Thanks, Steve. So am I, but it does give me hope there must be more of them out there.
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James Robinsons&Sons of Romiley, England homburg in black. Size 61 with the brim at 6cm and the crown at 11,5cm at the center dent. I never heard of this hatter before, but the company was founded in 1880. Could not find out when it closed, but I supect it was out of business by the mid sixties (as most of the Englsih makers were). This one dates from the late fifties to early sixties I believe. Lovely hand to the felt and well finished. It didn't like side pinches dry creased, so I left it without for now.
Romiley is located in the same area as Stockport and Denton, the center of British felt hat manufacture.
Romiley is located in the same area as Stockport and Denton, the center of British felt hat manufacture.
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Beautiful hat, Stefan.James Robinsons&Sons of Romiley, England homburg in black. Size 61 with the brim at 6cm and the crown at 11,5cm at the center dent. I never heard of this hatter before, but the company was founded in 1880. Could not find out when it closed, but I supect it was out of business by the mid sixties (as most of the Englsih makers were). This one dates from the late fifties to early sixties I believe. Lovely hand to the felt and well finished. It didn't like side pinches dry creased, so I left it without for now.
Romiley is located in the same area as Stockport and Denton, the center of British felt hat manufacture.
James Robinsons&Sons of Romiley, England homburg in black. Size 61 with the brim at 6cm and the crown at 11,5cm at the center dent. I never heard of this hatter before, but the company was founded in 1880. Could not find out when it closed, but I supect it was out of business by the mid sixties (as most of the Englsih makers were). This one dates from the late fifties to early sixties I believe. Lovely hand to the felt and well finished. It didn't like side pinches dry creased, so I left it without for now.
Romiley is located in the same area as Stockport and Denton, the center of British felt hat manufacture.
Nice!
Thanks, gentlemen! Much appreciated.
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Mayser "Superbe" possibly mid 1950s. The felt is is very soft and the brim is less stiff so not like a typical Mayser Homburg.
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That be a really nice one........can i order one in size 60?
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Thanks!That be a really nice one........can i order one in size 60?
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Beautiful. Nice to seen this different form, Steve.Mayser "Superbe" possibly mid 1950s. The felt is is very soft and the brim is less stiff so not like a typical Mayser Homburg.
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Stefan, Thank you!
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Ok......here is something I found just yesterday! A BLUE 40's Adam Executive!! AND my size! Hard to capture the dark rich color! Well, I have been wanting a blue hommie for some time......and it has arrived!
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Ok......here is something I found just yesterday! A BLUE 40's Adam Executive!! AND my size! Hard to capture the dark rich color! Well, I have been wanting a blue hommie for some time......and it has arrived!
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That is sweet! I’m still hoping that a mirtillo will find it’s way to me.
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Hückel Weilheim "Derby" possibly late 1950s. Great form and the felt finish is fantastic. Also near mint condition.
Again, beautiful hat.Hückel Weilheim "Derby" possibly late 1950s. Great form and the felt finish is fantastic. Also near mint condition.
This one came from a Dutch auction site and basically I chose it because of the low price and the nice looking liner.
"Perfect" homburg in black. Size 57 with the brim at 6,5cm and the crown at 10cm at the center dent. This is an early woolfelt hat, with the basting stitches still in. Not lightweight by any standard with its 164 grams. Later homburg hats were not made of woolfelt (there are exceptions probably), but the label on the back of the sweatband has me thinking this is an older hat, mid to late thirties maybe. Made in Belgium (Bruxelles on the liner), but there are no labels inside the hat.
"Perfect" homburg in black. Size 57 with the brim at 6,5cm and the crown at 10cm at the center dent. This is an early woolfelt hat, with the basting stitches still in. Not lightweight by any standard with its 164 grams. Later homburg hats were not made of woolfelt (there are exceptions probably), but the label on the back of the sweatband has me thinking this is an older hat, mid to late thirties maybe. Made in Belgium (Bruxelles on the liner), but there are no labels inside the hat.
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Stefan, Super find! I enjoy seeing the old Wool Soft Felts.This one came from a Dutch auction site and basically I chose it because of the low price and the nice looking liner.
"Perfect" homburg in black. Size 57 with the brim at 6,5cm and the crown at 10cm at the center dent. This is an early woolfelt hat, with the basting stitches still in. Not lightweight by any standard with its 164 grams. Later homburg hats were not made of woolfelt (there are exceptions probably), but the label on the back of the sweatband has me thinking this is an older hat, mid to late thirties maybe. Made in Belgium (Bruxelles on the liner), but there are no labels inside the hat.
Thanks, Steve. So do I actually. Probably much more common than furfelt in their day, but so few of them survived.
I did not expect to find this in a vintage clothing store in Holland, but there you go. I stumbled upon this Cavanagh homburg in a size 7 1/2 in blue. Brim at 5,5cm and crown at 10,5cm at the center dent. Colour is called Midnite, which is a very dark blue (I thank the lucky stars I have one myself, otherwise I would have been grumpy until next week). It dates from the late sixties to mid-seventies I think (found a DDR-era newspaper inside it dating from 1976, but probably not from the original owner). I should have brought the newspaper too I think, but I left that behind in the shop. It's in wonderful condition except for the backseam of the sweatband, which was torn at some point (probably by the east-German fellow who stuffed all those newspapers behind the sweat).
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Me too....from another aficionados of wool hats
