I received the following information regarding L. R. Zeumer Hutfabrik from the Mannheim City Archives.
1639: Familie Zeumer ist Urkunden zu folge in Thüringen schon als Hutmacher bekannt.....
......03/12/1991: Fur fashions Zeumer closes its office in Mannheim
Whether the range of products has led Zeumer, and soft felt hats has involved, I'm unfortunately not in the documents can be found.
Here's my latest acquisition. A size 58 fedora from Lembert Hutmacher of Augsburg. Picked it up for a song. The material is great and very cozy! Not really sure how old it is.
I would say early 1960s. Don't see many older Lemberts so a super find. The felt (also the time period) is similar to the the Hückel "Clipper" I posted on the other thread.
http://germanaustrianhats.invisionzone.com/index.php?/topic/13-kr-lembert-hutfabrik/
By the way K&R Lembert are still in business today but only making lower end hats for festivals. Dreispitz (Dieter) and I visited this past April.
http://germanaustrianhats.invisionzone.com/index.php?/topic/13-kr-lembert-hutfabrik/page__view__findpost__p__423
Yes, I love that Clipper. Lovely colour.
btw- How do i contribute to germanaustrianhats.invisionzone.com? I joined but when I try to reply in the threads I receive the following error message: "[#103133] You do not have permission to reply to this topic".