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German & Austrian Hutmachers

150719541

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My newest found today. Nice black Gubener Trachten Dreispitz. Size 59, with a large feather headdress

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I like this clasic ¡¡¡
 

Chepstow

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Here are some of the Mayser I bought yesterday.
The black wide-brimmed, 1967, The black Mayser ASCONA of 1968 and the blue one from 1978 with a beautiful grosgrain ribbon.
All Hats in mint condition.

Mayser ASCONA 1968
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I wonder about these sweatband date stamps? I see them on German and Austrian hats but the question is who applied them? The oldest example I have is a 1940 Habig Homburg.
 

Chepstow

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I wonder about these sweatband date stamps? I see them on German and Austrian hats but the question is who applied them? The oldest example I have is a 1940 Habig Homburg.

Steve, that is a good question!
Stamped by the manufacturer or the retailer.
Mostly yes, the hat shop stands on the sweat band. Possible that a stamp on the
Attach sale.
What makes the hats possibly even older.
 
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I agree they appear to be retail stamps. I would say the Mayser with the stitched liner is more like early 1960s. I will check into it and see if I can get an answer.

By the way the only hat company I have come across that consistently (going back to the early 1900s) displayed (on the paper label) the production year was P. & C. Habig.

This is the P. & C. Habig sweat band with a November 29, 1940 stamp.

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This is paper label from the same hat. The last two numbers are the production year ######/###/40.

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150719541

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Chepstow & Steve

I agree they appear to be retail stamps. I would say the Mayser with the stitched liner is more like early 1960s. I will check into it and see if I can get an answer.

By the way the only hat company I have come across that consistently (going back to the early 1900s) displayed (on the paper label) the production year was P. & C. Habig.

This is the P. & C. Habig sweat band with a November 29, 1940 stamp.

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This is paper label from the same hat. The last two numbers are the production year #

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Chepstow & Steve , Congratulations ¡¡¡¡
 

Chepstow

I'll Lock Up
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I agree they appear to be retail stamps. I would say the Mayser with the stitched liner is more like early 1960s. I will check into it and see if I can get an answer.

By the way the only hat company I have come across that consistently (going back to the early 1900s) displayed (on the paper label) the production year was P. & C. Habig.

This is the P. & C. Habig sweat band with a November 29, 1940 stamp.

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This is paper label from the same hat. The last two numbers are the production year ######/###/40.

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Steve- Sure, thats possible. Habig Date is same as the stamped. But Mayser has no system in stamped sweatbands.
I have also Maysers with no stamped in it.
 
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No other Habigs with a date stamp on the sweatband (that I can remember) but I believe the last number on the Habig paper label number is the year of production. The Habig paper label number format remains consistent into the 1960s.
 
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This hat maker was out of East Germany (Ernst Gierisch, Zwickau) .

I contacted the DE eBay seller and this is what he had to say. I will have to check back with him on the current situation.

Google Translation.

"hello,

It is an ancient hatters and furriers (furrier) workshop, it was founded in 1887, all I have pictures on the ground was found in different chambers, there were produced until about 1960 hats and furs. I try this nice workshop closed for several weeks and sell it together but unfortunately this is not easy. It would be a shame to sell everything individually and tear apart. I'm still waiting for something then I have to go in the retail sale. 2 books in the small manufacturing concerns and care of fur.
salute to America,
regards uwe"


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