German Hat - HOFFRICHTER

[lar2009]

I have a German Hat given to me in the mid 1950's. The sweat band needs replacing. Does anyone know if HOFFRICHTER is still in business? Thank you, Larry

 

[mayserwegener]

I have never heard of that German hat maker (if it is a hat maker). They are not in business today. By the way what is the hat style (pictures would help)?

A place such as Optimo could replace the sweat band but price might become a factor.

http://optimohats.com/hatcare.htm

 

[Dreispitz]

I have a German Hat given to me in the mid 1950's. The sweat band needs replacing. Does anyone know if HOFFRICHTER is still in business? Thank you, Larry

Hi,

can you post some pictures of the hat, printings and under sweatband labels? Maybe, I can see something, to help you further.

There is a source on a hatmaker Hoffrichter of Wiesbaden, I found, of 1867/1877.

Here is aome more record:

"Der in Walluf lebende Klaus Krumm erzählt aus dem langen Leben seiner Mutter, die an ihrem Ehrentag im Hotel Bären mit der Familie feiert: Geboren wurde Maria Dohm als jüngere von zwei Schwestern 1909 in Wiesbaden, besuchte hier auch Volks- und Mittelschule, wie es damals hieß, und ließ sich in den 20er Jahren zur Hut-Modistin ausbilden. Sie arbeitete in diesem Beruf für verschiedene renommierte Wiesbadener Modehäuser: Kaufhaus Blumenthal, Hoffrichter oder Herborn. "Diese Geschäfte hatten damals alle jüdische Besitzer", sagt Klaus Krumm, "deswegen sind sie in der Pogromnacht 1938 zerstört worden". So wurde seine Mutter in diesem Jahr arbeitslos."

Some Mr. Krumm is talking about his mother, who worked in fashion shops of Wiesbaden. They had jewish owners and were destroyed in 1938. Hoffrichter was one of them.

Would be really interesting to see pics of your hat, in order to date it. Might well be pre 1938!

There is some current Yello Pages entry of a fashion shop of that name in Wiesbaden. Not a hatter, however.

 

[lar2009]

German Hat

Do you have a link? Should I have the sweatban replaced now or wait? Larry, Houston, Texas

 

[Dreispitz]

Do you have a link? Should I have the sweatban replaced now or wait? Larry, Houston, Texas

Pictures would be helpful to give an assesment.

I have not found any website of the present company.

 

[lar2009]

GERMAN HAT

I'll sent pictures as soon as I can...hopefully next week. Thank you, Larry My home email is l.leggett@sbcglobal.net