Boater faction!

[cookie]

I have five boaters... these are the four that fit comfortably and receive regular wear. I love them. All have been posted to this thread in greater detail, but I thought you might enjoy seeing the variation in materials and weave side by side.

I have not worn a boater since age 16 at school and my old school dropped them as an anti-elitist measure I suspect. I like the weave on the top one on the stack. The biggest problem at school was keeping them intact so we inevitably fibreglassed them and that made them heavy but indestructible.

 

[Argee]

Got my first boater, there is no liner so I don't know the brand. Not sure how old it is, just that its post 1934 based on the union label. Any idea when hats like this sold for 3.95? (assuming this is the original sweatband)

 

[Alive'n'Amplified]

Not sure what's cooler, the hat or the parking meter!

 

[ToucanSam23]

I received my new boater hat from Darcy Clothing yesterday. It`s made by Olney and appears to be of very high quality.

Here it is, posing with members of my vintage camera collection:

The lining:

The sweatband:

And a horrible image of me wearing the hat (it makes me look... larger than usual...)

My only concern is how is one expected to keep on of these hats upon their head? Or is mine just too large for me?

 

[wandering-trader]

My first boater here: http://picasaweb.google.com/112035090953435902534/PedigreeBoater

2.5" brim, 3.5" high crown, tag below liner reads 57750.

According to here: http://newspaperarchive.com/salina-journal/1956-11-05/page-11/, the store on the sweat went out of business in 1956.

Does the union mark, size tag, and price tag tie the date down to anything before 1956?

Thanks in advance.

 

[The Wiser Hatter]

^^^^^

 

[alanfgag]

The Glenburnie

Amalfi ... vintage and country of origin unknown.

Liner is removable, with a significant patina of hair product.

something about these labels suggests an Italian origin to me.

hard to count the wpi. The variation in straw weaves used for boaters is wonderful, no?

 

[Joshbru3]

Amalfi ... vintage and country of origin unknown.

WONDERFUL, Alan!! I do love all the weaves that were used for boaters and this one is no exception. The weave pattern is wonderful and it looks great on you! I especially like the tan color of the straw matched against the black, white, and green of the ribbon. :eusa_clap:eusa_clap

 

[mayserwegener]

Alan, Fantastic find! Also great to see it was sold out of Hagerstown, Maryland. I think an Italian connection is highly possible.

 

[alanfgag]

Thanks Steve and Josh. The seller had this listed as a 1950s hat... perhaps a decade or two off, but I'm not sure. I'm such a sucker for these, especially for a $25 BIN.

 

[rlk]

Georges Meyer Swiss Yeddo Boater

 

[alanfgag]

Excellent! What an unusual ribbon and circling chevron weave around the crown. More medals in the logo than C&K!

 

[delectans]

An outstanding and most interesting hat, Robert. I am particularly drawn to the embroidered ribbon decoration.

 

[randooch]

May I add that it looks great on you?

 

[Grizzly Adams]

May I add that it looks great on you?

+1:eusa_clap

Fun to see another one. I have it's brother with a different color ribbon. Most comfortable boater I have!

 

[Chepstow]

Excellent!

+1
very rare!

 

[mayserwegener]

P. & C. Habig Berlin Kreissäge (Boater), measures 59cm, thinking 1920s.

 

[Chepstow]

Steve, wonderful Boater! What have i said! He is a beauty! Congrats, Steve.

 

[mayserwegener]

Manfred, Thanks! Also greatly appreicate your assistance!

 

[Chasseur]

WOW that German boater is a beauty! Now I want to get a boater, oh this forum is a bad influence...