Hatbox Homage

[Zemke Fan]

Business idea...

Someone ought to make reproductions of vintage hat boxes... Stratoliner and Whippet for starters...

 

[RBH]

Someone ought to make reproductions of vintage hat boxes... Stratoliner and Whippet for starters...

:eusa_clap :eusa_clap :eusa_clap

 

[mayserwegener]

Someone ought to make reproductions of vintage hat boxes... Stratoliner and Whippet for starters...

Mayser out of Germany has done such a thing. This is one of mine (3 total).

 

[carouselvic]

Look what I found in the hat room!!!

 

[Mario]

Thanks!!! It's a beautiful box!

:arated: I'd love to have on of these!

 

[Ephraim Tutt]

Mayser out of Germany has done such a thing. This is one of mine (3 total).

Zemke - brilliant idea!

Mayser - brilliant example!

 

[Ephraim Tutt]

Stonking collection there Carousel.
Love that Whippet box. Mr P will be excited!

 

[daizawaguy]

A contribution from Japan...

 

[daizawaguy]

 

[Tooch]

I have just three hat boxes to speak of, but I'm rather fond of them -- especially the Stetson Flagship box I just picked up to match the lid of the same name.

The Champ box is modest, as you'd expect from a budget brand. But I still think it sports some pretty inspired art.

And you can't go wrong with Flagship art.

The Resistol box isn't as pretty. But it included the original literature from the factory.

 

[Ephraim Tutt]

Thanks Tooch. Each tells us something of the hat, the maker, and the times in which they were made.

A little bit of social history in cardboard really!

 

[johnnyphi]

A Few Notables from Hirsch's Attic...

I've posted these elsewhere, but it's probably worth reposting them in this excellent thread. I can't tell you much about the history of each box, but I do think the yellow Stetson box is nearly identical to the box posted by Jimmy. These aren't showpieces, but they are definitely interesting. All of them were shipped to the retailer with 3 hats, per box.

Chesterfield:

Stetson #1:

Stetson #2:

Stetson #4:

 

[Ephraim Tutt]

Man I do love that Chesterfield, Johnny!

The Stetson No2 box is the same design as my yellow/green coloured one (see below). Any idea of its vintage? I guessed somewhere around WWII.

 

[Ephraim Tutt]

Sweet box Daiza. For the english-speaking market?

 

[daizawaguy]

Right! Well, actually, branding and image for `western` things...

 

[Ephraim Tutt]

Wormser

This is the first Wormser hatbox I've seen and I picked it up cheaply (before postage was added anyway!). It's not in the best condition but I'm guessing it's probably 40's or before, so we can forgive some condition issues. Now my Wormser Homburg (that I'm still working up the courage to wear) has a place of its own.

 

[boushi_mania]

http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/ll134/daizawaguy/December2009003-1.jpg

Nice. I've actually been thinking about picking one of these up (literally -- their shop is in Osaka), as it seems a good bit sturdier than the Bencraft box my Stetson came in. Suppose I should actually get around to that.

 

[buler]

Dunlap

Don't see a lot of these. Box is extra thick and tough. Weighs a lot more than the typical hat box.

B

 

[rlk]

P & C Habig

 

[besdor]

The Habig box is incredible. I've never seen one like that before. I have been staring at the computer for twenty minutes!!!!




Steven
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