number itself is: 1,977,983. What do you make of it?

 

[Matt Deckard]

We have a few pics here somewhere of other hat companies hats carrying the patent as well.

Just need to look up the patent.

Cav edges can be done, th eproblem is having a run of one style of hat with a fixed brim width. It would have to be a big run, and unless It is a major hat company like Hatco doing it it may not bee done anytime soon.

It is a process done at the felter

Not cost effective for custom hatters.

 

[Brad Bowers]

This isn't a Cavanagh patent per se, it's for someone named Otto Blaine Carter, and is for the sweatband. It's designed to protect the hat from hair tonics and other oils.

Brad

 

[John in Covina]

This isn't a Cavanagh patent per se, it's for someone named Otto Blaine Carter, and is for the sweatband. It's designed to protect the hat from hair tonics and other oils. Brad

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The original Anti Maccasser sweat band!
http://bertc.com/subsix/i19/19-16.htm

 

[Hemingway Jones]

Piggy-backing off Brad's post, I looked this up at The Patent Office:



I felt like a History Detective!

 

[BellyTank]

...I felt like a History Detective!

You felt?

B
T

 

[Marc Chevalier]

Thanks for setting me straight! Here are some photos of the patented lining, shown alongside Hemingway Jones's diagram:

 

[jamespowers]

The sweatband is buttoned in?

 

[Marc Chevalier]

It's buttoned in and sewn in. You can see a buttonhole just below and to the left of my thumb:

 

[Hemingway Jones]

You felt?

B
T

Not my finest grammatical moment.

 

[adamgottschalk]

Not my finest grammatical moment.

That's funny. I was thinking a History Detective could probably felt pretty well lol

 

[jamespowers]

It's buttoned in and sewn in. You can see a buttonhole just below and to the left of my thumb:

Now that is what I call made to last.
I felt I had to comment. lol

Regards to all,

J

 

[Mycroft]

Not my finest grammatical moment.

It's a bit of a pun since you are talking about hats. Oh and how exactly does it protect the hat per say?