AEH
One of the Regulars
- Messages
- 101
- Location
- Trondheim, Norway
Gentlemen,
I found this hat a couple of weeks ago at a local thrift store, it's in very good shape for it's age. Tried to search the Lounge and the net, but couldn't find any information about this brand.
I was a bit surprised by the label telling this hat was imported and sold by I. N. Bruun, which was known for equipping Arctic expeditions and selling high class Polar souvenirs (like ice bear skins , walrus tusks) and local craft products to wealthy tourists. Obviously, they could also support a gentleman with more elegant headwear than a bearskin hat
The label indicates that the hat was made before 1939, which were the year the city changed name from Trondhjem to Trondheim. I am not great on judging hat quality, but both the felt and the trimming seems to be of good quality. (There are also traces of a wind trolly that has been cut away).
A peculiarity: It's the first time I have seen the size tag in the front of a hat.
If anyone have any information about the Cortina brand, or could help with a closer dating, it would be nice to hear from you.
I found this hat a couple of weeks ago at a local thrift store, it's in very good shape for it's age. Tried to search the Lounge and the net, but couldn't find any information about this brand.
I was a bit surprised by the label telling this hat was imported and sold by I. N. Bruun, which was known for equipping Arctic expeditions and selling high class Polar souvenirs (like ice bear skins , walrus tusks) and local craft products to wealthy tourists. Obviously, they could also support a gentleman with more elegant headwear than a bearskin hat
The label indicates that the hat was made before 1939, which were the year the city changed name from Trondhjem to Trondheim. I am not great on judging hat quality, but both the felt and the trimming seems to be of good quality. (There are also traces of a wind trolly that has been cut away).
A peculiarity: It's the first time I have seen the size tag in the front of a hat.
If anyone have any information about the Cortina brand, or could help with a closer dating, it would be nice to hear from you.
