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German & Austrian Hutmachers

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Super! I would have to see if I can find anything on the "Mentor" trademark. It appears to be made of Wool and a crown tip patch (so no liner). Is it made of Wool? Does it have a paper label? If so I would like to see it even if it doesn't have a company mark. My feeling is this hat is possibly late 30s early 40s and made for a distributor.
 

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Super! I would have to see if I can find anything on the "Mentor" trademark. It appears to be made of Wool and a crown tip patch (so no liner). Is it made of Wool? Does it have a paper label? If so I would like to see it even if it doesn't have a company mark. My feeling is this hat is possibly late 30s early 40s and made for a distributor.
Yes, it's wool and I agree on the late 30s based on the style and the manufacturing details. Sadly there's absolutely nothing inside or behind the bands that could give a hint. It would be very nice if you could look for the name in your sources!

I have to say that for a wool hat, it's really not that bad in shape. I think I'm gonna reblock it and give it a new life.


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I couldn't find anything but it's possible I might in the future (usually happens by accident). It's also possible it wasn't made by a German or Austrian Hat Company.
 
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Weston, 56cm possibly mid to later 1950s. No company mark but probably made for a distributor. I couldn't find anything on the "Weston" trademark which is a play on Stetson. The felt is light in weight and pliable.

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I couldn't find anything but it's possible I might in the future (usually happens by accident). It's also possible it wasn't made by a German or Austrian Hat Company.
Thanks for looking!

Who knows, some of the hatters in that time had their own printed sweatbands just as we have nowadays.
I bought some 30s millinery tools a few years ago which included sweatbands with a "Luftikus" print on them, which clearly also wasn't a known name back then.


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The trademarks are hard to track down because the online databases are lacking so that means I need to look through the Hat Newspapers and other documents I have photos of and they are also lacking. I also couldn't find anything on the "Weston" trademark. My guess is it was owned by on of the distributors (for example F.W. Schneider).
 
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Mayser Advertising Stand, possibly 1950s or could be later. This is a really nice item that Stefan let me know about.

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Property of Mayser Hat Factory

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Made by Josef Preissler Pforzheim (founded 1907)

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Ah, you got that one. Very good. It is indeed a very cool looking item. I like that the advertising text and logos are not just printed on there, but are sort of embossed. Makes it look luxurious.
 
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Stefan, Thanks again for letting me know about it. The center Mayser + Eagle is a separate piece that pops out. Josef Preissler Pforzheim the company that made it appears to be well known. They were still around in the 1970s.
 
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Mayser "Spezial", 59cm, early 1960s. The felt on this one is fantastic, great finish + dyeing, very dense and easily dry creases. I also really like the dimensions and form. The overall quality is very high. The liner is spot glued so this is another example of when that transition occurred (early 1960s).

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Open Crown

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Mayser Advertising Stand, also a recent find.

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Steve1857

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Mayser "Spezial", 59cm, early 1960s. The felt on this one is fantastic, great finish + dyeing, very dense and easily dry creases. I also really like the dimensions and form. The overall quality is very high. The liner is spot glued so this is another example of when that transition occurred (early 1960s).

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Open Crown

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Mayser Advertising Stand, also a recent find.

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The two go so well together, Steve. I don't know which one I'd rather have, the hat or the stand. Probably both [emoji4]. Nice finds.

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Mayser "Spezial", 59cm, early 1960s. The felt on this one is fantastic, great finish + dyeing, very dense and easily dry creases. I also really like the dimensions and form. The overall quality is very high. The liner is spot glued so this is another example of when that transition occurred (early 1960s).

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Open Crown

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Mayser Advertising Stand, also a recent find.

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Very nice, classic. It is always interesting to see these transitional features like the liner. The display piece is really cool.
 
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Mayser "Spezial", 59cm, early 1960s. The felt on this one is fantastic, great finish + dyeing, very dense and easily dry creases. I also really like the dimensions and form. The overall quality is very high. The liner is spot glued so this is another example of when that transition occurred (early 1960s).

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Open Crown

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Mayser Advertising Stand, also a recent find.

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Lovely homburg, Steve. Apparently Willenbrink existed 75 years in 1960. I had a hat with the same imprint, that was dated 1960.
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Peter Habig 29, Jan, 1839 - 1909

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Memory of 70th Birthday, My Loving Children and Relatives, Dedicated

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Medalist: Rudolf Marschall, Bronze plaque, Year: 1909, Diameter: 72x59 mm, Weight: 122.5 g

Peter Habig (1839-1916) founder of P. & C. Habig Vienna

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Rudolf Marschall (1873-1967) Austrian sculptor , famous plaque artist and medalist.

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