German & Austrian Hutmachers

[Chepstow]

Really fantastic finds, Steve!
Excellent Velour and a beauty Mayser!! Both looking great!



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[mayserwegener]

Manfred, Thank you! Good luck at the Flea Markets tomorrow (hopefully weather is ok).

 

[Chepstow]

Thanks Steve! I I hope it. We will see.


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[mayserwegener]

Aurel Huber Strohhut Fabrik, 100 Years, Established 1835

http://germanaustrianhats.invisionz...ber-strohhut-fabrik-filz-hutfabrik/#entry1661

 

[M Hatman]

Here is my new Mayser.......shared by our friend mayserwegener.....it is really, really, sweet!!! Apparently from the 50's, it has some really nice features.....the "pull down" ribbon treatment, it has a real nice soft kettle roll to the brim (much like a Stratoliner), AND it has a really cool bound brim....two rows of stitching with a hint of the binding showing on top, and a 1/4 inch of binding on the bottom.....
This hat has VERY malliable felt.....took my shallow center dent and deep front piches right away......
I am sure my pictures will not do it justice.....
Cheers,
M
PS...this hat is really minty.....sure was not worn much.....I was a wreck turning down the sweat to get a shot of the blocking tag....leather is really nice, but has a sort of thin shellac finish......

 

[mayserwegener]

Mark, Thank you posting the photos! Yes there is coating on the sweatband so I only took a quick peek at the paper label. Also be careful with the plastic tip protector because it's light weight. I think this hat should look sharp birm up or down.

 

[M Hatman]

Mark, Thank you posting the photos! Yes there is coating on the sweatband so I only took a quick peek at the paper label. Also be careful with the plastic tip protector because it's light weight. I think this hat should look sharp birm up or down.

Yep......I was nervous about getting that label shot. And yes, that is an early thin tip protector and they are quite delicate.....
It DOES look great with the brim turned up or snapped down in front. Probably would look good "down all around" as they say too. A sort of German three way!!
I really like the height and fullness of the crown too. Yes, I will wear this a lot, but only under ideal conditions where I don't have to worry about it. It really is a great example of German craftmanship.....
Thanks again for sharing this.....it is in a good home......
Cheers,
M
Ps I will try to post a couple of pictures of it in "action".......

 

[Redfokker]

Here is my new Mayser.......shared by our friend mayserwegener.....it is really, really, sweet!!! Apparently from the 50's, it has some really nice features.....the "pull down" ribbon treatment, it has a real nice soft kettle roll to the brim (much like a Stratoliner), AND it has a really cool bound brim....two rows of stitching with a hint of the binding showing on top, and a 1/4 inch of binding on the bottom.....
This hat has VERY malliable felt.....took my shallow center dent and deep front piches right away......
I am sure my pictures will not do it justice.....
Cheers,
M
PS...this hat is really minty.....sure was not worn much.....I was a wreck turning down the sweat to get a shot of the blocking tag....leather is really nice, but has a sort of thin shellac finish......
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Stunning!

 

[mayserwegener]

Yep......I was nervous about getting that label shot. And yes, that is an early thin tip protector and they are quite delicate.....
It DOES look great with the brim turned up or snapped down in front. Probably would look good "down all around" as they say too. A sort of German three way!!
I really like the height and fullness of the crown too. Yes, I will wear this a lot, but only under ideal conditions where I don't have to worry about it. It really is a great example of German craftmanship.....
Thanks again for sharing this.....it is in a good home......
Cheers,
M
Ps I will try to post a couple of pictures of it in "action".......

I have some other Mayser Soft Felts from around the same time period with the coating on the sweatband. It's definitely a versatile form. I am happy that you like it.

 

[Celia]

Aurel Huber Strohhut Fabrik, 100 Years, Established 1835

http://germanaustrianhats.invisionz...ber-strohhut-fabrik-filz-hutfabrik/#entry1661

Beautiful, Steve! I will read through some of that later

 

[Celia]

Some German hat industry adverts (apologies if any or all of these have been posted before). I found these on the Wirtschaftswundermuseum website, a collection of German adverts and magazine covers from the 1950s and 60s. Worth a browse through if you're into that kind of thing.

"...übrigens: auch Paul Hubschmid trägt einen Amigo-Hut." (1957) (...by the way: Paul Hubschmid wears an Amigo hat too)

"Ein Mann mit Hut...gewinnt!" (1959) (A man with a hat... Wins!)

"Robin - international beliebt" (1960)

"Übrigens... Mann geht nicht mehr ohne hut" (by the way... You can't go without a hat anymore)

"Übrigens... Mann geht nicht mehr ohne hut" (1955) (by the way... You can't go without a hat anymore)

"Es geht um Männlichkeit" (1958) (it's about masculinity)

 

[Redfokker]

Some German hat industry adverts (apologies if any or all of these have been posted before). I found these on the Wirtschaftswundermuseum website, a collection of German adverts and magazine covers from the 1950s and 60s. Worth a browse through if you're into that kind of thing.

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Cool Celia!! Keep 'em coming, they are a real treat.

 

[Celia]

Cool Celia!! Keep 'em coming, they are a real treat.

Thanks, I thought they were fun too I've edited the post to include the titles.

 

[mayserwegener]

Beautiful, Steve! I will read through some of that later

Celia, Thanks! They eventually made felt hats too. I have a great book from the Deutsches Hutmuseum Lindenberg that I need to take photos of some day.

 

[mayserwegener]

Some German hat industry adverts (apologies if any or all of these have been posted before). I found these on the Wirtschaftswundermuseum website, a collection of German adverts and magazine covers from the 1950s and 60s. Worth a browse through if you're into that kind of thing.

"...übrigens: auch Paul Hubschmid trägt einen Amigo-Hut." (1957) (...by the way: Paul Hubschmid wears an Amigo hat too)
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"Ein Mann mit Hut...gewinnt!" (1959) (A man with a hat... Wins!)
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"Robin - international beliebt" (1960)
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"Übrigens... Mann geht nicht mehr ohne hut" (by the way... You can't go without a hat anymore)
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"Übrigens... Mann geht nicht mehr ohne hut" (1955) (by the way... You can't go without a hat anymore)
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"Es geht um Männlichkeit" (1958) (it's about masculinity)
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Celia, These are great! Thanks for posting them!

 

[FedOregon]

Here is my new Mayser.......shared by our friend mayserwegener.....it is really, really, sweet!!! Apparently from the 50's, it has some really nice features.....the "pull down" ribbon treatment, it has a real nice soft kettle roll to the brim (much like a Stratoliner), AND it has a really cool bound brim....two rows of stitching with a hint of the binding showing on top, and a 1/4 inch of binding on the bottom.....
This hat has VERY malliable felt.....took my shallow center dent and deep front piches right away......
I am sure my pictures will not do it justice.....
Cheers,
M
PS...this hat is really minty.....sure was not worn much.....I was a wreck turning down the sweat to get a shot of the blocking tag....leather is really nice, but has a sort of thin shellac finish......
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Yowza, I'm lovin' this hat!

 

[Mean Eyed Matt]

Here is my new Mayser.......shared by our friend mayserwegener.....it is really, really, sweet!!! Apparently from the 50's, it has some really nice features.....the "pull down" ribbon treatment, it has a real nice soft kettle roll to the brim (much like a Stratoliner), AND it has a really cool bound brim....two rows of stitching with a hint of the binding showing on top, and a 1/4 inch of binding on the bottom.....
This hat has VERY malliable felt.....took my shallow center dent and deep front piches right away......
I am sure my pictures will not do it justice.....
Cheers,
M
PS...this hat is really minty.....sure was not worn much.....I was a wreck turning down the sweat to get a shot of the blocking tag....leather is really nice, but has a sort of thin shellac finish......
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That one's great!
Looks very similar to the one I postet here:
http://www.thefedoralounge.com/threads/the-black-hat-brigade.41583/page-18
Mayserwegener told me, it might be German, too!
It has the same ribbon and roll to the brim (if not pulled down)...

 

[mayserwegener]

C.W. Borchert G.m.b.H. Hof - Hutfabrik Berlin W., August 5th 1941

 

[Celia]

C.W. Borchert G.m.b.H. Hof - Hutfabrik Berlin W., August 5th 1941

Nice find Steve. On the website of the Zentral- und Landesbibliothek Berlin, you can check out old telephone directories. The one for 1941 does indeed list C.W. Borchert: http://digital.zlb.de/viewer/image/15849340_1941/368/#topDocAnchor

According to this old receipt from 1898, the firm was founded in 1838:

https://www.zvab.com/1xxxx-Berlin-Borchert-Hut-Fabrik-Hof-Lieferant-Majestät/15627359684/buch

You can see one of their top hats with original hatbox on the Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek website (or at the Museum Europäischer Kulturen in Berlin):

https://www.deutsche-digitale-bibliothek.de/item/BVDOHKPJH4H3KNQ4TZIAAVST7ZPMGADM

I couldn't find any information about the firm after 1941 straight away (chances are the factory didn't survive the war). They are no longer listed in the 1951 phone book, but a shop (not factory) turns up called Borchert-hüte with an address on the Kurfürstendamm. I think you actually have one of their hats. I wonder if there's any relation to C.W. Borchert.
http://digital.zlb.de/viewer/fulltext/15849338_1951/229/

The shop was still around in 1970, same street but different house number, don't know for how long after that...
http://digital.zlb.de/viewer/image/15849345_1969-70/356/LOG_0005/

 

[mayserwegener]

Celia, Thanks! I have a couple of hats from the 1950s. They ended up at Kurfürstendamm 45 after WWII. I am not positive they made hats at this time or prior (or made and sourced some).

http://germanaustrianhats.invisionz...w-borchert-berlin-w-marke-borchert/#entry1664