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Fastuni

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56 cm German 1930's mid-grey hat. Color is named "Sunda" (an Indonesian island).
Welted edge with unusual stitch-binding.
Made by "Stadion". Any more information available on this maker?

The paper label has a model number 2241. Might be 1941, but I rather think that the hat is older... ca. 1930-35.

Great condition and very sturdy but smooth felt.

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RJR

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Iowa
56 cm German 1930's mid-grey hat. Color is named "Sunda" (an Indonesian island).
Welted edge with unusual stitch-binding.
Made by "Stadion". Any more information available on this maker?

The paper label has a model number 2241. Might be 1941, but I rather think that the hat is older... ca. 1930-35.

Great condition and very sturdy but smooth felt.

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StadionSunda%203.jpg


StadionSunda%204.jpg


StadionSunda%202.jpg
Good looking,congrats.
 
56 cm German 1930's mid-grey hat. Color is named "Sunda" (an Indonesian island).
Welted edge with unusual stitch-binding.
Made by "Stadion". Any more information available on this maker?

The paper label has a model number 2241. Might be 1941, but I rather think that the hat is older... ca. 1930-35.

Great condition and very sturdy but smooth felt.

StadionSunda%201.jpg


StadionSunda%203.jpg


StadionSunda%204.jpg


StadionSunda%202.jpg
REALLY, REALLY, NICE FIND!!!
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Maryland
Stefan Esders "Velour", 59cm, Crown Open 6 inches, Brim 2 3/4 inches probably later 1930s early 1940s. I picked this up from a non Ebay seller near Vienna. It was made for the famous Vienna department store Stefan Esders but no company mark on the paper label. It was most likely made by one of the Vienna hat companies. The felt is a fantastic darkish Gray Velour.

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Chepstow

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Charlie, Daniele and Steve, thanks for the kind words and not to forget the likes of other kind Gentlemen.
Indeed a good day to open the fleamarket season in Germany! The weather is great and sunny, the Bratwurst was as good as ever [emoji16]
Sorry Daniele, the Cervo is a size 57 to my suprise [emoji16]
Cervo is Barbisio If I am right or, Daniele?


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Wonderful hats and a great find, although I don't have a particular interest in the stingy brim variety of hats (not many here on the lounge do I think). Lees is (or was) T&W Lees of Stockport England. They made hats for several companies. Many of their hats hats share this kind of lining. Beautiful quality hats. Are hats that common at fleamarkets in Germany by the way or is it more like looking for a needle in a haystack (like it is over here in Holland)?
 
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Love it. There's something special about these shiny longhair hats. Their gloss makes them look blacker than black somehow. Do you know if any homburg style hats were ever made with this finish?
 

Chepstow

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Wonderful hats and a great find, although I don't have a particular interest in the stingy brim variety of hats (not many here on the lounge do I think). Lees is (or was) T&W Lees of Stockport England. They made hats for several companies. Many of their hats hats share this kind of lining. Beautiful quality hats. Are hats that common at fleamarkets in Germany by the way or is it more like looking for a needle in a haystack (like it is over here in Holland)?

Thanks for the Information about Lees. You are right the Quality of that hat is great also that super soft leather sweatband.
I was with Steve on a fleamarket last year and I found 7 Hats you see there is indeed a market for hats on fleamarket.
Hat wearer you can count on one hand here in Germany, most of them prefer the Woolmix or chrushfelt version of a traveller look! Very offen to find on a market are Homburger or black Fedoras, thats the standard color [emoji16]


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Daniele Tanto

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Sorry Daniele, the Cervo is a size 57 to my suprise
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Cervo is Barbisio If I am right or, Daniele?
In those days when the black Cervo was made "Cappellificio Cervo" was a single brand.
The factory was three hundred meters further from Barbisio.
They were in the same valley (Valle del Cervo - Biella) making hats with others smaller hats producers.
In 1981 Barbisio closed the factory and the brand was bought by Cervo.
They produced very well made to excellent hats until 2016, now, unfortunatly they are in stand by.
So, your Cervo is an historical one, take note that Cappellificio Cervo was a cooperative of workers.
Ciao, hope in others so interesting hats in the near future
Buona Domenica
 

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