David Conwill
Call Me a Cab
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This weekend I went Christmas shopping in an antique store in Bay City. My darling wife went nuts over a white "gum drop" style lady's hat, so I purchased it as her Christmas gift. It's a Hückel and seems to be fur felt, albeit a very "furry" fur felt. It has a silk lining and a brown leather sweatband. Sorry, I've got no pictures yet.
I've searched and I'll I've been able to determine is that it has to be post-WWII, since the sweat band is marked "Tonak" and that Hückel is still providing hats in the US through Burlington Coat Factory. The style and the presence of a brown sweatband makes me think early sixties, and it's a nice, high-quality hat, but it's in such nice condition, it might very well be newer.
Is there any way to determine how old this hat might be?
-Dave
I've searched and I'll I've been able to determine is that it has to be post-WWII, since the sweat band is marked "Tonak" and that Hückel is still providing hats in the US through Burlington Coat Factory. The style and the presence of a brown sweatband makes me think early sixties, and it's a nice, high-quality hat, but it's in such nice condition, it might very well be newer.
Is there any way to determine how old this hat might be?
-Dave
