German & Austrian Hutmachers

[yttclothing]

Hello all again , hope you are all well. I've been away for a while my hat supplier was not finding much , but on Thursday I received 100KG of hats. You may have seen some on ebay already , most are not interesting but there are some nice pieces below is a Huckel Flexible

 

[steur]

Hello all again , hope you are all well. I've been away for a while my hat supplier was not finding much , but on Thursday I received 100KG of hats. You may have seen some on ebay already , most are not interesting but there are some nice pieces below is a Huckel Flexible

100 kilo at once; that's on par with what Max @drmaxtejeda usually does
Wonderful hat this one. If I'm seeing this correctly a size 6, so a 59. That will have people interested. Curious to see what else comes out of the batch.

 

[MichaelRhB]

A size 6, I believe would be a 48 in traditional German sizing. A 59 is a 7-3/8.

 

[yttclothing]

A size 6, I believe would be a 48 in traditional German sizing. A 59 is a 7-3/8.

6 is PUNTI A French measuring system - you see it on old Borsalinos more commonly - 6 is equivalent to 59 - however this fits a bit tighter at 58

 

[mayserwegener]

Hello all again , hope you are all well. I've been away for a while my hat supplier was not finding much , but on Thursday I received 100KG of hats. You may have seen some on ebay already , most are not interesting but there are some nice pieces below is a Huckel Flexible

Paddy, Great to see you back! This is one is fantastic and in great condition! I believe it's later 1930s maybe very early 1940s. I haven't seen a "Rauh" quality before. Looking at the finish the designation makes sense.

 

[mayserwegener]

6 is PUNTI A French measuring system - you see it on old Borsalinos more commonly - 6 is equivalent to 59 - however this fits a bit tighter at 58

It's hard to know with JHS if the French Point size on the interior paper label is with or without sweatband. Sometimes there is both French Point and CM on the interior paper label and the CM is the correct size and one size less than the French Point. (There could also be some shrinkage.)

 

[drmaxtejeda]

Hello all again , hope you are all well. I've been away for a while my hat supplier was not finding much , but on Thursday I received 100KG of hats. You may have seen some on ebay already , most are not interesting but there are some nice pieces below is a Huckel Flexible

Hi, Paddy. You sold this one already, correct? I can't find it on eBay. If you haven't, I am very interested. I am the one who bought the Seidl

 

[TheOldFashioned]

Hello all again , hope you are all well. I've been away for a while my hat supplier was not finding much , but on Thursday I received 100KG of hats. You may have seen some on ebay already , most are not interesting but there are some nice pieces below is a Huckel Flexible

The sharks are circling. I've seen several of your hats on eBay recently. Do you sell strictly through that platform or would you do a sale directly through this forum?

 

[drmaxtejeda]

Are you

The sharks are circling. I've seen several of your hats on eBay recently. Do you sell strictly through that platform or would you do a sale directly through this forum?

I had never been called a shark before.

 

[Just Daniel]

Whew. 100 kilos of hats. I’d never thought if them by weight before. Even if those longhair hats weigh more, that’s a lot of hats!

Hello all again , hope you are all well. I've been away for a while my hat supplier was not finding much , but on Thursday I received 100KG of hats. You may have seen some on ebay already , most are not interesting but there are some nice pieces below is a Huckel Flexible

 

[drmaxtejeda]

Whew. 100 kilos of hats. I’d never thought if them by weight before. Even if those longhair hats weigh more, that’s a lot of hats!

Even if they're wet!

 

[drmaxtejeda]

Whew. 100 kilos of hats. I’d never thought if them by weight before. Even if those longhair hats weigh more, that’s a lot of hats!

El Chapo de los sombreros!

 

[steur]

Are you

I had never been called a shark before.

He may have been thinking "vulture" before, but it may have been your affinity with teeth that made him go for "shark" instead.

 

[steur]

Whew. 100 kilos of hats. I’d never thought if them by weight before. Even if those longhair hats weigh more, that’s a lot of hats!

Even if they're wet!

At about 125 grams per hat on average it would be about 7 or 8 hats per kilo, so let's say 750 hats in total. I think you're there, Max!

 

[drmaxtejeda]

He may have been thinking "vulture" before, but it may have been your affinity with teeth that made him go for "shark" instead.

Hahaha!

 

[mayserwegener]

Wegener "Em / 7", 58cm, Brim 2 1/4 inches, Crown Open 5 1/2 inches, 3.00 ounces, NOS condition, possibly 1950s. The greenish blue felt is very light weight and pliable. "Em / 7" might be related to the felt weight. The bow design, form and dimensions are very similar to some later 1930s and early 1940s German market hats.

Open Crown

Hut - Braun, Peter Braun (est. 1598) is still in business but not at the address on the hat (Bahnhofstr. 16.) which adds mystery to the dating. I will have to see if I can find why this is the case.

https://hut-mode.de/portfolio/hut-braun/

 

[steur]

Hückel Extra in black. Unlined, size 60 with the raw edge brim at 6,5cm and the crown at 11cm at the center dent. It weighs just 106 grams, so lightweight.
I'm a bit confused by this one as there is no label inside the hat. I'm thinking it's an early Hückel Welheim, so late forties, maybe early fifties based on the type (extra), the lettering on the sweat and the sweatband seam. It's not my size and it's black, which is why I initially just took a few snaps of it with my phone (posted in the "what hat are you waiting for thread). But I thought I'd probably get lynched if I let a larger sized early Hückel behind. So here it is. Remarkably similar in style, proportions and weight to the Stetson Medalist I posted recently.

 

[mayserwegener]

Hückel Extra in black. Unlined, size 60 with the raw edge brim at 6,5cm and the crown at 11cm at the center dent. It weighs just 106 grams, so lightweight.
I'm a bit confused by this one as there is no label inside the hat. I'm thinking it's an early Hückel Welheim, so late forties, maybe early fifties based on the type (extra), the lettering on the sweat and the sweatband seam. It's not my size and it's black, which is why I initially just took a few snaps of it with my phone (posted in the "what hat are you waiting for thread). But I thought I'd probably get lynched if I let a larger sized early Hückel behind. So here it is. Remarkably similar in style, proportions and weight to the Stetson Medalist I posted recently.

Stefan, Great find! It's similar to this Hückel Flexible (150 Year / 1949) that Manfred found back in 2013.

https://germanaustrianhats.invision...utfabrik-weilheim/?do=findComment&comment=794

 

[steur]

Stefan, Great find! It's similar to this Hückel Flexible (150 Year / 1949) that Manfred found back in 2013.

https://germanaustrianhats.invisionzone.com/topic/6-johann-hückel´s-söhne-hückel-hutfabrik-weilheim/?do=findComment&comment=794

Thanks, Steve. Yes, that Flexible is similar.

 

[Yamahana]

A recent arrival to AZ, seller purchased in Switzerland in 1958. It’s a fairly nice clean black velour with 2 3/8 raw edge brim. Hopefully @mayserwegener or others can shed some light on its origins.