German & Austrian Hutmachers

[Trenchfriend]

Thanks!

 

[mayserwegener]

I guess we all remember this Tyrolean Alpine (Am I correct?) prior to WWII....
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Chico Marx....

Not sure but looks but it's not of high quality. There were Trachten trends in America prior to WWII but not at the level you see in the 1950s.

 

[mayserwegener]

My pleasure. Haven't had the chance to look much further yet, but here are some more pics:

Top hat for display purposes (at the Wien Museum):

http://www.europeanafashion.eu/reco...745744a78f1f98c8f976e8acbbf2714a5549613a4d8ee

Green velour hat, dated ca 1930(?) (also at the Wien museum):

http://www.europeana.eu/portal/en/record/2048206/M_10445.html

Black hat with beautiful hat box from 1955 (Wien Museum)

http://www.europeana.eu/portal/en/record/2048206/M_5019_2.html?q=Hut+schick

And a grey one from 1950:

http://www.europeana.eu/portal/en/record/2048206/M_5018_2.html?q=Hut+schick

The Wien Museum has many more of their hats hiding in their vaults, check out the Europeana Collections site for more pictures and info - a lot of other nice hats to be found there too.

Celia, Thanks! Great to see that the Wien Musuem has some great hats in their collection. It's too bad the photos are not very good. It appears like they are being shot behind a glass window.

I did a search on Herrenhut and this is what came up. Some very interesting hats!

http://www.europeanafashion.eu/portal/browse.html?inpSearch=#searchTerm=Herrenhut

 

[Chepstow]

Happy New Year all!
Nice News and photos in 2017!!


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[mayserwegener]

Manfred, Good to see you! Hope your family is doing well. Any Flea Market finds? Happy New Year!

 

[Chepstow]

Hi Steve, thanks, all is fine I hope the same for you!
Flea Market in January is a special think, the weather plays a game with snow, rain, frost and so on. Maybe next month will bring a better weather!


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[mayserwegener]

Manfred, It's been very cold here but warmed up some today. I hope the weather clears so you can hit the Flea Markets. Also to get some great Bratwurst at the Dortmund Flea Market.

 

[Chepstow]

I see, the Bratwurst in Dortmund are in your memory lol - but in mine too [emoji23] It is one of the best Bratwurst in the area and that is true! If you come again we eat two of them!!


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[Celia]

Celia, Thanks! Great to see that the Wien Musuem has some great hats in their collection. It's too bad the photos are not very good. It appears like they are being shot behind a glass window.

I did a search on Herrenhut and this is what came up. Some very interesting hats!

http://www.europeanafashion.eu/portal/browse.html?inpSearch=#searchTerm=Herrenhut

Yes, they certainly have a treasure trove there, and it is great that so much of their collection is available online now, but it's a shame about the quality of the photos. I would also like to see more images of the inside of the hats...

 

[mayserwegener]

Yes, they certainly have a treasure trove there, and it is great that so much of their collection is available online now, but it's a shame about the quality of the photos. I would also like to see more images of the inside of the hats...

It appears the photographer had to stand behind a glass window. They are probably really strict about access which makes no sense to me. Totally agree about wanting to see the under sides of the hats. I made sure to fully document the men's Stiff and Soft Hats in the Gotisches Haus (Gothic House) Bad Homburg , Germany archives.

 

[navarre]

Still, a great find none the less!

 

[mayserwegener]

"Orion", 58cm, Crown 6 inches Open, Brim 2 3/8 inches probably late 1930s. No company mark and most likely made of wool or wool / fur mix. This is a common man's hat that rarely survived. The felt has a great color and shine to it and can be modeled into any shape. Also I really interesting light weight liner. This is one of four hats that I recently found from the same source.

Open Crown

 

[Chepstow]

very nice and nice details on the sweatband!


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[mayserwegener]

Manfred, Thanks!

 

[RJR]

"Orion", 58cm, Crown 6 inches Open, Brim 2 3/8 inches probably late 1930s. No company mark and most likely made of wool or wool / fur mix. This is a common man's hat that rarely survived. The felt has a great color and shine to it and can be modeled into any shape. Also I really interesting light weight liner. This is one of four hats that I recently found from the same source.

Open Crown

Good looking and nice finish details.

 

[mayserwegener]

WISKO "Kosmos", 58cm, Crown Open 5 1/2 inches, Brim 1 7/8 inches probably late 1930s. I think this Fur Felt or could be Wool / Fur blend. I couldn't find anything on WISKO. The paper label format is similar some other mystery hats of similar quality.

Open Crown

 

[M Hatman]

Here is a picture showing the vents on my P&G Habig that I promised....
Also the dimensions are:
Crown 4 1/4" as bashed
Woven crown ribbon 3/4"
Brim 2 1/2"
It also has a loop so the hat can be hung on a hook...
Hope this helps...
M

 

[Chepstow]

I don't know how often I found a hat that history is a great mistery! The Wisko has a nice liner and indeed, very unique!

M, great Vent sweatband. I own a Habig Ventilo with the same details! A nice feature!!


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[mayserwegener]

Good looking and nice finish details.

Thanks!

 

[mayserwegener]

Here is a picture showing the vents on my P&G Habig that I promised....
Also the dimensions are:
Crown 4 1/4" as bashed
Woven crown ribbon 3/4"
Brim 2 1/2"
It also has a loop so the hat can be hung on a hook...
Hope this helps...
M
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Thank you for the additional details!