German & Austrian Hutmachers

[mayserwegener]

Brüder Böhm Wien - Neutitschein Stamp (early 1900s)

 

[Chepstow]

New to me! Echter Mayser Grand Prix from 1956. Condition like new.

 

[mayserwegener]

Manfred, What a beauty! I really like the bow design. It really works nice with the thin ribbon.

 

[Chepstow]

Thanks Steve. I love this hat. I never thought that he is so nice. The ebay pic was really bad!

 

[mikespens]

Congrats Manfred!, that is a beautiful Mayser. Great color and condition, the ribbon and thin brim binding are terrific.

 

[alanfgag]

Beauty!

 

[splintercellsz]

Gotta love those date stamps! Now THAT is a hat, Manfred! Very nice!

 

[mayserwegener]

Manfred, Would it be possible to post sweat and liner photos when you get a chance? Thanks!

 

[ManofKent]

Manfred - great find

 

[Chepstow]

Justin, Alan, Mike and Richard, many thanks for the kind words about the Mayser, I really appreciate them. Thanks!

Steve, sorry, I was so happy about the hat I forgot it! :eusa_doh:

 

[mayserwegener]

Manfred, Thanks! Great Mayser detail work as usual!

 

[Chepstow]

Thanks Steve. This hat makes really fun to wear!

 

[ofcoursemyhorse]

Seller dated it to around 1939, possibly made by tonak?

 

[Garrett]

Thinking earlier than 39' and if we had the original liner to reference that would narrow it down a bit. I have several earlier G.A. Dunn & Co. examples we can reference. Let me know if you find anything under the sweatband and I'll check it against the stuff I've got here.

 

[mayserwegener]

J. Hückel´s Söhne (JHS) wasn't nationalized as TONAK until after WWII. It could be a JHS but the sweatband is not typical. It is possible whoever made it used G.A. Dunn & Co sweatbands (not the original liner). The major Novy Jicin, Czecho-Slovakia (Neutitschein, Austria before WWI) pre WWII Velour makers were JHS, A. Peschel and Brüder Böhm. My guess is either JHS, A. Peschel or Brüder Böhm. By the way great find!

 

[ofcoursemyhorse]

Thank you very kindly for the information Garret and Mayser. I'm happy to know theres a good chance it came from one of the hatmakers you've listed, from the velours you've posted before I know that they made a high quality hat.

Thanks again, I'll be sure to post whatever I can find underneath the sweatband after it arrives stateside.

 

[mayserwegener]

Here is another one. This fellow had a hard time believing that one of the Novy Jicin hat companies could have made a G. A. Dunn Co. hat which is ridiculous. The English and US makers were never able to match the Austrian Velour finishes / colors.

http://www.thefedoralounge.com/showthread.php?32103-German-amp-Austrian-Hutmachers&p=1066514&viewfull=1#post1066514

 

[ofcoursemyhorse]

Yea that was odd argument to make, Austrian velours were of such acclaim that GA dunn Co. apparently released their own line of them, why wouldnt he let the factories that already had the years of experience making them do the finishing.

I havent seen another velour posted yet thats been better than the I believe it was crystal? velour you've posted previously. Let alone the pictures you took of the velour bowlers in the museum.

 

[mayserwegener]

A while back I came across a 1930s UK government study on the dominance of Austrian Velour. They couldn't understand how their makers were never able to get the same results as the Novy Jicin / Neutitschein makers. I wish I had made a copy because I couldn't find it when I searched for it again a few months ago. In my opinion JHS's highest quality finishes were the finest (see below). I also have some really great Velour from Germany like my Mayser Talpa.

Hückel Superior Crystall Velour

 

[ManofKent]

That Huckle is beautiful