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German & Austrian Hutmachers

rlk

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J. Hückels Söhne Melone

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Unfortunately size 4.
 
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Robert, Wow! That is a really old one! I don't think I have seen that Habsburg logo and JHS script before. You are landing so many great hats I can't keep up! Amazing!
 
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Chepstow

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Alan and Steve, my sincere thanks for the kind words. I really appreciate them.
The seller tells me it is size 57, but it is a, 58. I will put some Cork or foam stripes under the sweatband.
The felt on that is very very thick and stiff and holds any shape
 
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C. G. Wilke (Guben) Melone, size 59cm. I am thinking 1930s. Guben was the major German hat making center prior to WWII. I have never encountered a soft felt from this era and even the Melone are a rare find.

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Iyor

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Here is my newest, well its actually probably my oldest hat. I couldn't find much on the Philipp Neubauer name, but the felt feels really nice. Its stamped 1911! Its a very interesting hat in that its flanged like a homburg, but the brim is soft like a fedora.
 
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Super! Where did you find it? Is it 1911 because it looks like it could be 1941 from the photo. Also cannot tell if it has brim binding. I am not sure if I have encountered a Philipp Neubauer before.
 

Iyor

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Super! Where did you find it? Is it 1911 because it looks like it could be 1941 from the photo. Also cannot tell if it has brim binding. I am not sure if I have encountered a Philipp Neubauer before.

I found it on ebay Germany. Its definitely 1911, I will try to get better pics than from my phone. It has normal homburg brim binding.
 

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