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This old + cool Wilke hat bucket belongs to a friend in Germany.
This old + cool Wilke hat bucket belongs to a friend in Germany.
For your opinion: I just won this
only problem: it runs large!!
side by side comparison with non-vintage bowler:
Any idea about the age of the hat? ciao!!
The liner is stitched with long withe threads, under the headband there's a stamped number which reads 0945/51 (not sure of the 1);
and a semi-cancelled stamp which looks like 11:22 repeated three times, this way:
11:22
11:22
11:22
hope this helps, ciao!! and thank you!
Thank you, Mayeserwegener and Chepstow!!
Well, it costed me the fortune of 7 euros and I plan to wear it a little
I just looked at my sweatband on my Peschel Homburg and it also has 3 sets of numbers:
5:16
5:16
5:16
and my Chisnall also has something similar:
H-E-(unreadable)
I-I-(unreadable)
H-E-(unreadable)
Manfred, Another great find! The ribbon width and bow treatment are super. It has a Western feel to it with the side dents and thinner ribbon. My guess is late 50s early to mid 1960s.
The "Flexible" is a model name that goes back to JHS (Neutitschein, Austria, Novy Jicin, Czech Republic) but at that time it was for Melone.
http://germanaustrianhats.invisionzone.com/index.php?/topic/6-johann-huckel%c2%b4s-sohne-huckel-hutfabrik-weilheim/page__view__findpost__p__467