French Hats and makers.

[Daniele Tanto]

That's Very nice Stefan! Now in regards to Verona, did you locate the hide with the "impossible" gems? If so I might have to plan the trip soon... I am willing to share the spoils if you know a safe way out

There is an alarm system and then it is difficult to find the right boxes where the "belli e impossibili" are ;-)
Stefan had no time to investigate

 

[steur]

That's Very nice Stefan! Now in regards to Verona, did you locate the hide with the "impossible" gems? If so I might have to plan the trip soon... I am willing to share the spoils if you know a safe way out

What Daniele said and these gems are best enjoyed in small doses

 

[steur]

Scanning an auction site for a fix my eye was drawn to this one. because of the brand name.
Cassé fedora in a warm grey. Size 57 with the raw edge brim at 5cm and the crown at 10cm at the center dent. Likely had a crown patch one, because there seem to be traces of it on the inside. Very decent hat but not a high and felt. Then again: Cassé wasn't known for their felts, but for their top hats, of which Steve @Steve1857 has one. Still, at the price I couldn't leave it.

 

[Steve1857]

Scanning an auction site for a fix my eye was drawn to this one. because of the brand name.
Cassé fedora in a warm grey. Size 57 with the raw edge brim at 5cm and the crown at 10cm at the center dent. Likely had a crown patch one, because there seem to be traces of it on the inside. Very decent hat but not a high and felt. Then again: Cassé wasn't known for their felts, but for their top hats, of which Steve @Steve1857 has one. Still, at the price I couldn't leave it.

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Another nice find, Stefan.

I must post my Cassé Top Hat here sometime soon.

 

[steur]

Another nice find, Stefan.

I must post my Cassé Top Hat here sometime soon.

It certainly deserves a spot. They were renowned for them!

 

[Steve1857]

Cassé Top Hat. Early 1900s.


Sold in an establishment in Aalborg, Denmark's 4th largest town.

 

[steur]

Cassé Top Hat. Early 1900s.

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Sold in an establishment in Aalborg, Denmark's 4th largest town.

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Love the detail of the liner imprint. The hat is great as well.

 

[Steve1857]

Love the detail of the liner imprint. The hat is great as well.

Thanks, Stefan.

Here's a link to your Cassé investigation.

Post in thread 'Toppers Unite' https://www.thefedoralounge.com/threads/toppers-unite.36577/post-2911654

 

[steur]

Almost forgot one (well, I did forget yesterday).
Mossant fedora for Sools in a colour called Tourbe (peat). Size 59 (6 punti) with the raw edge brim at 6cm and the crown at 10cm at the center dent. Unlined with just the Sools crown patch. Weighs 114 grams. As always these Sools hats are excellent quality. I have a Mossant tourbe in my size as well; same model but with a stitched edge.

 

[steur]

Tirard Supra fedora in black. Size 57 I think because there are no labels inside the hat and it came without a ribbon. This ribbon was supplied by a hat that had no redeeming qualities other than supplying this ribbon, which gives the hat a more modern look than its actual age. Raw edge brim at 7cm and crown at 10,5cm at the center dent. Takes on every shape you want to put in or even don't want to put in. Weighs 97 grams and the felt has a lovely hand to it. I think it's from the forties because of the sweatband, shape and proportions, but it could even be a bit earlier.

 

[BobHufford]

Hats made from suicidal bunnies ... (I could be translating that wrong).

 

[steur]

Hats made from suicidal bunnies ... (I could be translating that wrong).

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Been looking for one of these machines for years!

 

[steur]

Is it a win is it a lose? A bit of both really. This was sold to me as a size 60. It isn't. It's one of these "measure around the outside" sizes.
But it does in fact fit me very well because it turned out to be a size 57. The sweatband leather has shrunk a bit on it, so it no longer fits a size 57, but it'll do for my size 56 very nicely, thank you!

Fléchet Select Velour in a size 57 with the raw edge brim at 6,5cm and the crown at 11,5 at the center dent. Weighs 155 grams. While not as refined as some of the best Hückel hats it is still a very well made velour that's easy to shape and with a great hand. The liner is a mess, the ribbon has some wear and the sweatband will likely drink a gallon of mink oil in the end, but I like it. A very nice late twenties to mid thirties Fléchet. Got the velour to behave after some thorough brushing with a suede brush (that'll teach it).

 

[Mean Eyed Matt]

Love it with all its scars!

Is it a win is it a lose? A bit of both really. This was sold to me as a size 60. It isn't. It's one of these "measure around the outside" sizes.
But it does in fact fit me very well because it turned out to be a size 57. The sweatband leather has shrunk a bit on it, so it no longer fits a size 57, but it'll do for my size 56 very nicely, thank you!

Fléchet Select Velour in a size 57 with the raw edge brim at 6,5cm and the crown at 11,5 at the center dent. Weighs 155 grams. While not as refined as some of the best Hückel hats it is still a very well made velour that's easy to shape and with a great hand. The liner is a mess, the ribbon has some wear and the sweatband will likely drink a gallon of mink oil in the end, but I like it. A very nice late twenties to mid thirties Fléchet. Got the velour to behave after some thorough brushing with a suede brush (that'll teach it).

 

[steur]

Love it with all its scars!

Thanks, Matt. It cleaned up well and it does win you over with its character!

 

[Steve1857]

Thanks, Matt. It cleaned up well and it does win you over with its character!

It definitely has character, Stefan. I'd have been happy to find it.

 

[steur]

It definitely has character, Stefan. I'd have been happy to find it.

Thanks, Steve. It's a good find in the end. Would have liked it to be another size, but I'll take it.

 

[steur]

Sools Fifth Avenue in black. No label under the sweatband, so uncleat who the maker was. Size tag suggests Fléchet, but it was used by other makers as well. The kind of sturdy and dense felt which has me thinking it might be nutria or beaver. Size 57 with the raw edge brim at 6,7cm and the crown at 10cm at the center dent. Lovely hand to the felt.

 

[Mean Eyed Matt]

This seems like a very nice hat - as you would expect with the big name.

Sools Fifth Avenue in black. No label under the sweatband, so uncleat who the maker was. Size tag suggests Fléchet, but it was used by other makers as well. The kind of sturdy and dense felt which has me thinking it might be nutria or beaver. Size 57 with the raw edge brim at 6,7cm and the crown at 10cm at the center dent. Lovely hand to the felt.

 

[steur]

This seems like a very nice hat - as you would expect with the big name.

Thanks, Matt. Don't think I've ever had a Sools hat disappoint me.